French President Emmanuel Macron is set to manufacture a major announcement early in the coming week, his government’s spokesman said on Sunday, following a day of violent nationwide “yellow vest” disapproves against the high cost of living.
“The President of the Republic will of course make important announcements,” government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux prognosticated on LCI television. He gave no details about timing or about what Macron could announce.
Senior allies of Macron stipulate on Friday that the president would address the nation early in the coming week. Macron has already scrapped a contemplated fuel tax increase but the move has failed to end the “yellow vest” protest movement, which demands lower taxes, favourable minimum wages and better pension benefits.