WATCH: Police Use Water Cannons on Protesters in Paris
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EXPLICITE✔@expliciteJA
#GiletsJaunes
#ChampsElysees : Des #pompiers sur place pour éteindre les feux pic.twitter.com/9fTPpVVv0d
Thousands of protesters gathered on the Champs Elysees in Paris on Saturday morning to demonstrate against Emmanuel Macron, the French president, whose economic policies have many Parisians up in arms. Angry protesters set fires in the street and erected barricades. Some of the demonstrators threw stones, and police fired back with enormous water cannons. You can see video and images from the protests here:
Remy Buisine✔@RemyBuisine
Utilisation du canon à eau sur les Champs-Elysées. #GiletsJaunes #24Novembre
Énorme tensions en cours sur les Champs-Elysées. #GiletsJaunes #24Novembre pic.twitter.com/kdBViXsKsN
You can see the makeshift barricades the protesters built — and the fires they built — here:
14H23 – Champs-Elysées : Plusieurs barricades en feux, atmosphère de chaos sur place. #GiletsJaunes #24Novembre pic.twitter.com/AlbZBZEl8T
— Remy Buisine (@RemyBuisine) November 24, 2018
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The “yellow jacket” protests started last week and have spread across France. Demonstrators have set up burning barricades to block highways; other protesters have used trucks to block access to gas stations, stores, and even factories. The protests even spread to France’s overseas territories, with demonstrators setting fires and protesting in Isle de la Reunion.
The French president imposed the higher tax on diesel in an effort to fight climate change. But demonstrators say that they rely on their cars to commute to work, and that the higher tax is a hardship. The French president’s popularity is at an all-time low, with his approval rating hovering at around 20 percent.
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