“Yellow vest” protesters took to the streets in France on Saturday, for the fifth week of protests that have brought Paris and other cities to a standstill -- after embattled President Emmanuel Macron called for “calm” and “order” from demonstrators. It needs to function normally again," Macron said in Brussels, as he attended an E.U. Police, as well as protesters, turned out in their numbers on Saturday morning -- deploying 8,000 officers and 14 armored vehicles in the capital alone. REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: FRANCE FACES DOUBLE DOSE OF VIOLENCE"Macron, we're not stupid," said a cardboard sign, according to Le Monde. In addition to anonymous social-media accounts, pro-Russian activists in France are reportedly helping to increase turnout.

Source: Fox News December 15, 2018 13:43 UTC