A new weekend of protest is organized. As every Saturday for several months, gatherings are planned Saturday in Paris and in several large cities of France to protest against the health pass but also the rise in the price of energy. For the time being, 60 calls to gather this Saturday in France have been detected on social networks, indicate the police and national gendarmerie in a note that the Parisian was able to consult. Actions which remain, however, "much lower in number than those of the last few weeks of protest", note the police.
Among these calls to demonstrate, the movement of yellow vests is at the top of the list. As the third anniversary of the movement approaches, the latter are calling for the “resumption of roundabouts” throughout the territory, in reaction to the rise in fuel prices, a fight that they lead their debut at the end of 2019. If the Yellow vests have never completely disappeared, despite shortness of breath and a pause at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, they are now looking for a new lease of life. Not without difficulty. Little mobilisations were observed last Saturday on the roundabouts. "Despite the relative failure of this roundabout resumption, a new call is nevertheless launched for this Saturday, October 23," warns Intelligence, however, deeming this call "little publicized at this stage".
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The anger on social networks does not seem to be weakening.
“It's time to write to presidential candidates to petition demands [against rising fuel prices;
editor's note] are taken into account.
Otherwise 1 kitty + 1 fleet of coaches + time to organize everything after the holidays to get everyone on board: 1 single date ”, warns Priscillia Ludosky on her Facebook account, an emblematic figure of the yellow vests, whose activity on the networks remains monitored by the authorities, rour like those of Maxime Nicolle or Jérôme Rodrigues.
A declining mobilization against the health pass
At the same time, the protest against the health pass continues, despite a drop in attendance every week. For the 15th consecutive Saturday, several gatherings will be held in Paris from 2 p.m. Other events are planned in several cities such as Marseille, Lille, Lannion or Amiens. Proof that the movement is crumbling: only 40,000 people marched last Saturday against the measure throughout France, according to the Interior against 45,000 last week.
This Saturday, a "white and silent March" must also be held in Strasbourg in support of "firefighters and caregivers", removed from their profession for having refused compulsory vaccination.
The announcement of the reinstatement of unvaccinated caregivers at their workstations within the Martinique University Hospital is widely relayed on the pages of caregivers' collectives.
"Many then claim the same decision for the metropolis", underline the police and the national gendarmerie.
Help with soaring prices at the pump
For the time being, the far-right movement does not seem to have issued calls to demonstrate this Saturday, warn the authorities who only note an "indignation" in the face of "statements by Sandrine Rousseau" on her desire to increase fuel prices.
Aware of the explosive nature of this increase in energy prices for households, the government announced an "inflation allowance" of 100 euros for the French earning less than 2,000 euros net monthly.
A “fair” and “effective” measure, Prime Minister Jean Castex defended Thursday on the TF1 set, in the hope of seeing the anger in the streets calm down.
