Three months after the start of the „Yellow West“ protests in France, thousands of people have again taken to the streets in the capital city of Paris and other cities. The protests were triggered by plans to increase fuel taxes on November 17, and were held for the 14th time in a row today.
Many „yellow vests“ accuse head of state Emmanuel Macron a policy for the rich and the disregard of the socially weaker. Under the pressure of the protests, Macron decided on a series of reforms and launched a national debate to discuss with citizens about their demands. While these concessions are not enough for many „yellow vests“, a certain amount of fatigue sets in three months after the movement starts.
For the first time, according to a poll by Elabe, a majority of 56 percent of the French want an end to the protests. In addition, the number of protesters is falling back, according to the police: So last week nationwide only 51,400 people took part in the protests.
