PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron would address the nation on the “yellow vest” crisis Monday (Tuesday in Manila) and meet trade unionists and business leaders in search of a way to end the protests that have rocked France.

The president would speak to the French people at 8:00 p.m. (1900 GMT), his Elysee office announced — his first public comments after four weeks of nationwide anti-government demonstrations which, again, turned violent Saturday in Paris and other cities.

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