As members of the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) protest movement enjoyed an early morning coffee in a cafe on the square, police and gendarmes deployed. On the Champs-Élysées, the gilets jaunes gathered for what their unofficial leaders had described as Act Four of their action, calling for a fourth weekend of demonstrations. Since then, the gilets jaunes have widened their demands to include lower taxes, higher wages and more purchasing power. Élysée officials suggested the president – the gilets jaunes’ primary target– was anxious not to inflame the situation by speaking before Saturday’syesterday’s demonstrations. They have nothing to do with the real gilets jaunes and we’re not here for that.”The charterA charter of gilets jaunes’ “suggestions to end this crisis” has been circulating on Facebook.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2018 16:17 UTC