Brutal Murder of Conservative Activist Quentin Deranque by French Antifa Thugs Unleashes Fierce Debate Between Failing Macron and Conservative Italian PM Meloni

Political extremism on the left is every bit as problematic in Europe as in the bluest US states, if not worse.

Last week, the world was rocked by the news that French conservative activist Quentin Deranque was brutally murdered by a group of Antifa thugs in Lyon.

Rightwing leaders all around the world weighed in on the tragedy, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

This led to a series of contrasting statements by failing French President Emmanuel Macron and Meloni, as the murder fanned the tensions in France before municipal elections in March and the 2027 presidential race.

🇮🇹🇫🇷 Macron told Italy’s Prime Minister, Meloni to “mind her own business” after she offered condolences over the death of a 23y.o. French right-wing activist:

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“On Wednesday, Ms. Meloni, a Right-wing nationalist, said the killing was ‘a wound for all of Europe’ and lamented a ‘climate of ideological hatred’.

‘Let everyone stay in their own lane’, Mr. Macron shot back in New Delhi during an official visit to India. The French president told Ms. Meloni to stop ‘commenting on what is happening in other people’s countries’.”

The idea of Macron complaining that leaders must not meddle in other countries’ issues is absurd, since he does that all the time, be it in environment, rearmament, economy, immigration… all the ‘Petit Roi’ does is meddle in issues not his own.

Source: The Gateway Pundit