France Inflation Protest

far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, second right, talks to French Nobel laureate for literature Annie Ernaux, second left, during. demonstration in a show of anger against the bite of rising prices and cranking up pressure on the government of French President Emmanuel Macron. Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022 in Paris. The march for wage increases and other demands was organized by left-wing opponents of Macron and lit the fuse on what promises to be an uncomfortable week for his centrist government.

(AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)