The protests of yellow vests are losing strength in France | World

Only a thousand people took to the streets of Paris during the afternoon. Similar figures were recorded in Marseille and Lyon. Only Bordeaux was more present: 2,400 people, according to the local government.

Even the number of incidents has been reduced. By the end of the afternoon, only 17 people had been arrested in the country. In Paris, police fired tear gas at protesters who threw objects. The same thing happened in Nantes and Rouen.

The figures contrast with previous events, which had already seen a steady decline in the number of participants. The sixth Saturday of the demonstrations, on December 22, counted 38,600 people on the whole of the French territory. The previous week was 66 thousand. During the first weekend of demonstrations on November 17, 282,000 people took to the streets.

According to several members of the movement, the demobilization is due to the Christmas holidays. They predicted the mobilization would resume strongly in January, even after the Macron government made a number of concessions.

"Everyone should understand that we will not stop," said mechanic Thierry, 51. "We want to recover the power of purchase and our word counts in decision-making," said Priscillia Ludosky, one of the movement's personalities who temporarily prevented the government from raising taxes on the property. ; gasoline.