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    France's Macron expected to promise change amid riots and 'economic catastrophe' — but is it too late?
    • French President Emmanuel Macron is due to address the country Monday evening.
    • There were more violent protests in Paris and other French cities again at the weekend.
    • The protests started as a demonstration against Macron's carbon tax policy but they have morphed into wider anti-government protests.
    Holly Ellyatt| @HollyEllyatt
    Published 4 Hours Ago  Updated 8 Mins Ago

    The president is expected to make an announcement on Monday evening (at 19:00 London time) regarding the government's response to the protests, with expectations that he could announce new economic measures aimed at addressing negative public sentiment towards his reforms. But beyond that there is no indication what the statement will contain or whether it will be enough to placate demonstrators.

    One coordinator of the "yellow vest" protests, Thierry Paul Valette, told reporters on Saturday that Macron's announcement would be too little, too late.

    "(Macron) must provide answers. They are late, unfortunately, they are late and the reality is that when he presents these measures some yellow vests will go home as they will be satisfied, but right now there are a lot of people who simply want the president to resign. It's too late, the game is set and those people will stay on the streets."
 
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