The far-right Nemesis collective has announced it will not join the Paris procession of the International Women's Day march on March 8, 2026. Instead, it will hold a tribute to victims in Paris's 16th arrondissement. This comes after requests from feminist groups and unions to ban its involvement.
On March 5, 2026, the far-right identitarian group Nemesis announced it would boycott the feminist march organized by Nous Toutes in Paris on March 8. Its president, Alice Cordier, stated in a message to AFP: "For March 8, 2026, the Nemesis Collective is organizing a tribute to the victims, in place of its usual procession in the [feminist movement] Nous Toutes demonstration".
This decision follows a letter sent to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez by several organizations, including CGT, CFDT, UNSA, Solidaires, FSU, Planning Familial, and Osez le Féminisme!. They requested a ban on Nemesis's presence, noting that its intrusions had disrupted marches for years. Paris police headquarters held talks with these groups, leading to a solution deemed suitable by the minister's entourage.
Osez le Féminisme! condemned "the repeated intrusions by Nemesis activists into gatherings, demonstrations, and feminist events," along with their "ties to identitarian groups" and "instrumentalization of feminist discourse for racist purposes," described as "fémonationalisme." Suzy Rojtman, spokesperson for the Collectif national pour les droits des femmes (CNDF), an organizer of the march, voiced caution: "We remain prudent. We're not safe from other similar groups wanting to approach our demonstrations. We want to demonstrate on our own slogans and values".
This backdrop includes recent tensions, such as the death of 23-year-old Nemesis militant Quentin Deranque on February 14 during clashes at Sciences Po Lyon. He was protecting activists against antifascists protesting a conference by EU parliamentarian Rima Hassan.
