Support for Mélenchon, director Xavier Beauvois burned his electoral card

This provocative gesture could recall that of Serge Gainsbourg. This time, it’s not a 500-ball note, but an electoral card. And just like that of the singer, the gesture of protest of the filmmaker knew how to divide. rebellious and tweeted: “If we don’t vote Mélenchon in the first round, we will suffer seriously for five years. It will be a disaster.” A few hours before the announcement of the results, he proudly shared his ballot on Twitter. And displayed, once again, his support for Jean-Luc Mélenchon. It was 1 hour 40 minutes after the announcement of the results that Xavier Beauvois published this video. Strongly criticized on twitter The video, viewed nearly 300,000 times, aroused the indignation of many Internet users. Columnist and humorist Sophia Aram, revolted, tweeted: “That moment of indecency when, without ever having lifted a finger, you benefited from the rule of law, freedom of expression, the right to vote and that… you end up burning your voter card and staging your little lounge rebellion.” The columnist was not the only one to find the video outrageous. Raphaël Enthoven also commented on the tweet: “Why do people always proudly do stupid things?” And a user to affirm: “Your gesture has a consequence: you will abstain in the second round, so you are ready to be satisfied with a victory for Marine Le Pen.”