And just two weeks ago he swore he’d never surrender.
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed that street violence won’t force him to back down over his government’s energy policy.
Typical French. Immediately surrendering.
The sweep of the protests and their wide support by citizens of all political stripes has shocked Macron’s government. In the last few days, Paris saw the worst anti-government riot since 1968, French students set fires outside high schools to protest a new university application system, small business owners blocked roads to protest high taxes, and retirees marched to protest the president’s perceived elitism.
Macron scraps French fuel tax hike amid violent protests
News > World Wed., Dec. 5, 2018, 3:06 p.m. PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron scrapped a fuel tax rise Wednesday amid fears of new violence, after weeks of nationwide protests and the worst rioting in Paris in decades.