“Macron calls for peace and harmony”
“the president of the French republic Emmanuel Macron calls for order after the sixth weekend of protests against the government.”
“– There must be order now, peace and harmony. Our country needs it, ” he says.”
“almost 40 000 people participated in protests in many places in the country on Saturday, according to the ministry of the interior. It is about half as many as the Saturday before.”
“– the Country needs harmony, unity, sincere commitment to a strong common goal and we need all the divisions, says the president during a speech in the Chad where he visits the French troops.”
“In Paris was the protests for the most part peaceful, but during the evening attacked the police by the protesters who threw paving stones against them on the avenue of the Champs-Élysées. Several police officers were forced to flee on motorcycles. One of the pointed their weapons against the demonstrators.”
“the Police had earlier thrown distraktionsgranater against a group of protesters.”
“Macron said to the television channel BFMTV that those responsible for the violence will get severe punishment.”
“the Number of participants in the demonstrations has steadily decreased since the first Saturday, then the 282 000 people participated in the protests against the prices of fossil fuels would be raised. The blame for high prices is added at the Macron, which has decided on the taxes to tackle air pollution.”
“Bränsleprisjusteringarna has been put on hold, but the protests have evolved to be about all the Macrons policy.”
“the Government has promised tax cuts and a raise of the minimum wage in the hope of putting a stop to the protests.”