French Gas Tax Protesters Head to Paris to Challenge Macron
- Movement’s de-centralized nature worries Paris police
- ‘Gilet Jaunes’ movement keeps growing, and so does support
Protestors near Montceau-les-Mines on Nov. 23, 2018.
Photographer: Romain Lafabregue/AFP/Getty Images
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The grassroots movement that blocked roads across France for the past week to protest higher gasoline taxes is converging on Paris this weekend and police are bracing for trouble.
Authorities have offered a downtown park for the demonstration, but local chapters say they won’t be told where to protest, leading to fears of clashes with riot police. Police expect about 30,000 to turn up, but no one really knows.