Yellow vest protesters from across France are staging protests in Paris to mark the first anniversary of their grassroots movement.
Several people have been arrested, police have fired tear gas to disperse some demonstrators, and an attempt to block the main ring-road in the city was repelled. In one area, demonstrators set fire to wooden pallets.
The weekly demonstrations that brought parts of France to a standstill at the end of last year have shrunk to a few small groups, turning out each Saturday to press their demands.
But three-quarters of French people surveyed by pollsters Odoxa in October said they thought the movement, known in French as the Gilets Jaunes, was not yet over.
At a roundabout near Reims last week, a few dozen protesters in yellow vests cooked sausages over a small fire. The question running through many of the conversations here was: what next?
"I don't know how long it'll last," said Stéphanie Logrieco. "Will we finally give up? I don't know. But, in any case, what we have done so far is beautiful. We gathered the crowds and awakened consciences, and I'm happy about that."
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Stéphanie was planning to be in Paris on Saturday for the anniversary protest. But that's not the most important date.
Like many people, she is looking ahead to 5 December, when France's railway unions have asked hospital workers, teachers, security forces and students to join them in a large-scale strike.
The government's fear is that these traditional groups could join up with the yellow vests in a major conflagration of protest. And many yellow vests say they are planning to take part.
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"I'm a civil servant, and this is the first time in my life I'm going on strike," Stéphanie explained. "In the beginning, we were a little detached from the unions, but I think it's important to stand together."
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