“We need to start again from zero,” said Stephane Bouillez, a long-distance truck driver who joined protesters in Hénin-Beaumont on Saturday. He said he could now barely feed his family because of a severe back problem that left him unable to work. Last year, Mr. Bouillez said, he voted for Ms. But after taking part in weeks of demonstrations and freewheeling debate at protest camps, Mr. Bouillez decided it was time to break with all of France’s feuding political tribes. Stop being sheep.”Whether the Yellow Vests will maintain their momentum and succeed in reshaping France is far from certain.

Source: New York Times December 17, 2018 03:01 UTC