"Yellow vest" demonstrators march in the southern city of Pertuis, as thousands of yellow vests protesters take to the streets in the French capital and other French cities for the 17th consecutive week. The demonstrators carried French flags and banners in support of the citizens' rights and public services. The protests of yellow jackets began in mid-November over government plans to increase fuel taxes, and broadened into a revolt against French President, Emmanuel Macron, and his government, who are perceived as out of touch with low-income workers and the economic hardships they face. In
"Yellow vest" demonstrators march in the southern city of Pertuis, as thousands of yellow vests protesters take to the streets in the French capital and other French cities for the 17th consecutive week. The demonstrators carried French flags and banners in support of the citizens' rights and public services. The protests of yellow jackets began in mid-November over government plans to increase fuel taxes, and broadened into a revolt against French President, Emmanuel Macron, and his government, who are perceived as out of touch with low-income workers and the economic hardships they face. In an effort to defuse tension, the French President has organised a series of town hall-like debates across the country
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