Macron Launches ‘National Debate' to Assuage Yellow Vest Anger
- Citizens will have three months to debate varity of issues
- Macron promises to listen while sticking to his policies
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Emmanuel Macron next week launches a three-month national debate that he hopes will dissipate the anger displayed in the recent violent protests, without derailing the reforms he insists France needs.
The French president promised the “Great National Debate” Nov. 27 as part of his response to the so-called “Yellow Vests” movement, which was to oppose higher gasoline taxes before it morphed into a general clamor about the cost of living and the state of democracy in France.