There are already dozens of detainees in the demonstration of "yellow vests"

The "yellow vests" reappear this Saturday for the 19th consecutive time in France, in a climate stress exacerbated by the fear that they are happening new acts of violence like those of last week. At least 57 people – 51 in Paris and 6 in Nice – were arrested for wanting to walk in the center of these cities, despite the government's ban.

The Prefecture of the Paris police also indicated that it had 2,322 preventive controls in the center of the capital. To prevent the chaotic situation from repeating itself, the executive did not skimp on the measures. The demonstrations forbidden on the Champs Elysées and its surroundings, as well as in a perimeter including the presidential palace and the National Assembly.

The text also prohibited the use of protections, face-concealments, weapons – including false ones – and provided for increased sanctions for those involved in an unauthorized protest.

Nice, Bordeaux and Toulouse, in the south of the country, scenes of concentrations often more numerous than those of Paris, also received similar orders. In Nice, police indicted protesters who wanted to demonstrate in the central Garibaldi Square and at least one woman was wounded.

Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner promised "zero impunity" for the perpetrators of destruction.

"There are serious reasons to think that violence and damage will probably happen again," announced Saturday the order of the new prefect of Paris, Didier Lallement, whose predecessor was sacked after the scenes of the weekend. last end.

Lallement examined the agents in the early hours of the morning on the Champs-Elysees and asked: "Firmness, professionalism, but especially, re-ac-ti-vi-dad!".

Minister of Justice Nicole Belloubet also warned that "There will be no pity with the thugs". "When the thugs attack you, attack, France is with you," he said in an act with the riot police. "What these people want is not dialogue, their only claim is violence," he said.

But the most controversial measure was the announcement of the contribution of the armed forces on this day of demonstrations. The army of the Sentinel anti-terrorist operation (which has 7000 soldiers deployed on the territory since the attacks of 2015) is called to protect several points so that the police and the gendarmes can devote themselves to the maintenance of l & # 39; order.

The announcement sparked controversy and the opposition denounced an "excessive action". Some Friday statements of the military governor of Paris alluding to the possibility for soldiers to "shoot" They served to fuel the fire.

To quell the controversy, President Macron, who had announced the mobilization of the Sentinel soldiers, denounced a "false debate" and insisted that the army was not in charge of public order. .

The dimension of the mobilization of a movement according to an unpredictable definition is unknown. Some "yellow vests" requested on Facebook "do not fall into the trap of a useless escalation"while others have maintained undeclared demonstrations, for example in Toulouse.

On the other hand, the radicalization of the movement and the convergence of "yellow vests" and "black blocks", violent anarchist minority groups, is watched with concern.

"Traditionally, in a social movement, when there is a decline in participation, there is a radicalization of a minority"Sociologist Isabelle Sommier told the AFP news agency:" There is an increase in violence from both sides, and I feel that the government is not aware of the effects of its policy of maintaining an erratic and brutal order, "he adds.

Although the approval of "yellow vests" by the public opinion is in sharp decline (-8 points since the violence of Saturday), there is still no way out of the crisis .

The movement, born in November before the social and fiscal boredom, has moved into a context Protein response, without clear leaders, and has not calmed down with the "great national debate" launched by Emmanuel Macron to meet the demands of the French.