In France, on Saturday, November 17, thousands of drivers protest because of high fuel prices. According to the Minister of the Interior, Christoph Castaner, about 50,000 people take part in over a thousand protest actions, blocking roads and highways.. According to the police, national protests should take place in more than 600 cities.

Shares in the capital will last all day - there demonstrators plan to go at a very low speed, thereby preventing movement, reports DW.

On the Champs Elysees, a group of about 50 people demanded the resignation of President Emmanuel Macron.

Most of the actions organized by the protest initiative by the Yellow Vests group are relatively quiet..

However, as a result of an accident during a protest, one woman died. The head of the Interior Ministry also reported several injured, including one policeman in the southern city of Grasse, near Nice, who was injured by drivers who tried to force their way through the blockade..