In France, more than 50,000 people have been involved in the yellow vest protests. There have even been clashes. Police had to use tear gas and concussion grenades against the rioters. By the way, there are protests in neighboring Italy, too.
Lyudmila Klyzhenko is going to tell us what the rioters are demanding.
It's the worst moment of Saturday's protests in Paris. A doctor is called for a man who has had his palm torn off by a tear gas grenade thrown by the police at the demonstrators to drive them away from the Parliament.
Saturday's yellow vest protests, which have become a tradition, this time saw some provocative actions. Smashed shop windows and bus stops, hundreds of burning cars. Anarchists even burned a military patrol car near the Eiffel Tower. They protest against the government’s economic policies and demand Macron's resignation.
"What Macron says is absolutely nothing. People don't get anything. Our major problems remain neglected".
"We are no kids, we have the right to vote. We do want to defend our own choice, not the one made by politicians who don't deserve it".
Compared to the smoky streets of Paris, trade unions' protest in Rome looks like a May Day march. A crowd of thousands marched through the center of the Italian capital unhampered. People arrived from all over the country, demanding reforms for economic growth.
Maurizio Landini, leader of CGIL and FIOM: "There are more young Italians who had to leave Italy in search of a job than migrants who have come to our country to find a job. What is this government talking about?"
Italy has entered a technical recession, its GDP dropping for 2 consecutive quarters. Experts say that the present performance is the worst over the past 5 years.
Lyudmila Klyzhenko for Vesti.
