The gilets jaunes (yellow vests) have named 10 candidates for the European parliament elections in May and called for more of their fellow demonstrators to put their names forward. The French protest movement that, until now, has had no official leaders or…

Minds of French politicians turning nervously to European parliamentary elections French president Emmanuel Macron sits prior to answering questions during a meeting with local residents as part of the “great national debate” in Bourg-de-Peage near Valence, France, on Thursday. Photograph: Emmanuel Foudrot/AFP/Getty…

Protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers’ protest against higher diesel taxes, attend a demonstration on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe – RC170E27DE10 DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters Breakingviews) – Davos 2019 has a jaundiced…

The Gilets Jaunes have arisen out of the profound inequality that is fracturing societies across Europe. It is against that inequality that leaders must take a strongman stance. Policing the Gilets Jaunes. At one of the weekly ‘act’ protests in Paris not…

Ingrid Levavasseur says an arrogant government despises France’s "little people" The yellow-vest protest movement in France has named 10 candidates for the May European Parliament elections, but says it aims to expand the list to 79. The grassroots movement – "gilets jaunes"…

Among the sea of yellow vests at the anti-government protests that have been sweeping across France in recent months, there are often splashes of red — an ode to the symbol of the French Republic, Marianne. From placards to red caps, the…

Mr Drouet is already facing a weapons charge for possessing what his lawyer said was a piece of wood Eric Drouet, one of the leading public figures in France’s yellow vests protests, was arrested for a second time late on Wednesday, prompting…

Yesterday, in the midst of a social crisis in France and shortly after launching a “great national debate” to engage with the gilets jaunes , Emmanuel Macron welcomed 120 millionaires to the Palace of Versailles. At the “Choose France” summit, CEOs from…

Yesterday, in the midst of a social crisis in France and shortly after launching a “great national debate” to engage with the gilets jaunes , Emmanuel Macron welcomed 120 millionaires to the Palace of Versailles. At the “Choose France” summit, CEOs from…

At the end of the month of November, France suddenly went into revolution mode. Cars were burned and barricades were erected on the Champs-Élysées in Paris and there were prolonged battles between the ‘forces de l’ordre’ and the demonstrators. Hundreds of people…