The Cassandres heralded chaos in the capital, the fearsome melody of noise and fury that would rush between Bastille, Republic and Nation until the executive wavered.
So far, nothing has happened.
Apart from a few sporadic incidents, the first three major Parisian demonstrations against the pension reform project did not turn the streets into violence.
Despite record mobilizations of up to 87,000 demonstrators on January 31, unheard of for at least four years, the parades took place on a sea of oil.
To the great displeasure of those who dreamed of the "
great evening
“, Paris did not burn.
At the head of the Paris police, which plays big on this episode, no one seems surprised.
The new prefect of police Laurent Nuñez, who arrived to replace the very divisive Didier Lallemand last July, knows he is expected at the turn.
From the outset, he faced a long series of protests, with high volumes of…
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