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The Saturday ritual continues on April 20th. For the 23rd time, the "yellow vests" intend to make their claims heard in the street. Neither the fire of the Notre-Dame cathedral on Monday, nor the announcements of Emmanuel Macron relayed by the press all the week did not have the reason of the determination of the demonstrators.
For this "act 23", appointment is given in Paris. Only one route of demonstration, which runs from the basilica Saint-Denis, in the 93, to Jussieu, in the 5th district of Paris, was authorized by the police prefecture. This did not prevent some from calling to visit the perimeters prohibited, especially around the Champs-Elysees.
The information to remember:
- The "yellow vests" have the slogan to go massively to Paris for this 23rd day of mobilization
- After a decline in participation last week, the movement hopes to revive in a spring atmosphere
- All week, the authorities have anticipated a resurgence of violence with the massive participation of Blacks Blocks, before finally the risk is reassessed downward.
Restart the movement. For the "yellow vests", the challenge is to prove that the movement does not run out of steam, while the previous Saturday was marked by a decline in the number of protesters. On Facebook, many welcomed the good weather, conducive to outdoor gatherings. This week, the fire of the Notre-Dame cathedral, but especially the massive influx of very important donations from billionaires (Arnaut, Pinault, Bettencourt) to help rebuild the building have, for many, made the feeling of social injustice that has been prevalent for months. As for the announcements of Emmanuel Macron, which were not made in due form but leaked in the press, they have not calmed the discomfort.
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The risk of violence reevaluated downward. The question of security will of course be crucial. Some 60,000 gendarmes and police officers are deployed throughout the country, and the authorities also rely on the tools provided by the law against crackers, such as searches, preventive arrests and delimitation of prohibited perimeters. While a massive presence of protesters from the ultra-left and Blacks Blocks had been anticipated, the risk of outbreaks of violence was finally reassessed downward. Many of these most extreme activists would indeed reserve themselves to "hit" a big blow on May 1st.