Gilets jaunes protesters take to the streets of Paris for fifth weekendFrance saw a fifth weekend of protests by defiant gilets jaunes (yellow vests) who ignored government calls to stay home following this week’s attack on Strasbourg’s Christmas market. “There would have been many more of us here, but they were stopping gilets jaunes from getting on the train. Without any structure or official leaders, it has been difficult to establish what gilets jaunes want and who the government can negotiate with. “They let the casseurs (vandals) do what they like so they can discredit the gilets jaunes movement,” he said. Outside of Paris, gilets jaunes maintained their protests and blockades on many roundabouts outside cities and there were demonstrations in Bordeaux, Marseille and Rennes, though again, police said numbers were well down.

Source: The Guardian December 15, 2018 11:28 UTC