The French government was on Sunday hoping the sharp drop in "yellow vest" demonstrators signalled an end to the biggest crisis of Emmanuel Macron's presidency, but conceded "mistakes" had been made. Around 66,000 people turned out again on Saturday across France for a fifth round of protests which sprung up over fuel tax hikes last month before snowballing into broader opposition to Macron -- half the number of the previous weekend. In an interview with Les Echos newspaper published online Sunday evening, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the government had "made mistakes" and "not listened enough to the French people".
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