Yellow Vest protesters in Paris, France have continued demonstrations for the 18th consecutive week.
Initial opposition came from a planned rise in fuel tax as a part of President Emmanuel Macron’s Green Agenda, encouraging a transition towards greener forms of energy. The measure has since been cut from the 2019 budget, but the Gilet Jaune (Yellow Vest) has gained momentum, with demands to increase France’s minimum salary, improvement in living conditions, criticizing the elites and a call for Macron’s resignation. The movement that began on social media has grown to over 100,000 protesters nationwide.
Since Saturday’s riot in the famed Champs-Elysees Avenue that left buildings burned and luxury shops ransacked, the French prime minister has announced a ban on yellow vest protests in the area and in two other French cities.