
The gilet jaunes protests in France continued over the weekend, but with diminished numbers. To move forward successfully, the trade union and left leaders need to provide direction, with mass strikes aimed at bringing down the Macron government.

Across the continent, European leaders are facing political and economic crises at home. The EU project is being torn apart at the seams.

France’s “gilets jaunes” protests have rapidly escalated into a national mass movement against the elite and their political representatives. Now they must go further and overthrow the Macron government.