Police remove yellow vest demonstrators staging a sit-down protest in Souillac, southern France, ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’ s visit, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Macron is meeting Friday with about 600 mayors and local officials in Souillac, a small town in southwestern France, as part of a national “grand debate”. (Fred Scheiber/Associated Press)PARIS — Thousands of yellow vest protesters rallied in several French cities for a tenth consecutive weekend on Saturday, despite a national debate launched this week by President Emmanuel Macron aimed at assuaging their anger. Saturday marked the 10th straight weekend of yellow vest protests, and will test whether Macron’s debate is diminishing the movement’s momentum. Macron launched his grand debate this week during meetings with mayors and local officials.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2019 08:19 UTC