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Should the festivities planned for July 14 be maintained or not? Here is the dilemma of many mayors in recent days. The recent revolts and the fear of excesses have made some elected officials back down.
Thousands of people should have gathered on the evening of July 13 on the banks of the Marne. But the traditional fireworks will not take place, because the festivities are canceled after the urban violence at the end of June. The residents are sympathetic. “I think it is a security measure that is necessary. We will wait for next year“, comments a local resident at the microphone of France 2.
The mayor of Charenton-le-Pont (Val-de-Marne) evokes a decision taken reluctantly, but necessary according to him: “We participate in the fact that the police are probably less solicited”says Hervé Gicquel (LR). The Val-de-Marne has indeed not been spared by incidents in recent weeks. For a municipal policeman interviewed by France 2, organizing a party would have been too risky.
Fire fired at Ivry-sur-Seine
A few kilometers away, in Ivry-sur-Seine, everything is ready. The fireworks are well planned and thehe mayor does not believe in a new outbreak of violence. “Calm has returned to our neighborhoods for several days now, we can be very satisfied. We think that the inhabitants who have already undergone a very anxiety-provoking period do not need to have a double punishment”explains Philippe Bouyssou.