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The number of protesters participating in anti-government rallies of the "yellow vest" hovers around one-thirtieth of its peak of 300,000 in November 2018. About 10,000 people across France participated on June 8, according to figures from the French Interiror ministry.
Since the European elections in late May, when France's far-right National Rbademblement National Party (National Rally) has done better than President LREM's party, anti-government and anti-capital protesters seem less willing to demonstrate in the streets. and roundabouts.
Saturday's official count amounts to about 10,300 nationwide, including 1,100 in Paris and around the capital in Île-de-France.
The Yellow Vests, which publish their own numbers since the beginning of the year, estimate that more than 19,000 of their supporters demonstrated yesterday.
Montpellier, Dijon bustle
The Mediterranean university town of Montpellier has often had problems during the Yellow Vest fashion shows. Yesterday clashes would have occurred. Police reportedly used tear gas and water cannons to disperse at least 2,000 protesters while attempting to reach the police headquarters. 10 people were injured.
On the front of the demonstration, a banner said: "Resistance! History will show that we are right".
According to Yellow Vests figures, 5,000 people marched through the downtown streets, where shops and restaurants were open, despite police recommendations to close for the day.
Some of the protesters reportedly insulted security guards in front of the shops.
Montpellier is known as a bastion of the fight for social justice and workers' rights.
Police also used tear gas in the city of Dijon in south-eastern France near Lyon, injuring a person described as a bystander. A riot police officer was injured when someone threw him a pavement.
Police said vandals had caused damage in the city center and 13 people had been arrested.
Less active places
Marseille has seen about 200 people gather peacefully for its 30th demonstration of the "yellow vest", according to the police.
North of Paris, protesters demonstrated outside the St Denis International Stadium and walked to Bobigny and Drancy, between Paris and Bourget Airport.
Climate change
The protest movement, which lasted six months and began on November 17, 2018, appears to be in decline.
Last Saturday, June 1, 9,500 people demonstrated, according to the French Ministry of the Interior, including 1,500 in Paris.
(- with AFP)
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