Fresh clashes as France's Yellow Vests seek new momentum in 18th straight week of anti-Macron protests
Demonstrators wearing a yellow vest gather near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on March 16, 2019, during the 18th consecutive Saturday of demonstrations called by the Yellow Vests movement.
Police tried to contain the demonstrators with tear gas and water cannons. Fire trucks rushed to extinguish two burning newspaper kiosks that were set ablaze, sending black smoke high into the sky. The anti-government protests which initially rocked President Emmanuel Macron's administration, forcing him to adopt more anti-poverty measures, had appeared to fizzle in recent weeks.Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters who erected barricades near the Champs-Elysees in scenes reminiscent of some of the most tense Yellow Vest rallies.
The level of participation will be seen as a bellwether of support for the movement, which began in November over fuel tax hikes but quickly ballooned into an anti-Macron revolt.
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