Most were so-called Yellow Vest fuel price demonstrators, who are named after the high visibility jackets they wear. The ministry said 77,000 'yellow vests' - named after the fluorescent jackets they wear - had been counted at the same point last weekend. Macron announced a series of concessions on Monday to defuse the explosive 'yellow vest' crisis, which swelled up from rural and small-town France last month. A 28-year-old 'yellow vest' called Jeremy who joined a group gathering in freezing cold on the Champs-Elysees shortly after 8am, said: 'Last time, we were here for taxes. But the Yellow Vests said their protests would continue indefinitely as they campaign for even more concessions.

Source: Daily Mail December 15, 2018 10:06 UTC