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'Gilets jaunes': Turnout down after Macron promises reforms

Anti-government protesters hit the streets in France again on Saturday in a key test of President Emmanuel Macron's authority.

27/04/2019

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Mixed reactions after Emmanuel Macron promises €5bn in tax cuts

Emmanuel Macron promises €5bn in tax cuts in response to government protests. The French president also promised higher pensions for the poorest and civil service reforms. He has finally delivered his plan for appeasing the yellow vest protesters in a marathon speech lasting 2.5 hours.

26/04/2019

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'Yellow vest' protests continue, clashes with riot police in Nantes

Five months after the birth of the 'yellow vest' movement in France, demonstrations continue, often turning violent, as happened in Nantes on Saturday

06/04/2019

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Turnout declines for 20th round of 'yellow vests' protests in France

Turnout declines for 20th round of 'yellow vests' protests in France

30/03/2019

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Police body investigate images of police stashing alleged PSG jerseys

The French police investigation body has opened an enquiry into whether officers were stealing PSG jerseys after a viral video shows them stashing red and white t-shirts into a bag next to the club's store in the Champs Elysees.

17/03/2019

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Rioters set fire to a bank and ransack luxury shops in central Paris

Police fired tear gas and water cannons as the yellw vest protests turned violent again after weeks of relative calm and declining numbers of participants.

16/03/2019

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Blazes, looting hit Paris as Gilets Jaunes seek new momentum

France's Gilets Jaunes take to the streets for 18th consecutive weekend as President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his Grand Debat on Friday.

16/03/2019

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French yellow vest movement shows signs of weakening

Less than 30 000 people across the country turned out for the seventeenth weekend of protests

10/03/2019

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France's 'yellow vest' protest numbers sharply down

The interior ministry said it had counted 39,300 protesters nationwide compared to 46,600 people last week.

02/03/2019

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Yellow vest numbers are down after 16 weekends of protest in France

The Interior Ministry reported that around 5,600 people were protesting across the country at 2pm on Saturday - at the same time last week it was almost double that number.

02/03/2019

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Thousands march across France for the Gilets Jaunes' "Act XV"

For the movement's "Act XV", the Gilets Jaunes organised marches in Paris and other cities as well as a picnic at the Chambord castle and a protest at the UN.

23/02/2019

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Climate campaigner Thunberg, 16, 'will meet Macron' after Paris march

Thunberg has become a celebrity by skipping lessons every Friday to protest over global warming outside the Swedish parliament.

22/02/2019

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Gilets jaunes: Paramilitaries 'ready to intervene' in France protests

“We have guys, paramilitaries, who are ready to intervene,” said Christophe Chalencon, a key figure in the "yellow vests" movement. “Because they too want to topple the power."

15/02/2019

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Police prevent French yellow vests crossing into Italy

Leader claims French and Italian people have common cause

10/02/2019

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Watch: 'Gilets jaunes' protesters clash with police in Paris

As the "gilets jaunes" (yellow vests) movement entered its 13th week of action, protesters clashed with police in Paris.

09/02/2019

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Thousands of France’s ‘gilets jaunes’ join 12th weekend of protests

"Gilet jaune” (yellow vest) protesters took to the streets on Saturday for another weekend of anti-government action, as they paid homage to those injured by police in previous demonstrations.

02/02/2019

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Yellow vest protester blames police after suffering serious eye injury

There is mounting concern for the French government after Jerome Rodrigues, a prominent protester, suffered a serious eye injury at a yellow vest demo

28/01/2019

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French 'yellow vests' smash billboards during rally in Nantes

Anti-government protesters faced off with French riot police in Nantes on Saturday (January 26) smashing street billboards in the 11th weekend of unrest that has shaken President Emmanuel Macron's authority.

27/01/2019

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French yellow vests take their anti-government protest into tenth week

Numbers down from December peak

19/01/2019

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Gilets jaunes protestors met with clouds of tear gas throughout France

Paris was not the only city where protestors were met with aggressive pushback. The movement's leadership is seeking new arenas and new momentum for its weekly demonstrations

12/01/2019