Macron's New Wave of Policies Faces Yellow Vest Test
- 24th Saturday of protests is first since Macron’s new pledges
- Yellow Vests protest in Strasbourg ahead of EU elections
Emmanuel Macron during his live address at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 25.
Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
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French President Emmanuel Macron got a tentative boost Saturday, as fewer Yellow Vest protesters took to the streets following his announcement of new measures aimed at stilling the unrest.
The center of gravity for the protests shifted to Strasbourg, where organizers of the grassroots movement urged people from other countries to join the protest in the city that’s home to the European Parliament. Television images showed some minor clashes with police launching tear gas to disperse protesters trying to reach the parliament building.