There could also be large protests in the small town of Bourges in central France after gilets jaunes groups online suggested its central location made it easy to reach and that it had less of a police presence. Gilets jaunes demonstrators have continued to barricade roundabouts across France. Who are the gilets jaunes and what do they want? The nationwide “great national debate”, which the president suggested in December as a solution to gilets jaunes’ complaints that citizens do not have enough say in policy, will launch on Tuesday. A counter protest against the gilets jaunes demonstrators has been scheduled for 27 January in Paris.

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2019 09:54 UTC