While the vaccine pass was adopted by deputies on January 6, opponents of this measure are preparing to demonstrate on Saturday.
The # 8janviertousdanslarue and #PasseVaccinalDeLaHonte are currently trending on Twitter. Gatherings are planned in all the major cities of France. The pro-Frexit presidential candidate Florian Philippot, who has organized several, has already made an appointment at 2 p.m. on the Place du Palais royal in Paris.
Eh yes ! # 8Januaryallinlarue ! #PassVaccinalDeLaHonte pic.twitter.com/WydL2avNKy
– Florian Philippot (@f_philippot) January 6, 2022
Florian Philippot calls for “sacred union”, that is to say for the rapprochement of all political tendencies, to defend “freedoms and the democratic model”, he indicated in a letter in December.
How many participants?
Since this summer, thousands of people have taken part in anti-pass demonstrations every Saturday. With a peak of 237,000 demonstrators on August 7, participation then declined over the weekends.
But given the particularly tense context of recent weeks, we can expect renewed mobilization. The vaccine pass has just been adopted, and will be in effect during January, probably around the 15th. The vaccine pass replaces the health pass, and conditions access to bars, restaurants, theaters, interregional transport, to the presentation. of a complete vaccination schedule. Negative tests are no longer valid.
These last constraints were particularly criticized by the anti-pass. Especially since Emmanuel Macron said he was determined to “piss off” the unvaccinated in an interview with the Parisian, a statement that created controversy even on the benches of the National Assembly on January 4.
In France, 52 million people have received their two injections and therefore have a health pass, soon to be vaccinated. This corresponds to 90% of the population eligible for vaccination against Covid-19.