Pressure mounted on French President Emmanuel Macron to announce concrete measures to calm protests marked by violence when he addresses the nation Dec. 10 evening and breaks a long silence widely seen as aggravating a crisis that has shaken the government and the whole country.
Associated Press: Macron to break silence, address French nation amid protests
A man with a sign reading "Macron resign" waves a French flag as "yellow vests" (Gilets jaunes) protestors gather to protest against rising oil prices and living costs at the highway's toll of La Barque, on December 9, 2018, near Marseille, southern France. - Calls mounted on December 9 for French President to bring an end to the "yellow vest" crisis gripping France as authorities in Paris and elsewhere counted the cost of another day of violent protests and looting.
