A meeting was scheduled this Friday afternoon between the Prime Minister Édouard Philippe and a delegation of representatives of the Yellow Vests. The interview almost came to an end: only two guests came, and one of them immediately left because the live broadcast of the interview was refused.
The dialogue between the yellow vests and the government is far from fluid. The meeting that took place in Matignon between Édouard Philippe and a delegation of yellow vests almost came to a halt, and close the quack. Only one representative met with the Prime Minister, who keeps his door open for further discussion.
"The door of Matignon will always be open" to representatives of the Yellow Vests, told the press Edward Philippe, after having spoken with a single representative - whose identity has not filtered - of this movement, another having quickly turned on his heels.
The Prime Minister has judged this discussion, which lasted more than an hour, "useful" and "interesting" . "This exchange took place, with fewer representatives than I expected, but it took place and I think it was important that it take place," he added, on the eve of the third day. national manifestation of the movement which denounces the tax injustice.
"Huge pressures"
"I have repeatedly asked that this interview be filmed and broadcast live on television, this has been refused," Jason Herbert, one of eight members of the delegation that emerged in September, told reporters. beginning of the week.
Neither Jason Herbert nor Matignon have revealed the identity of the "yellow vest" remained in meeting with Édouard Philippe and the Minister of Ecological Transition François de Rugy. The young man spoke of "enormous pressure" received by the members of the delegation, "99% from other yellow vests" .
Jason Herbert, in charge of communication in a media library of Angouleme, is one of the figures of the movement in Charente. He had arrived at Matignon around 2:30 pm, half an hour after the scheduled time, in a yard that had been empty for a long time of any "yellow vest" . Since the announcement of the meeting Thursday morning, Edouard Philippe's office has never been able to say who and how many people would be received.
"Today we are only two, we have all received enormous pressure. I speak of threats of aggression, verbal or physical, our life is at stake, " he said, before reiterating that the delegation was dissolved 48 hours ago, after fulfilling its mission to launch the dialogue with the government.
Next week ?
In a statement of "yellow vests" released late morning, the meeting with Edward Philippe was described as "premature" on the grounds that Francois Rugy had raised a "future interview to gather around a table the Prime Minister and / or the spokesperson of the government with the yellow vests referents of the different departments " .
Jason Herbert also said that the Prime Minister had proposed a new meeting next week, in a place of his choice.
This new quack comes as politicians and trade unionists multiply calls to the executive to make a gesture towards the protesters.