'Yellow vests' protest in Paris for 21st weekend

Demanding social and economic reforms in France, protesters from the yellow vest movement took to the streets for a 21st straight weekend. The mass demonstrations began on November 17, 2018.

Paris: Protesters from the yellow vest movement took to the streets of France on Saturday for a 21st straight weekend, with hundreds gathered for a march across Paris, one of numerous protests around the country.

Paris police have fine-tuned their strategy of being more mobile and proactive to counter eventual violence since the first Saturday of protests November 17.

The Champs-Elysees avenue is off-limits to protesters after it was hit by rioting last month.

Hundreds gathered in Rouen, in Normandy, a past flashpoint, and hundreds more in eastern Paris at the Place de la Republique, the start of a march to the business district on the capital's western edge.

The yellow vest movement, demanding social and economic reforms, has attracted dwindling crowds but still remains a challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.