"Yellow vests" publishes an open letter to Macron on the eve of new events | World

The letter should be read this Saturday (5) in front of the building of the City Hall of Paris, the Town Hall, in act VIII of the movement. "France angry" has launched a call for mobilization in this same part of the city, then a march for the National Assembly.

The tone of the document is intense. "Anger will turn into hatred if you and your peers, from the top of their pedestals, continue to view the poor as merciless miserable people who do not want to say anything," says the letter, a kind of response to New Year's greetings. French President, last December 31st.

The head of state criticized people who "claim to speak on behalf of the people" but who are "spokespersons of a hate mob". "Are you denouncing excesses and confusion?" You were definitely talking about the abuses of your security forces against the citizens, "the protesters said.

But not everyone agrees with the content and content of the document. Nitram Quecir, a Facebook user, said the "yellow vests" did not represent "the French people".

"You are a marginal party that has decided to challenge the Republic and its institutions.You represent less than 0.5% of the population, so do not speak for 99.5% of French," he said. said in a comment on the publication of the social network site. "Before sending a letter to the president, we should correct the mistakes of French," said Xavier Brossier.

Several other regions must have demonstrations. On the social networks, the protesters called for the mobilization to continue in Lyon, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Besançon, Clermont-Ferrand or Nice.

In Toulouse, the final of the Coupe de France, originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon (5), was postponed. The mayor of the city, Kean-Luc Moudenc, lamented the organization of another event likely to "open the door to violence."

The Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner, called for the "total and final release" of busy roundabouts. But some "yellow vests" have even decided to celebrate the New Year in camps and roadblocks.

Fee reduction still on the agenda

Another claim to "yellow vests", also attested in the open letter to Macron, is a "change of attitude" by the president .

Protesters are wary of "the implementation of the national consultation plan" and believe that the "big national debate" is a political trap to try to sink a "scary" topic.

The "yellow jackets" also speak of a "significant reduction of all taxes and duties on commodities" and "all salaries and pensions of senior state officials".

Finally, the demonstrators demand that Emmanuel Macron find "a respectable personality who has not been the subject of judicial investigations" to begin "discussions on the return of sovereignty of the people in France ".