French President Emmanuel Macron attempted on Tuesday to rebound from two months of often violent anti-government protests by launching a nationwide debate over the grievances fuelling the ‘yellow vest’ movement.
Macron travelled to the northern town of Grand Bourgtheroulde to kickstart what he has billed as a "great national debate”, the central plank of his bid to turn around his presidency.
The 41-year-old passed a group of yellow vest protesters on the way to his meeting with 600 mayors, who relayed the concerns of residents in their towns and villages in the Normandy region. (AFP)
Macron travelled to the northern town of Grand Bourgtheroulde to kickstart what he has billed as a "great national debate”, the central plank of his bid to turn around his presidency.
The 41-year-old passed a group of yellow vest protesters on the way to his meeting with 600 mayors, who relayed the concerns of residents in their towns and villages in the Normandy region. (AFP)