Amélie Ismaïli denounced what she described as the authoritarian drift of Emmanuel Macron. According to her, the ban on demonstrations would not prevent acts of vandalism or looting, but would push peaceful protesters aside and encourage the most dissenting individuals to confront law enforcement even more. She believed that the president hoped to take advantage of this division and the rise in violence to obtain full powers. Ismaïli also accused the executive branch of shirking its responsibilities in the face of the country's decline and described the period as bleak. #macron #manifestation #violence (translated)