On 17 November 2018, the gilets jaune or yellow vest movement stages first protest in France and colony of Réunion. Framing their protests as a series of weekly acts the movement grew out of widespread discontent over fuel prices and rising costs of living. Widely regarded as a populist mass movement their politics were drawn from across the board and encompassed a prominent rural element. https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12646/yellow-vest-protests-begin #YellowVest #France #1u


