With approximately 69,000 “yellow West” were this weekend, fewer Protesters on the streets of France. Again it came to clashes with the police. In Paris, a counter-movement: the “Red scarves formed”.
In protests of the “yellow West” in France, tens of thousands of people on the street. Demonstrations there were, according to media reports in Paris and other cities. In the capital, as well as in Toulouse, Nantes and in the Norman town of Evreux, there was, therefore, on the verge of clashes with the security forces. In the whole country had been counted until the evening of 69,000 protesters, which was less than last Saturday, when 84,000 of Protesters were on the move.
In the capital city of 4000 people gathered. At the Place de la Bastille, protesters and police clashed. According to the Prefecture at least 22 people were arrested. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner condemned the violence at the protests. He spoke of the rioters, who had disguised herself as a “yellow West”.
“Red scarves” against violence
for the First time will gather on Sunday in Paris a counter-movement, the “Red scarves” (foulards rouges). You want to protest against the violence in the for more than two months of ongoing protests. The Initiator Laurent Soulié of the party La République en Marche by President Emmanuel Macron is close to. The 51-Year-old and his comrades-in-arms advertise for a “peaceful and respectful France without hate”.
the protests of The “yellow West” since mid-November against the reform policy of the Macron-government. A further subject of Conflict as to low perceived purchasing power. Some of the “yellow West” also call for the resignation of Macrons. The mass protests triggered the worst crisis in its tenure, which began in may of 2017.
de-escalate the conflict had responded to the Macron in December, with billions of social actions. He also called for a “citizens ‘ dialogue”. Macron took part in the past week, even on such a conversation in the South of the country.
Macrons citizens ‘ dialogue: the case of the Discontented, 16.01.2019 Atlas France |Paris
