The traditional weekly anti-pass/vax march (increasingly energized by the yellow vests back on the streets) did not follow the usual route, as the Prefecture had banned Jean Médecin Avenue and Cours Saleya.
According to official figures, 1,500 people took part.
The diversion led to the vicinity of the Mayor of Nice’s residence, where demonstrators expressed their anger, some even making threats.
Fortunately, the intervention of the police and a touch of decency on the part of the “protagonists” ensured that it ended there.
However, this intolerance is a signal of the radicalization of this movement which, initially spontaneous, is becoming increasingly organized, with obvious political motivations and, as was the case with the yellow vests, some leaders who take themselves too seriously, adopting a media “persona,” at the risk of losing a sense of proportion and pretending to be something they are not.
In any case, the “target” of the antagonists, Christian Estrosi, did not refrain from responding with a statement:
“As a public official, I am accustomed to disagreements that spark provocations, which are part of the responsibilities I assume. Attacking my family home is indefensible and illustrates the savagery of those who claim to defend a just cause. I will not yield to any threat for the well-being of the residents of Nice. I thank the police officers who took the necessary measures to protect my family. And we have taken precautions to place our children with relatives out of harm’s way.”
The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, also expressed his solidarity with the Mayor of Nice.
