Ingrid Levavasseur

Ingrid Levavasseur (French pronunciation: [iŋɡʁid ləvavasœʁ]) (born 26 May 1987) was an early participant of the Yellow vest movement and quickly emerged as one of its most visible spokespeople. She represented activists from Louviers, Eure, making multiple appearances on various media networks including TF1 and La Chaîne Info (LCI). After initially accepting and then rejecting a columnist position at BFMTV, she lost credibility with many in the movement. Maxime Nicolle would later call her out for being an opportunist. She created the Ralliement d’Initiative Citoyenne (RIC) party (Citizen Initiative Rally) with Christophe Chalençon in January 2019, with the intention of putting forward a list of candidates for the 2019 European Parliamentary elections. Her party supports France's membership in the European Union. The party quickly ran into problems with three candidates withdrawing from the initial list. The RIC announced it would seek funding through small donations from citizens using crowdsourcing. Levavasseur then announced she was withdrawing from the list for the party after facing a barrage of sexist and violent harassment. Levavasseur is a trained but currently unemployed nurse's aide. She is a divorced single mother with two children who lives in Pont-de-l’Arche, Normandy.