A mass demonstration, “Contre l’austérité, pour l’égalité et le partage des richesses” (against austerity, for equality, and sharing wealth) is taking place in Paris, organized by the French Left. Alexis Tsipras, President of SYRIZA and the European Left's candidate for President of the European Commission, is marching alongside the crowds, as they protest against the austerity policies of French President François Hollande, and those in place across Europe.
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http://www.humanite.fr/le-debut-de-la-longue-marche-necessaire-contre-lausterite http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2014/04/12/manifestation-anti-austerite-a-paris_4400339_823448.html http://www.liberation.fr/politiques/2014/04/12/des-milliers-de-manifestants-a-paris-contre-l-austerite_996136