Before the confinement, France emerged from a year and a half of social protest, sometimes interspersed with violence, with the " yellow vests " then the sling against the pension reform.
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Several groups of " yellow vests " have called on Facebook rallies this Saturday, May 16 in several cities in France, without it being certain that they are really mobilizing on the ground. In Toulouse and Montpellier, demonstrations were banned by prefectural decree.
" I appeal to the responsibility ", says Jérôme Rodrigues, one of the figures of the movement who underlines the " big frustration " among some for two months. " Many say 'we are all ready to stick to each other to go to work, to consume, and we could not do it to demonstrate?' ", He adds.
"At first, most people will rather try to get their heads out of the water, however anticipates François Boulo, lawyer and spokesperson for" yellow vests "in Rouen. For many, this was a period that was very difficult financially. ” The weight of public opinion, which fears a second epidemic wave, also weighs.
However, faced with " an economic situation that will only get worse ", the social climate " will tighten in proportions never seen before, " predicts François Boulo. " Besides, the 'yellow vests' will probably be nothing compared to the wave to come ".
" We are worried about the start of the new school year in September," said a commissioner at AFP. If there is a return to normal life, the terrain will be conducive to social mobilizations, with risks in terms of public order ”.
