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Gilets Jaunes: Who are the French 'yellow vest' protesters? - BBC Newsnight
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4:21Now PlayingProtests have engulfed France, but who are the gilets jaunes the yellow vests and what do they want? Subscribe to our channel
Despite French President Macron's popularity abroad, he is unpopular at home. Protests, originally over a planned rise in fuel prices, have turned into a movement against Mr Macron's perceived detachment from people's lives.
But will the protests fizzle out or will the gilets jaunes become a lasting political force?
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