Enough! The French want an end to ‘yellow vest’ protests
More than half of French people want the protests to end, with hard-left and extreme-right militants blamed for fomenting violence
Paris — More than half of French people want the “yellow vests” to end their sometimes violent anti-government protests, with many believing demonstrators still marching through cities each weekend no longer reflect the group’s early demands. A survey by respected pollster Elabe published late on Wednesday shows that 56% think the movement should call off the weekly protests, an increase of 11 points from a month earlier and the first time they have been the majority. The protests erupted in November over the high cost of diesel and high living costs, and are named after the high-visibility jackets French motorists must carry in their car. The unrest quickly morphed into a broader revolt against French President Emmanuel Macron and inequality. Much of the worst rioting, vandalism and looting has been blamed on anarchists as well as hard-left and extreme-right militants with no connection to the protest movement. While a majority of people once supported the movement, two in every th...
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