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France’s yellow vest campaigners took the streets for the eleventh weekend in a row as they continued to apply pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.

Tear gas was deployed in some areas while cars were set alight as authorities remained concerned of escalating violence.

Multiple anti-government protests took place in Paris and other cities.

They were centred on criticising policies from Mr Macron which seen as favouring the wealthy.

France deployed about 80,000 police officers to patrol the events.

A few cars were set ablaze in the Normandy town of Evreux and in Paris, crowds gathered at the columned headquarters of France's lower house of parliament.

Police used tear gas on demonstrators at the iconic Bastille Plaza who hurled items while armored vehicles circled the Arc de Triomphe monument as a group of protesters weaved down the elegant Champs-Elysees, where riots recently broke out.

Some yellow vest leaders want to maintain momentum by holding protests after dark as well as during the day. Two groups planned Saturday events at Place de la Republique in eastern Paris.

Some some protesters threatened to try to defy police and stay overnight.

Mr Macron has sapped some support for the movement by taking an active role in a national debate in towns across France.

This was launched to address the protesters' concerns.

Participants at the Champs-Elysees march called Mr Macron's national debate a "smokescreen" and said it was distract the French from his pro-business policies.

They expressed views which ranged from the far left to the far right, highlighting a split in the movement.

Many want Mr Macron to restore France's wealth tax and allow the public to propose national referendums on anything from pulling France out of the euro to rewriting the constitution.

It is unclear how long the movement can maintain its momentum, following Mr Macron scrapping the fuel tax hike that initially sparked the protests.

He offered widespread tax relief when the protest violence hit a peak in December.

One branch of the movement launched a bid this week for the European Parliament elections in May, though other protest leaders disagree with the idea.

In another challenge for the yellow vest movement, rival groups calling themselves the "red scarves" plan demonstrations on Sunday.

These will be held to condemn violence unleashed by recent protests.

In between the Saturday protests, yellow-vested crowds have occupied scattered roundabouts as well as tollbooths around France.

They have disrupted traffic to express a sense of neglect by the central government.

The movement began on November 17 and is named after the fluorescent garments French motorists must carry in case of emergency, which protestors took to wearing.