Last weekend, traveling circus workers staged the so-called “operation escargot”, or a go-slow on the main Paris ring road in protest against the new rules for tenders for city fairs. The action caused huge traffic jams, adding more chaos to the French capital on Sunday.
Thousands of people took to the streets of Paris: yellow vests on the Champs-Élysées, while environmental groups staged the so-called “March of the Century” to oppose climate change — on Place de la Republique. On Sunday, they were replaced by a massive demonstration of the Algerian opposition.
Mr. Campion, 77, a flamboyant figure who is nicknamed the “fairground king” or the “gypsy CEO”, has vowed to lead protests by eight trade unions which he claims will “bring Paris to a standstill”.