# Surging prices, voters’ anger: How France’s fuel crisis could shape the presidential campaign

https://mins.news/en/item/70996

- euronews, 2026-09-23 16:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/surging-prices-voters-anger-how-frances-fuel-crisis-could-shape-the-presidential-campaign

> In recent weeks, fishermen in southern France have blocked oil depots and port entrances, while farmers have protested rising fuel prices. With France’s elections just seven months away, fuel is emerging as a major political flashpoint.

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