On Saturday afternoon, it works for a moment, as the security forces had the Boulevard Champs-Elysées abandoned. The awning of fine dining restaurant Fouquet’s is in flames, the furniture is destroyed, and the Only ones who seems to be interested in it, are the end of the movie, protesters gathered in front of the spectacle. Finally, a window opens on the first floor, and an apartment out to someone tries with a fire extinguisher to get the fire under control. The “gilets jaunes” committed on Saturday, “act 18”. For the past 18 weeks, you demonstrate in France against President Emmanuel Macron . The number of protesters in yellow vests goes back since the beginning of the movement continuously.
The readiness for violence remained. On Saturday evening, the police summed it up: 24 devastated shops, a destroyed Kiosk, burning barricades out of chairs, motorcycles, and everything else was to be found, and an arson attack on a Bank, causing 11 people are injured in the overlying apartments. 185.
crisis is not overcome
The day the violence returned, and has a symbolic power. On the weekend of the “grand débat”, with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, the crisis, to overcome ended. In fact, his Approval ratings have risen again, after he had toured for two months on a marathon of Discussions by France. However, his resolute opponent of the President could not change his mind. Instead of the Triumph of the “grand débat” now with pictures of the destruction, to make clear that inner peace is not restored.
The rioters on the Champs-Elysées were only a minority of the people who went on Saturday against Macron on the road. During the Demonstration at the arch of triumph, which quickly escalated, the police 10’000 people were counted, took part in a parallel rally in the East of the capital 36’000 people. A coalition of environmental groups and social associations had called for the “marche du siècle”, to the March of the century, in France tens of thousands joined. At the Paris final rally on the Place de la République, many people found themselves in yellow safety vests.
Peaceful climate demo
The organizers, including Oxfam, Greenpeace and Attac were, called for, for climate protection and to protest for social justice. While the climate strikes of the students had participated on Friday, representatives of the government such as the Secretary of state, Gabriel Attal, was the Demo on Saturday against “the inactivity of the government” in the face of climate change. The participants stronger climate demo on Saturday was peaceful, but was overshadowed by the riots on the Champs-Elysées.
The violence has led to re-discuss it, who belong to the “gilets jaunes”. The radical right-wing Marine Le Pen announced on Saturday on Twitter a photo of the riots, used to see only black dressed people are. “In Paris, the black hoods have replaced the yellow vests,” wrote Le Pen. The politician always stressed its proximity to the movement of the “gilets jaunes”.
the President of France, was forced to be a weekend of skiing in the Alps cancel.
Also during the live broadcast of the Demos by the TV channel BFM commented to journalists that the protesters Autonomous handle, which had moved just a yellow vest over it.
in fact, the strength of the movement, the “gilets jaunes stand, however, lies” in the fact that you are from the beginning open to all, regardless of political Beliefs. In the movement Left and right, it takes both protesters who just want to drink peacefully at the roundabout, coffee, as well as those that see violence as a legitimate means of political pressure.
“Very great rage”
French President Emmanuel Macron was on Saturday forced to be a weekend of skiing in the Alps, to cancel, to Paris, in the Elysée Palace to return to. Macron said on Saturday evening: “What happened today on the Champs-Elysées, it is called a Demonstration. These are people who want to destroy the Republic, even if someone is killed. All who were there, have made themselves accomplices.” Strong decisions need to be taken””. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he feel “like a huge majority of the French are a very great rage”. No political aim can justify the violence witnessed in Paris on Saturday.
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 17.03.2019, 20:46 PM
