At the call of the citizen movement Alternatiba, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, the feminist collective #NousToutes or the Abbé Pierre foundation, this small demonstration extended around 3 p.m. between Bastille and République.

On the eve of the first round of the presidential election, the environmental candidate Yannick Jadot also marched behind the truck of his party, EELV.

"There is a sense of urgency at the end of this five-year term where our struggles have been despised, humiliated," said Charlène Fleury, from the Action nonviolent COP 21 collective.

"It's an unprecedented gathering", according to Lorette Philippot, spokesperson for Friends of the Earth.

“It is to show, at the end of this five-year term and at the start of the next one, that these problems have the same root. And if we are not allowed to speak about the candidates today, it is also an opportunity to talk about issues that were forgotten during the campaign".

"We don't give voting instructions but you have to participate," said Youcef Brakni of the Adama Committee.

"It is the same economic and political system that produces all these oppressions. We will have to get used to mobilizing together, without forgetting our struggles".

"We try to mobilize but it's super hard", regretted Nicolas, activist for a citizen movement, under his sign "I vote for the climate".

“A lot of people have Covid and others have taken time off with family post-Covid. There are also many supporters who are taking their first day off after the campaign”.

"Today is also a warm-up for after the elections," he said.

A protester marches "for the future" of the planet in Paris, April 9, 2022 Emmanuel DUNAND AFP

A hundred "yellow vests" were also at the head of the procession.

"We've been out for three years and no one listens to us. We all have to be together," said Maria Nunes, vest on her back, from Maisons-Alfort (Seine-et-Marne).

83 events were organized on Saturday in France according to the organizers of these "Marches for the future", at the call of more than 300 associations, collectives, unions or local movements.

The Parisian meeting must be followed by a "festive concert" on the Place de la République, with the singers Jacques and Louisadonna.

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