As protests roil France, Macron faces a wicked problem — and it could lead to his downfall
- Written by Peter McPhee, Emeritus professor, University of Melbourne
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Two years ago, the streets of France were filled with the gilets jaunes (yellow vests), a grassroots protest movement sparked by a proposed tax hike on petrol.
Though they have shed their yellow safety jackets, many of these disaffected people have joined a new wave of protests that has roiled France for weeks,...