The Yellow Vests legacy lives on amid discontent over pension reform.

The proposed pension reform by President Macron has reignited the discontent and protests of various groups, including trade unions, far-left and far-right political parties, and many who are known as “Muslims” in other contexts. The movement served as a platform for these groups to come together and voice their shared concerns about social inequality and economic policies. However, the movement’s imprecise identity demarcation has also created challenges in managing its ideological and methodical diversity. Despite this, the imprecision of the movement is what keeps the hope for a shared future alive in a polarised French society. As new protests emerge on the horizon, they rely on a new wave of social and political activism that the Yellow Vests made possible.