Perhaps you've recently come across posts and videos calling for Yellow Vest mobilization on social media. A specific date keeps circulating, October 17th, suggesting a genuine comeback of the movement, eight years after its creation. The reason: rising fuel prices, along with the overall increase in the cost of living, against stagnant wages and pensions.
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A call to action that's gaining momentum
Will the roundabouts be occupied by yellow vests again on October 17th? Will the mobilization be nationwide? Right now, many questions remain unanswered. One thing's for sure: back in 2018, it was also on social media that the movement was born and managed to gain traction. In Paris, the gathering would supposedly take place at Place de la République or Place de la Bastille, but for now no official route has been announced.
A return of the yellow vests sparking debate
While some see it as a real necessity, others are more mixed on the idea
as for the return of this movement. Questioned by RMC, Thierry-Paul Valette, a well-known figure of the Yellow Vests in 2018, asserts: « I am absolutely not in favor of it. First of all, if the Yellow Vests movement were to return it would be terrible, I think there would be deaths. [...] Today's society is no longer the same as it was eight years ago, it has become radicalized, it has turned violent. Today, anger is much more intense. »Meanwhile, public figures like Fabien Roussel, the Communist Party's presidential candidate, have indicated that they are calling for « the widest mobilizations starting now at roundabouts, in workplaces ». We don't
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