Almost 10,000 Protesters Participating In Yellow Vest Rallies Across France - Reports

Nearly 10,000 people are taking part in the yellow vest demonstrations across France on Saturday, the 23rd straight weekend of protests since the start of the movement in November, local media reported citing the Interior Ministry

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th April, 2019) Nearly 10,000 people are taking part in the yellow vest demonstrations across France on Saturday, the 23rd straight weekend of protests since the start of the movement in November, local media reported citing the Interior Ministry.

According to the BFMTV broadcaster, as of 2:00 p.m. local time (12:00 GMT), 9,600 attended the demonstrations across France, including 6,700 in Paris alone.

At the same time last week, the number of protesters stood at 7,500 across the country, including 1,300 in the capital city, the tv channel reported.

The wave of the yellow vest rallies started in France in mid-November over planned hikes in fuel taxes. While the French government abandoned its plans to raise fuel taxes and introduced other measures to improve the country's socioeconomic situation, protesters continue to take to the streets across France every weekend for demonstrations to express their discontent with the government's policies.