French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Monday announced plans to ban participation in unauthorized demonstrations as the government scrambles to try to end weeks of violent “yellow vest” protests. Many of the “yellow vest” demonstrators are demanding that centrist President Emmanuel Macron resign, a demand dismissed as undemocratic by the government. Around 50,000 “yellow vest” protesters took to the streets again on Saturday to denounce Macron’s policies, call for his resignation or demand more of a say in national law-making. “I am a yellow vest. Increasingly radicalWhile the number of protesters has dwindled since December, the determination of a smaller but increasingly radical core of “yellow vest” protesters poses a dilemma for the government.

Source: Egypt Independent January 08, 2019 03:22 UTC