The government may bang its fist on the table, the blocking of refineries continues, Tuesday, October 11.
And motorists have not finished queuing in front of service stations that are still open.
Monday evening, 30% of service stations encountered supply difficulties at the national level, 54.8% in Hauts-de-France and 44.9% in the Paris region.
The situation is not unprecedented.
Since the great strikes of 1968, the French have repeatedly hunted for fuel while refineries and oil depots were blocked.
May 1968, the mess
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System D or black market?
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Le Figaro
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While France experienced one of the biggest social movements in its history in May 1968 with nearly 9 million people on strike, petrol stations quickly ran dry.
From May 20, public transport is at a standstill while refineries and depots are blocked.
The French rush to gas stations to fill up and…
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