Yellow jackets take over Paris – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

In the French capital, the "yellow vests" went out to protest for the eleventh consecutive weekend since the beginning of the demonstrations in mid-November.

The protests against the yellow jackets were originally motivated by the expected increase in the fuel tax. However, despite the government of President Emmanuel Macron Canceled this tax increase, the protests have become a broader movement directed against official policies and their economic reforms.

In general, protesters complain of exorbitant taxes, low wages and the inability to find a well-paid job, while accusing the authorities of keeping people away and working for the good. of the richest. from the country.

In the action of the previous week, 84,000 people participated throughout France, including 7,000 protesters in Paris. A total of 300 people were arrested by the police.