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MICHEL GURFINKIEL

Feb 18, 2023, 08:47 AM ET

Five years after the Yellow Vests crisis, it looks like France is going revolutionary again. First came the December strikes that crippled French public transportation (including railways) right in time for Christmas.

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Five years after the Yellow Vests crisis, it looks like France is going revolutionary again. First came the December strikes that crippled French public transportation (including railways) right in time for Christmas.

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