France's 'yellow vest' anti-government demonstrations recorded th...
PARIS - France’s “yellow vest” anti-government demonstrations recorded their lowest turnout yet on Saturday, days after a wider May Day rally was marked by violent clashes in Paris.
Some 18,900 protesters took part in the latest marches nationally, compared with 23,600 a week earlier, the Interior Ministry said. In Paris, where three protests had been authorized, turnout was 1,460 against 2,600 last week. In addition some yellow vests joined a rally against climate change in the northern city of Metz, where G7 environment ministers were meeting. The demonstration gathered 3,000 participants, the ministry said.
In the southwestern town of Bordeaux, a Reuters journalist estimated the number of demonstrators at several hundred on Saturday against more than 2,000 a week earlier.The protests, named after motorists’ high-visibility jackets, began over fuel tax increases but morphed into a sometimes violent revolt against politicians and a government they see as out of touch.
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