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"Once again, extreme violence has come to attack the Republic – its guardians, its representatives, its symbols – whoever commits these acts forgets the basis of our civic compact, debate and dialogue," Macron wrote on Twitter.
The "VIII Act" of mobilization gathered 50 000 people, against 32 000 Saturday, announced the Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner. The weekend before Christmas, there were 65,000 protesters.
The Minister, however, tries to minimize the scope of these data:
"50,000 people, that's a little more than one person per commune in France … So we see that this movement "It's not representative of France," says LCI.
Castaner also condemned the clashes of the day, while acknowledging that most demonstrations "went well". He notably denounced attacks against town halls, institutions and gendarmeries, as well as "journalists and newspapers abused".
In Paris, although the march of the Avenue des Champs-Elysées went well in the morning (about 4,000 participants in the afternoon), clashes erupted in several places, including on the docks of the Seine.
A fire is reported on a restaurant boat anchored near the Musée d'Orsay. Several bicycles, a car and garbage cans were burned on Boulevard Saint-Germain, a noble district of the popular tourist center, where improvised barricades were erected.
"It is not possible to light a fire this way, it is the apocalypse," said one resident, concerned about "the image of the France in the world ".
In the middle of the afternoon, government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux was evacuated from his office after an "invasion of yellow vests" with a tractor in the ministry courtyard, next to the prime minister. .
"There were yellow vests, people dressed in black … who took a construction machine that was in the street and entered the door of the ministry … and they broke two cars" , Griveaux told AFP.
"This is not me who is targeted, it's the Republic", by "those who wish an insurgency, overthrow the government", but "the Republic stands", has-it- he declares.
In Rouen (north-west), the police fired tear gas and bombs. bulletproof, hitting protester behind his head, "yellow vests" erected barricades and fired projectiles at a gendarmerie barracks, according to city prosecutor
In Caen (west), "protesters went to the police station with very aggressive intentions. "
The movement of" yellow vests "brings together the middle and lower clbades of the French, who criticize the fiscal and social policies of the government since November 17, which are considered unjust and which also require greater power of money. This unprecedented form of mobilization of citizens is reflected in particular in the occupation of roundabouts throughout France and in action sessions on Saturday.
These less fortunate Frenchmen remain insensitive to concessions announced by President Emmanuel Macron – canceling by 2019 the increase in fuel taxation, measures to improve the power of purchase for an estimated cost of 10 billion euros, a national debate that opened in mid-January to lodge a complaint
With a greater mobilization than last Saturday, Bordeaux and Toulouse (south-west) were among the main strongholds of the movement. 9659019] Preceded by a banner proclaiming "United, change is possible", some 4,600 "yellow vests" parade to Bordeaux in calm, smooth with the security forces. In Toulouse, there were 2,000 people, against 1,350 last Saturday.
Thousands of "yellow vests" have also blocked the A7 road that crosses the city of Lyon (center-east) in both directions, causing traffic jams at the end of the year.
"We are here to change the system, as long as there is nothing to change, we will continue to be there, we have no reason to go back to back, "said Walter, a 23-year-old student.
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