Le Figaro Lyon
The lull over the weekend was short-lived.
As throughout France, Rhone farmers remain determined in the face of the executive, and are now calling on Emmanuel Macron to
“unblock the situation”
.
In a martial register, the president of the regional federation of the FNSEA, Michel Joux, urges to
“siege Lyon”
.
More than 80 tractors are already positioned to the south of the town, blocking traffic on the A7 motorway, near Pierre-Bénite this Monday morning.
And the roadblocks will swarm in the coming hours at the motorway entrances to the metropolis.
To the north, the Villefranche-Limas toll barrier will be taken at the end of the day, and held at least for the night.
“A seat normally lasts a long time, we are not specialists in blocking but we will maintain it for as long as it takes
,” warns Michel Joux.
There is palpable tension and exceptional motivation
.
And to explain the rotation put in place to ensure the logistics of the dams and the replacement of troops, to avoid fatigue.
Those positioned last week on the A6, where the Rhone federation had even held its annual congress, were indeed starting to get tired after two nights spent in tractors and the cold.
The barrier was lifted following Gabriel Attal's announcements on Friday evening.
“We have the capacity to stay for a long time”
“These announcements go in the right direction but are not enough. We must realize the problems of the peasant future and food sovereignty
, continues Michel Joux
.
We want guarantees from the State on the standards and controls of the administration
.
To make themselves heard, farmers also blocked the A450 motorway this Monday morning.
Blockages are announced for tomorrow on the A89, west of Lyon, and the very busy “island node” of the A42, at the eastern entrance to the metropolis.
At the Loire border, the A47 is also targeted, like the A43, gateway to northern Isère.
Tractors which will therefore remain in the region, with no intention for the moment of reaching the capital, unlike in the west of France.
No inclination to enter Lyon either a priori.
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“We have the capacity to stay for a long time, if the head of state does not understand,”
warns Michel Joux.
We shouldn't let the situation deteriorate too much otherwise there could be people who lose their temper, it's already gone up a notch
.
Machines have been prepositioned at certain points in the metropolis, we confide in the corridors of the prefecture.
While the announced gatherings have been declared, state services continue to supervise and secure them.
With instructions for the police to ensure the absence of damage.
Visiting Lyon last week, the president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, called for people not to give in to excesses.