Saturday is the day of mobilization for those who denounce the restrictions against Covid-19 and the health pass.
The gatherings of this Saturday, January 15 come as the health pass is about to become a vaccine pass and while several hundred thousand should be deactivated this Saturday, for lack of their carriers having received the booster dose in time.
In the wake of President Emmanuel Macron's statements to the "Parisian" - "Today in France" who said he wanted to "annoy" the unvaccinated and who considered that antivax were no longer "citizens", the processions of last week gathered more than 100,000 people, a total more reached since the summer of 2021. The demonstrations of the day, against a backdrop of deactivation and the vaccination pass, could continue to see more people flocking than in recent weeks.
Around 100,000 people expected in France, between 10,000 and 15,000 in Paris
AFP specifies that 85,000 to 120,000 people are expected throughout France, including 9,000 to 14,000 in Paris, according to police sources. In the capital, several processions will be organized. The biggest should be that of the Les Patriotes movement, of the pro-Frexit presidential candidate Florian Philippot, which starts at 2 p.m. from the Trocadéro. Other parades will take place at the initiative of "yellow vests", one of them leaving at 2 p.m. from Place Daumesnil to join République.
Like last week, parades are organized in many cities in France.
For example, in Lyon, the rally is scheduled for 2 p.m., Place Bellecour.
According to Lyon Mag, it is a question of denouncing “the compulsory vaccine, the vaccination of children, the masks, the health protocols at school or even Big Pharma.
In Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), traders expressed their annoyance at the announcement of a new passage through the center of the city when incidents took place there last week, explains the site Actu.fr.
In a city like Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain), populated by around 40,000 inhabitants Le Progrès explains that two calls to demonstrate have been launched.