France: Yellow Vests, Seen from Abroad

What do the press cartoonists around the world tell us about the French Yellow Vests movement, born on November 17, 2018 to protest against the increase in the carbon tax?

A revolutionary movement with the accents of 1789 or May 68? “People” protests to denounce the rise of inequalities and defend direct democracy? Populist grumbling about an irreformable France benefiting the far right and left parties? ? Violent sling aimed at destabilizing the rule of law?

However, the Yellow vests gave President Macron a hard time, to the point that he was forced to initiate the great national debate in an attempt to defuse the deep anger and mistrust that had taken hold.

On the eve of European elections that are decisive for the future of the EU, the Yellow vest movement, characterized by the diversity of its demands and the absence of a leader and organisation, is the subject of all envy and could, encouraged by the nationalist parties (this is currently the reason for the crisis with the Italian government), turn into the worst…

It is therefore urgent that the Yellow vests movement clearly answer the question that everyone is asking themselves: “Who are you?“

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