Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Macron speech wins over majority of French people

French President Emmanuel Macron's address to the nation last night has won him majority support according to an opinion poll.

Macron announced a rise in the minimum wage and scrapped a tax-rise for the majority of pensioners. 

It follows four weekends of violent protests across the country over fuel duty and the cost of living. 

Our Paris Correspondent Oliver Whitfield-Miocic reports

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