French Yellow Vest Protests Undeterred by Notre Dame Fire, Macron Promises
- Yellow Vests leaders called for a 23rd Saturday of protests
- Sums pledged for rebuilding cathedral a source of controversy
Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15.
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France’s Yellow Vests are notoriously unpredictable, but all suggestions are that this week’s fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral won’t deter some of them from protesting in Paris for the 23rd straight Saturday.
Several key members of the disparate and eclectic movement have posted that they intend to demonstrate Saturday, saying that contesting President Emmanuel Macron’s policies isn’t incompatible with grieving over the damage to the iconic Gothic monument.