The gilets jaunes’ targets show their rejection of the new ‘president of the rich’, says French journalist Pauline Bock
It’s become a kind of ritual: every Saturday evening, there are new images of thousands of gilets jaunes in the streets of Paris and other French cities. Every week, protesters are injured by the police. Every week, commentators claim the movement is fading. And yet, the following weekend, the yellow wave washes over France again. The attendance numbers may fluctuate, but the anger remains.
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