"Yellow vests" collided again in France | Chronic

Paris and Montpellier were the scene this Saturday of clashes and incidents between thousands of "yellow vests" and police, although demonstrations also took place in several other French cities, as there are some months.

The EFE agency denounced 89 detainees in Paris and fined 55 other people who tried to protest on the Champs-Elysees, where, as in the vicinity of Notre Dame Cathedral, this was prohibited.

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Among those sanctioned is Eric Drouet, one of the leaders of the protest movement.

In Montpellier, the biggest altercations took place at the station and on the Place de la Comedie, where the police used tear gas to try to expel the concentrates, many of which had their faces covered.

A police car was burned in this city, where the prefecture estimates that 2,000 people participated in the demonstrations – 5,000, according to the organizers, reported the Figaro site – including about 500 radical groups known as "black" blocks There were at least 7 arrests.

In Rouen (northwestern France), where the summons gathered several hundred people, arrests were also made and fines were imposed following clashes between protesters, projectile launchers and police forces. l & # 39; order.

The prefect had banned any concentration in the center of this Norman city to protect the shops.

In Lille (north), showcases were destroyed and several paper mills were burned in the wake of a march of about 700 people, according to the prefecture, and 1,500, according to the organizers.

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The actions of "yellow vests" were less virulent in cities like Nantes and Toulouse, where they are strongly rooted.

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, continues to centralize criticism of this protest movement which, after losing a lot of weight in recent months, had promised to return to the charge after the summer holidays with a "black september".

Prensa Latina said the sector had reiterated its demand for Macron's resignation and was responsible for it.violent repression " to the Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner, whose departure also required.

With their traditional clothing and accompanied by streamers, the "yellow vests" also rejected the retirement reform promoted by the executive, whom they accused of losing the power of purchase.

They also confirmed that they would seek to organize a major anti-government march on 21 September, although some sectors have declared themselves in favor of other forms of struggle.

Drouet, for example, published a video on social media on Thursday calling for replacing the markets with bolder actions, including protests in neighborhoods such as the Champs-Élysées.