‘Moment of truth’ for Macron as protests hit French economy 3 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseFrench President Emmanuel Macron is expected to offer fresh concessions Monday to try to end the “yellow vest” protests that have rocked the country and taken a heavy toll on the economy. Macron will address the nation at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) after three weeks of anti-government demonstrations which again turned violent Saturday in Paris and other cities. “It is clear that we underestimated people’s need to make themselves heard,” government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux told Europe 1 radio on Sunday. Nationwide, an estimated 136,000 people turned out for protests — the same number as a week previously.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 10, 2018 10:18 UTC