Saturday, January 26, 2019

Another Saturday. Another Day Of Protests In France



Reuters: French 'yellow vests' march through Paris, keeping pressure on Macron

PARIS (Reuters) - “Yellow vest” protesters marched through Paris and other French cities on Saturday on the 11th weekend of action against the government, suggesting President Emmanuel Macron has yet to defuse public opposition to some of his policies.

The protests - named after the fluorescent jackets French motorists are required to carry in their cars - began in mid-November over plans to raise fuel taxes before developing into a broader revolt against the government that mobilized tens of thousands of demonstrators nationwide each Saturday.

In one of several marches planned in the capital, a few hundred demonstrators headed down the Champs-Elysees, the famous avenue that has been the scene of protests every weekend, en route to the Bastille square on the other side of the city.

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More News On The Unrest In France

France's Yellow Vest protesters hit the streets again -- France 24
Day and night, yellow vest protests keep pressure on Macron -- AP
Yellow is the night: Defiant Gilets Jaunes plan 1st nocturnal protest in Paris -- RT
French media decry 'yellow vest' attacks as protesters decry press -- DW
Splits among French 'yellow vests' deepen as some eye EU elections -- Reuters

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Take away the yellow vests and this would have fizzled out weeks ago.
It's only because they have a common symbol, like a flag almost, that this keeps going,and most likely will intensify. I see no way down for this movement and the yellow vests in France, it's transcends all societal barriers. The key is the vests.

Anonymous said...

We buy those vests we wear on weekends and they come from China...sort of like the MAGA China hats