Yellow jackets

Movement of yellow vests in France
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Protesters in front of the city of Belfort (December 29, 2018).
Information
Date since October 21, 2018
(evocation of the petition in the press)
Characteristics
Organizers Unstructured Movement
Participants Peak to 287,710 people on November 17, 2018 (according to the Ministry of the Interior)
Claims Change of tax policy, improvement of the standard of living of the middle and lower classes, referendum of citizens' initiative, resignation of Emmanuel Macron
Types of events High visibility vest port, undeclared events, road blocks, free operations
Repression
Arrests 4,570 police guards
(as of 17/12/2018)
Human losses
Deaths 10a
Injured ~ 1 850 at the demonstrators
~ 1 050 among the police
(as of 20/12/2018)
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This movement of the yellow wars in France is a spontaneous social movement published in October 2018 and extending in proportion to other countries. It finds its origin in the diffusion on the social networks to demonstrate.

The mobilization motivated the exit of the internal consumption tax on energy products (TICPE). It was rapidly increased by the purchasing power of the middle classes, the maintenance of public services, the taxation of kerosene, the restoration of the ISF ..., as well as policies (improvement of representative democracy, notably through the referendum of citizens' initiative, resignation of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron ...).

From November 17, 2018, the movement is organized around blockades of roads and national events every Saturday. Mostly supported by public opinion, protests took place in rural and peri-urban areas, but were also suspended in major cities, where they were raped during weekly protests. . 10 of one of a mobile meetings.


TISNE Floriane