Iran Press/Europe: In some cities of France, the protests turned violent after clashes between the participants and riot police.
According to Sputnik, the 43rd week of the Yellow Vests movement has been overshadowed by violence amid clashes between protesters and police. The first clashes were reported in Rouen.
"The demonstrators threw projectiles on the police. Summations were made and there was the use of tear gas in response to the throwing of projectiles, the protesters were rejected and returned outside the perimeter," the sub-prefect of permanence, Jean-Éric Winckler, said as quoted by AFP.
?In Montpellier, between 1,500 and 3,000 people took part in the rally, with clashes also reported near the city's station. According to AFP, some of the protesters fired projectiles, prompting the police to use tear gas.
Some incidents and clashes were also reported in Lille, where more than 600 protesters took part in the rally (according to a police source), while the Yellow Vests say the number of demonstrators there stood at 1,500.
Meanwhile, during a rally in Paris, an emblematic figure of the Yellow Vests movement, Éric Drouet, was fined twice "for organizing an undeclared event" and was ordered to leave the perimeter.
Since the movement began on 17 November 2018, tens of thousands have marched every Saturday through the streets of France, airing a number of grievances, ranging from taxes on fuel to President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies.
French protesters, who call themselves the "Yellow Vest Movement", see Macron's policies as stepping up pressure on French citizens, and they see him as out of touch with ordinary French citizens. They are demanding his resignation.
According to a recent poll conducted by Odoxa Institute for French Radio and the Le Figaro newspaper, three-fourths of French people are not satisfied with Macron's performance.
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