The yellow vests returned to Paris | Already …

For the sixteenth weekend, the movement of yellow vests returned to France to protest against the economic policies of President Emmanuel Macron. Paris was the epicenter of the mobilization, which has had aftershocks in other cities, such as Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille and Toulouse.

In the French capital, protesters focused on iconic points, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. A powerful cordon of police was monitoring the march, which stretched for more than ten kilometers, following incidents reported in previous demonstrations. There was little friction with the police during the protest, during which the resignation of the president was requested.

Unlike previous marches, that of today was not particularly great. It is estimated that about 40 000 people, far from the approximately 300 000 people, came to protest at the beginning of the protest in November, when the Macron government introduced a sharp increase in fuel consumption, which has then reduced.

"We continue to demonstrate every Saturday because Macron does not respond at all to the demands of yellow jackets, we want to rebuild our democracy and change the political system," said Sophie Tissier, coordinator of the demonstration in the French capital. is scornful and does not even try to understand that there are people living in total poverty and that there are many inequalities, "he added. about the struggle of the movement.

In two weeks, what Macron has defined as "a great national debate" will culminate. This is an initiative launched by the President on January 15 to gather positions for two months to "turn anger into solutions". Macron began with a mbadive meeting with 600 mayors who brought him the complaints and concerns of the citizens. That's how he wanted to channel the crisis triggered four months ago.

For the observers, today's march could very well have served as a prologue to a formidable call within two weeks, at the end of the debate proposed by Macron. That day, you could see a human tide in the streets as at the beginning of the demonstrations.