Couple enjoy a drink on the fringe of Paris rioting

Couple enjoy a drink on the fringe of Paris rioting

A couple were seen enjoying a drink close to the Arc De Troimphe on Saturday (October 17), close to where some of the main rioting took place in central Paris. Flames from a burning bin could be seen in the background as the man and woman dined on a cafe terrace. The rioting took place after students, trade unionists and remnants of the Yellow Vest movement joined forces to demonstrate against high prices and the country's fraying social model. The initial wave of protests began last ‌month at high schools in Paris' poor northern suburbs, where anger over teacher absences and shabby facilities quickly morphed into a nationwide movement against inequality, weak public spending and falling standards. The protests come at a difficult time for France, as President Emmanuel Macron enters the final stretch of his presidency, leaving behind a polarized electorate and a fragmented domestic political situation. Investors ditching French debt, driving borrowing costs to their highest levels in more than two decades, have also underlined the country's long struggle to get its public finances in order.

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