EDITORS NOTE: This photo is part of the AFP photo project named "Presidentielle: qu'attendent les electeurs? / Voters' voices in France's key election." / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - RESTRICTED TO FRENCH ELECTIONS ILLUSTRATION PURPOSE
Billel Choulak, 37, driver for various ride-hailing apps and private clients, married with four children, lives in Saint-Denis in northern Paris, poses with his voting card in Saint-Denis, on March 15, 2017. What should be the priorities of the next French president? "The president should act as the sheriff in the "Wild West" of the web-based economy, setting a minimum rate for drivers that ride-hailing companies would not be allowed to lower. I was among the first to catch onto the ride-hailing rush in 2010. I wasn't rich but I made a decent living. Today I work 70 hours a week to earn 1,200 euros ($1,290) a month without social security and paid vacation. Ride-hailing companies make a fortune on our backs. With the commissions we have to pay them and VAT, our earnings can easily slip to three euros an hour. I like the profession, I want to continue doing this job. But who is going to accept three euros an hour?" / AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - RESTRICTED TO FRENCH ELECTIONS ILLUSTRATION PURPOSE