In the winter of 2018, the French have no head for the end of the year celebrations.
For several weeks, the country has been seized by a new social movement.
Every weekend, "yellow vests" invest the roundabouts in protest.
First carried by the opposition to the carbon tax, they broaden their challenges to the whole of the policy led by Emmanuel Macron.
On December 1, the avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris trades its traditional Christmas market stands for barricades hastily installed.
At midday, the rally takes on an unprecedented and violent scale.
Gathered around the Arc de Triomphe, anonymous people face the police for a long time.
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At the same time, another appointment is given in front of the gates of the prefecture of Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire).
"You are going to grill like chickens"
, launches a demonstrator to the terrified prefectural staff.
In a few minutes, the situation escalates.
The lock of the gates pops out, leaving the way
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