Juso VP Berthod in the thick of Paris riots – Swiss youth strike announced for November 20

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As the demonstrations in Paris tipped into serious riots, Swiss activists were right in the thick of it – including Julien Berthod, vice-president of the Juso. So reports the Tages-Anzeiger. The Swiss groups now want to bring the protest home: a youth strike has been announced for November 20 in several Swiss cities.

The demonstrations in France, in which the Swiss delegation took part, had already escalated – the Tages-Anzeiger speaks of serious riots. Which specific demands the Swiss activists share and which groups drove the protest in Paris is not spelled out in detail in the available report.

What is planned for November 20

After their return, the Swiss activists announced they would call a youth strike on November 20 in several Swiss cities. This brings the wave that took to the streets in Paris into Swiss city centres.

Which cities exactly will be affected is not apparent from the available report. And which concrete demands the Swiss activists will formulate in Switzerland also remains open.

Solidarity that wants to hit the streets

With Julien Berthod, a well-known face of the Swiss left took part in the Paris demonstrations. As vice-president of the Juso, he represents one of Switzerland's major political youth organisations. His participation underlines that Swiss solidarity with the protesters in France is not meant to remain symbolic, but is meant to translate into concrete actions on Swiss soil.

What this means for you

If you live in a Swiss city, you should expect demonstrations on November 20. Exactly how the actions will play out depends on which Swiss cities join the call and how many people follow it. The images from Paris, where the protests tipped into violence, raise the question of whether Switzerland could see the same. The available report does not suggest that the Swiss actions are intended to take on the same character.