The anger of the farmers of the Rural Coordination is brewing. This Monday morning, after a night spent on land in the town of Orveau, in Essonne, a handful of yellow caps crossed the gendarmerie roadblock installed the day before to prevent them from reaching Paris.
On site this Monday morning, an hour after this forceful passage, the action is still on everyone's lips. “It’s an expression of being fed up with being stuck here,” comments Édouard Legras, president of the Loir-et-Cher Rural Coordination. Nothing is moving forward, we have no news from Matignon. » According to our information, the six tractors which managed to force the blockade were arrested a few kilometers further on.
Since Sunday evening, farmers from the second union in the profession have been waiting for authorization to demonstrate “properly” in Paris. “We would like Matignon to give us an answer,” continues the representative of Loir-et-Cher. But it’s radio silence. Nothing on a travel authorization and no more on our request for an appointment before January 13. » Date on which the Prime Minister will receive all the agricultural unions.
-Despite the gendarmerie roadblocks, a few farmers had already managed to leave the site during the night. “They left by car so as not to be spotted,” assures a Yellow Hat. Our goal is always to be heard in Paris. »
Sunday evening, in Orveau, union spokesperson Patrick Legras encouraged his troops to exercise discretion so as not to be spotted. Two instructions: no yellow hats or tractors to go incognito and blend in with the crowd.
