French far right looks for Charlie Kirk moment after activist’s killing (www.politico.eu)

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Ahead of local elections that serve as a bellwether for next year’s presidential campaign, the National Rally says it is the victim of an increasingly radical left wing.

France’s far right is framing the death of an activist associated with far-right groups as a moment akin to the murder of Charlie Kirk in the United States.

The National Rally has in recent days started pointing to the killing of 23-year-old Quentin Deranque in Lyon as proof the poll-topping populist party is the victim of an increasingly radical political left, much as the MAGA movement in the United States did following Kirk’s assassination last year.

With key municipal elections next month serving as a bellwether of the National Rally’s electability heading into the 2027 presidential race, the incident has deepened the fissures in France’s polarized politics and fueled fears of further violence.

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[-] hector@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

And of course the mainstream parties are using it to suppress the left and make them look violent.

That said, France unbowed is doing a shit job that they aren't the popular reform option, they need new leadership, it shouldn't be a contest, they should be winning against the far right fake populists misdirecting anger towards scapegoats, not running behind them.

But the Macron's and their ilk will relish this, and we can tell, calling them "far left" we can see their qualities. They will throw the country into the arms of fascists that will fix elections with the help of the US, unless France Unbowed gets it's shit together, and runs some economic populism and runs the table. There is no excuse for them not to either. If they can't do it they need a different party to, and now.

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