French leftwing politician Jean-Luc Melenchon, center, leads a protest march against the high cost of living and climate inaction in Paris, France, Sunday Oct. 16, 2022. AP

2022 Nobel Literature Prize laureate French novelist Annie Ernaux (L) and Founder of La France Insoumise (LFI) and member of left-wing coalition NUPES (New People s Ecologic and Social Union) Jean-Luc Melenchon attend a rally against soaring living costs and climate inaction called by French left-wing coalition NUPES (New People s Ecologic and Social Union) in Paris on October 16, 2022. AFP

Protesters hold a banner reading our lives are more valuable than your benefits during a rally against soaring living costs and climate inaction called by French left-wing coalition NUPES (New People s Ecologic and Social Union) in Paris on October 16, 2022. AFP

Protesters march towards Place de la Bastille during a rally against soaring living costs and climate inaction called by French left-wing coalition NUPES (New People s Ecologic and Social Union) in Paris on October 16, 2022.AFP

French MP for La France Insoumise (LFI) and left-wing coalition NUPES (New People s Ecologic and Social Union) Alexis Corbiere (C), French MP for La France Insoumise (LFI) and left-wing coalition NUPES (New People s Ecologic and Social Union) Danielle Simonnet (2nd R) and French MP for La France Insoumise (LFI) and left-wing coalition NUPES (New People s Ecologic and Social Union) Raquel Garrido (R) march during a rally against soaring living costs and climate inaction called by French left-wing coalition NUPES (New People s Ecologic and Social Union) in Paris on October 16, 2022. AFP

People gather for a march against the high cost of living and climate inaction in Paris, France, Sunday Oct. 16, 2022. AP