Macron Requests Meeting Between PM And Protest Leaders
Cnn reports French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to meet with heads of political parties and representatives of the so-called "yellow vests" in an attempt to defuse tensions that erupted into violent protests over the weekend. Around 36,000 people took part in protests across the country on Saturday and protesters clashed with police, torching cars, erecting roadblocks and burning barricades.