Macron won't cede to 'thugs' as he confronts diesel tax anger

For over a week, "yellow vest" protesters have blocked roads across France and impeded access to some fuel depots, shopping centers and factories in protest against fuel tax hikes they say have eroded their spending power. A little over 18 months into his presidency, it has raised questions about whether the 40-year-old former investment banker has misjudged his ability to overhaul France and its economy. Striving to show both humility and empathy with anger among provincial voters, he said his administration needed to be smarter in its policymaking to avoid the emergence of a "two-speed France" where workers living outside cities were left behind and grew more frustrated with a perceived urban elite.

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