The founder of a movement to unite Germany’s left wing has said it will take to the streets in 2019, inspired by the gilet jaunes protests in France. “I think it’s completely wrong to reduce the yellow vest movement in France to violence,” she said. “Of course there are those ready for violence amongst the protesters, but the movement is much broader than that. She said the examples of France and the UK proved that initiating change outside the strictures of political parties had a better chance of success. Wagenknecht said it was harder in Germany than in France to persuade ordinary people to take their protests on to the streets.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2019 10:46 UTC