# Yellow Vest movement begins (2018)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/2018-yellow-vest-movement-begins
Location: France
Categories: main-event

Protests that began over fuel taxes broadened into demands over purchasing power and representation. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Emmanuel Macron (President of the French Republic). Yellow Vest movement begins mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Yellow Vest movement begins mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority.

Ruler at the time: [Emmanuel Macron](https://history-france.com/rulers/emmanuel-macron)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Yellow Vest movement begins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Yellow+Vest+movement+begins&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Yellow Vest movement begins](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Yellow+Vest+movement+begins)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)