France's yellow vests are 'putting their gilets back in the glove compartment'

Only 7,000 French yellow vest protesters turned out for the latest round of demonstrations - and only 950 in Paris - in a sign that the movement is fizzling out. 

At the height of their momentum in late 2018, the 'gilets jaunes' gathered 250,000 people to voice their rage against President Macron and the high cost of living in France. 

The mass protests often brought violence and fiery carnage to the centre of Paris, piling huge pressure on Macron. 

But the movement has been beset by division, and its candidates collected just 0.5 per cent of the vote at last month's European Parliament elections. 

With Macron regaining some momentum and now lining up new reforms, one protester told the Wall Street Journal: 'I've put my yellow vest back in the car glove compartment'.  

The yellow vest protest in France - which at the height of their momentum set fire to cars (pictured last November) and gathered 250,000 people - appears to be fizzling out

The yellow vest protest in France - which at the height of their momentum set fire to cars (pictured last November) and gathered 250,000 people - appears to be fizzling out 

The protests acquired their name from the vests which French drivers are required to keep in their cars. 

They began as a protest against a fuel tax increase, but quickly mushroomed into a wider assault on the Macron presidency. 

Macron, who was elected on a centrist platform in 2017, was criticised for being out of touch and a 'president of the rich'. 

In particularly violent protests in November and December, rioters torched cars and covered the Arc de Triomphe in graffiti as they called on Macron to quit. 

French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured watching the Women's World Cup in Paris) has been under huge pressure from the yellow vest protests

French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured watching the Women's World Cup in Paris) has been under huge pressure from the yellow vest protests 

The president's approval rating plunged as low as 18 per cent in one survey amid widespread anger across France. 

The protesters have been staging their rallies every Saturday since then but their numbers started to dwindle after the turn of the year. 

Yesterday was their 31st

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