France’s yellow-jacket protests are smaller, but still fierce
President Emmanuel Macron has undermined them by listening to voters’ complaints
THE ROUNDABOUT on a ridge outside the Provençal town of Beaucaire is a pleasant enough spot. The sky is clear, the air is warm, and the view over the Rhône valley would be picturesque, were it not dominated by a giant cement works. On the roadside, a festive group of 30 or so gilets jaunes (yellow jackets) protesters has set up camp outside a yellow-painted shed. On the grassy bank, 11 yellow crosses have been planted in the earth—one for each of those who have died in accidents linked to the protests countrywide.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Among the yellow jackets”
Europe March 30th 2019
- Germany’s struggling Social Democrats
- Ukraine heads for the polls, with a comedian leading
- A surge for the FVD, a new right-wing Dutch party
- Turkey’s President Erdogan accuses the West of terrorism
- France’s yellow-jacket protests are smaller, but still fierce
- Britain’s neighbours fret that it could drift away
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