In his first national address following France's worst unrest for years, Macron sought to restore calm and struck a humble tone after accusations his governing style and economic policies were fracturing the country. Olivier Dussopt, junior minister for public accounts, said on BFM TV the measures would cost 8-10 billion euros ($9.1-$11.4 billion). Political opponents, who have largely failed so far to tap into the discontent from the leaderless "yellow vest", criticised Macron's response as insufficient. One of the faces of the "yellow vest" movement appeared unconvinced as well. We can feel that Macron has got a lot more to give," Benjamin Cauchy, who met the French leader last week, told France 2 television.

Source: bd News24 December 10, 2018 21:45 UTC