“Yellow vests-protester’s death in Avignon”
“A protester from the protest movement Yellow vests is dead after being hit by a truck. The incident occurred during the night at a highway exit in Avignon in the south of France.”
“– the lorry driver has been arrested. The victim was 23 years, said prosecutor Caroline Armand.”
“President Emmanuel Macron recently promised, after weeks of protests in the country, lowering taxes and raising the minimum wage. The promise came after further intense protest in the weekend, where cars were burned and shops vandalized. Total arrested over 1,700 people.”
“the Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) is a loosely connected initiatives, which initially formed to protest against raising the tax on gasoline and diesel. The protests have since grown to include a more general dissatisfaction about the loss of purchasing power and the feeling that many have it harder financially, and against president Emmanuel Macron and his policies.”
“Movement have blocked roads and fuel depots, and several Saturdays in a row, tens of thousands of demonstrators taken to the streets in Paris and other French cities such as Lille and Marseille.”
