In 2023, France went through an important movement of protests against the pension reform carried out by Emmanuel Macron's government. During the Spring of 2023, some demonstrations were affected by violent actions, and individuals and public authorities suffered damage. According to a survey conducted in March 2023, 57 percent of the French respondents condemned these violent acts, however, 37 percent of them understood the violence, still without approving it.
French opinion on violence during demonstrations in France from December 2018 to March 2023
The source adds the following information: the figures for December 2018, January 2019, and March 2019 refer to the "Yellow Vest" movement, and the figures for March 2023 refer to the pension reform demonstrations.
The same source previously published the figures for 2018 and 2019 and correspond to different surveys.
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "As you know, the mobilization against pension reform on Thursday, March 23 was marked by violence: violence against the police and public authorities, damage to urban property, and more. Concerning this violence, would you say that...?"
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IFOP. (March 29, 2023). French opinion on violence during demonstrations in France from December 2018 to March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461757/french-opinion-on-violence-during-demonstrations-france/
IFOP. "French opinion on violence during demonstrations in France from December 2018 to March 2023." Chart. March 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461757/french-opinion-on-violence-during-demonstrations-france/
IFOP. (2023). French opinion on violence during demonstrations in France from December 2018 to March 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461757/french-opinion-on-violence-during-demonstrations-france/
IFOP. "French Opinion on Violence during Demonstrations in France from December 2018 to March 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461757/french-opinion-on-violence-during-demonstrations-france/
IFOP, French opinion on violence during demonstrations in France from December 2018 to March 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461757/french-opinion-on-violence-during-demonstrations-france/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
French opinion on violence during demonstrations in France from December 2018 to March 2023 [Graph], IFOP, March 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461757/french-opinion-on-violence-during-demonstrations-france/
