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June 9 was a long-awaited day for all French people, when the curfew in the country was moved from 21.00 to 23.00, and, finally, antique restrictions for restaurants, cafes and other bistros were lifted. Now you can sit there at a table not only on the verandas, but also in the inner halls. Well, the main topic of discussion was an incident in the Drome department, where a 29-year-old guy from among the “yellow vests”, who clearly disliked President Emmanuel Macron, tried to punch him in the face. This attempt was captured on video and instantly spread across the media and social media.

We must pay tribute to the coolness of the French leader. After the attacker was arrested, Macron continued to communicate with his fellow citizens, took pictures with them, and later in an interview with a local site said that he did not intend to dwell on the incident, and it would not be able to distract him from the problems “that concern most of the French.” 12>% 3C13% 3E% D0% 9D% D0% BE +% D0% B2% D0% BE% D1% 82 +% D0% BD% D0% B0 +% D1% 87% D1% 82% D0% BE +% D1% 81% D1% 82% D0% BE% D0% B8% D1% 82 +% D0% BE% D0% B1% D1% 80% D0% B0% D1% 82% D0% B8% D1% 82% D1% 8C +% D0 % B2% D0% BD% D0% B8% D0% BC% D0% B0% D0% BD% D0% B8% D0% B5. +% D0% 92% D1% 81% D0% B5 +% D0% B1% D0 % B5% D0% B7 +% D0% B8% D1% 81% D0% BA% D0% BB% D1% 8E% D1% 87% D0% B5% D0% BD% D0% B8% D1% 8F +% D0% BF % D0% BE% D0% BB% D0% B8% D1% 82% D0% B8% D0% BA% D0% B8 +% D1% 81% D1% 82% D1% 80% D0% B0% D0% BD% D1 % 8B +% D0% B1% D1% 8B% D0% BB% D0% B8 +% D0% B2% D0% BE% D0% B7% D0% BC% D1% 83% D1% 89% D0% B5% D0% BD % D1% 8B +% D1% 81% D0% BB% D1% 83% D1% 87% D0% B8% D0% B2% D1% 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Jean-Luc Melanchon, leader of the leftist movement “Unruly France”, was even more surprised. The one who does not miss a single occasion to burst into sharp criticism against the owner of the Elysee Palace. So, even he wrote on Twitter that in this situation he “stands in solidarity with the president” who embodies the republican system and the republican order.

And yet, the state of emergency during the Macron visit reminded that the country, as political scientist Maxim Tandonne wrote about it on the pages of the influential newspaper Figaro, is split into two camps – from those who enjoy the fruits of globalization, and peripheral France “, consisting of people who have found themselves on the sidelines of a liberal-oriented economy. These are the same” yellow vests “that for many months marched through the streets of Paris and other cities of France, violently protesting against those in power. They did not forget about the fierce battles with the police , about rubber bullets, “protective” grenades that deprived of eyes, tore off the hands of their comrades. Yes, the political elites in the traditions rooted in the French Revolution, unanimously and republicanly reacted negatively to the slap. But this does not obscure the fact that there are enough “dissatisfied and uncontrollable” like the guy who raised his hand against Macron in the country.

The words of the French Prime Minister that there is no place in politics for verbal insults and assault were met with applause of literally all the deputies of the National Assembly

However, this phenomenon is not only of the present day. On July 14, 2002, on Bastille Day, right-wing extremist Maxime Bruneri shot the then head of state, Jacques Chirac, with a rifle, which he carried to the Champs Elysees in a guitar case. However, he missed, was arrested and spent seven years behind bars. Other French leaders also got it. Some were showered with flour, as it happened with François Hollande, and who was grabbed by the jacket, as it happened with Nicolas Sarkozy.