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Anger or resignation: politics in the fog

2023-01-22T19:20:16.954Z


ANALYSIS – More and more, elected officials are struggling to grasp the sensors on the ground to anticipate the continuation of the mobilization against the pension reform.


As Place de la République in Paris fills up, seasoned protesters rejoice.

It's been a long time since they've seen such a crowd flocking around the statue.

On January 7, Valérie, 52, even felt a little lonely when she went to demonstrate with the "yellow vests", bringing together only 2,000 people in the capital.

The appointments given in recent months have also been disappointing in the eyes of their organizers, often distraught in the face of a form of social sluggishness.

It surprised me… It almost annoyed me to hear people say that in any case, taking to the streets was not going to change anything

”, says the activist.

It must be said that successive crises have been there.

The Covid-19, first, then the war in Ukraine, the rise in gasoline prices, the surge in energy prices... "

Many are still afraid or cannot come

", assures the official of Pôle emploi from the Parisian procession.

She hopes that the gathered mass will end...

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Source: lefigaro

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