Yellow vests after five years: how the government avoided three demands

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The establishment of real tax justice, the reintegration of citizens into democratic processes, the raising of low wages... five years after the start of the yellow vest movement, what was the response to their main demands?

Disappointed Tomorrows. In 2018, the yellow vest social movement flourished with different demands depending on the individuals and the roundabouts. Overthrow capitalism or reinvest public services here; end immigration or welfare there...

However, after more than three months of mobilisations and roundabouts, the demands of the yellow vests converged on three specific issues: tax justice, democracy and wages. Five years later, where are we? Emmanuel Macron's governments have sat on these struggles, and the far right pretends to have taken them into account. While the left is trying to make its answers heard.

(Humanité/RoZ)