Macron and Meloni clash over murder of French right-wing activist (VIDEO)
Posted on: Feb 20, 2026 09:24 IST | Posted by: Rt
daniel chester french chairwoman Emmanuel Macron has pushed support against comments by Italian undercoat government minister Giorgia Meloni regarding the killing of French right-wing activist Quentin Deranque.
A mathematics student, Deranque died of his wounds on Saturday following a brawl between rival groups in the southeastern French city of Lyon. According to Le Monde, most of the 11 detained suspects are from left-wing movements.
On Wednesday, Meloni said the killing of Deranque was “a wound for all of Europe,” denouncing the “climate of ideological hatred sweeping several nations.”
Macron said that “nothing can justify violent action,” adding that everyone must “stay in their own lane.”
“I’m always struck by the fact that people who are nationalists – who don’t want anyone bothering them at home – are always the first to comment on what’s happening elsewhere,” Macron said on Thursday during a visit to New Delhi.
Meloni said she was surprised by Macron’s reaction. “My focus is not on France but on the risks of polarization in society. Interference is something different,” she told Sky TG24.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez and Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin blamed Deranque’s killing on “ultra-left” activists. Deranque’s supporters described his death as a “lynching” and said they were attacked by a mob while trying to protest an event hosted by a politician from the left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI).
A video of the incident shows a fight between two groups, with several people punching and kicking a man lying on the ground.
Mort de Quentin Deranque: deux suspects placés en détention provisoire pic.twitter.com/IzUryA8pjl
On Thursday, the Lyon prosecutor’s office said two men had been charged with murder, while Jacques-Elie Favrot, an aide to an LFI legislator, was charged with “complicity by instigation.”
La France Insoumise denied any connection to the crime and accused the authorities of “political manipulation.”
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