The French commentators said that the Saturday manifestations of the movement of the "yellow vests" showed weaker mobilization, although their motivation is still strong. Media emphasize that this Saturday was a test before May 1, when a big demonstration of "yellow vests" prepared.
He also points to the resignation of Thursday's speech of French President Emmanuel Macron, in which he promised some steps to satisfy the protesters and end the movement. All French commentators in this respect discuss the 24th Saturday protests of the "yellow vests" and they all agree that Macron's announcements have not achieved the intended effect.
Media emphasize that "yellow vests" contest the numbers reported by the Interior Ministry, claiming that the authorities systematically underestimate the number of demonstrators. In their opinion, on Saturday, not 23.6 thousand, but "at least 60 thousand demonstrators" went out on the streets of France.
"In the streets, thousands of 'yellow vests' who wear reflective vests with reflective tapes against the presidential 'foam beating'" is the title in the journal Le Monde, which the editorial staff explains to AFP that "a relatively low number of demonstrators results from preparations for the May Day parade, during which for tensions ".
The presidential "beating foam" is a quote quoted by many media in Pascal, who told Pascal in Strasbourg, who told AFP that the "lack of any concrete" in the Thursday's speech of the head of the state strengthened his motivation for protests.
The common procession of the "yellow vests" and the trade unionists from the large CGT headquarters, the French media according to the Trotskyist terminology, define "combat joining". According to the Ministry of the Interior, there were 3,500 in Paris. trade unionists and 2.5 thousand "yellow vests".
The leading left-wing politicians, mainly extreme, also participated in this demonstration. The president of the think tank France Audacieuse in an interview for FranceInfo radio suggested that "for trade unionists, this is a repetition before 1 May" and "political parties are trying to attach themselves to 'yellow vests' a month before the European elections."
In her opinion, "joining the fight" is impossible, because the "yellow vests", as opposed to political unions and parties, reject the representative democracy and the resulting negotiations for "poorly defined", as she put it, "direct democracy".
Not only the "yellow vests" are preparing for May 1. The security forces are afraid that they will have to deal with the anarchist riots just like a year ago - wrote the reporter of the daily "Le Figaro".
The second Saturday Paris parade went alongside the media headquarters, above all television accused by "yellow vests" for "distorting the image of movement".
It provoked the indignation of journalists who accuse the "yellow vests" that they do not see the difference between the opinion and the report and "agitation on social networks for journalism" as formulated by the editor-in-chief of LCP (parliamentary channel) Helene Risser.
It was supposed to be an "international demonstration", but as reported by the rapporteurs, although the German flag flashed in the crowd and a few Belgians, Luxembourgers and Italians were noticed, few people arrived from abroad.
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