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Black blocks, ultra-left activists… The protest against the pension reform has turned into chaos. The Élysée is caught in the spiral of the worst.
By Mathilde Siraud
Radicals. Activists attack the police in Sainte-Soline (Deux-Sèvres), on March 25. Police vehicles are set on fire.
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Tclean young kings on them pass the gates of the Floral Park, in Paris, this Saturday, March 25. The first congress of Édouard Philippe’s party, Horizons, has just ended. In calm, and in the presence of all the figures of the majority. Unexpected! “I was afraid that the far left would infiltrate”loose this sympathizer to his two friends, relieved that no incident took place. “In addition, Elisabeth Borne was there. And the safety device seemed light to me,” replies the young woman. Funny conversation after a day of discussions around a putative candidate for the next presidential election. Violence and fear have taken over people’s minds. 400 kilometers away, it must be said that scenes of chaos have erupted since midday between anti-basin activists, individuals…
Sebastien ORTOLA / REA – AFP – UGO AMEZ / SIPA