PARIS • French police fired tear gas yesterday to push back protesters who tried to march towards the European Parliament building in the eastern city of Strasbourg on the 24th consecutive weekend of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's policies.
The protests, named after motorists' high-visibility jackets, began in November over fuel tax increases, but have morphed into a sometimes violent revolt against politicians and a government they see as out of touch. Many in the grassroots movement, which lacks a leadership structure, have said Mr Macron's proposals did not go far enough and most of what he announced lacked details.
Fearing violence and the destruction of public buildings that have sometimes marred the demonstrations, the authorities had banned protests and barricaded the neighbourhood where the Parliament and other EU institutions are located.French television showed some hooded protesters throwing stones and other objects at police.
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