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An investigation for “disrespect against a person in a position of public authority” has also been opened for the burning of an effigy of Macron during a protest in Caen two days ago.
And even then, it’s better than it used to be: a felony of “contempt against the head of State” used to be in the books (and carried a 45 000 € fine — before 2000, it could also get you three months to one year in prison) until ten years ago when a case against a protester who had brandished in front of then-president Sarkozy a sign that said “Casse-toi, pauv’ con!” (“Get lost, dumbass!”, which were Sarkozy’s own controversial words against a guy who had refused to shake his hand earlier the same year) ended up before the European Court of Human Rights which forced the French legislature to abolish it.