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Mélenchon defends Jeune Garde in selective press conference
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon held a press conference on Monday limited to 'new media' to reaffirm his support for the Jeune Garde, an antifascist group whose members are accused in the fatal lynching of Quentin Deranque in Lyon. The La France insoumise leader expressed his 'sympathy' and 'pride' toward these militants, despite growing criticism from within the left. This comes ten days after the death of the young nationalist militant on February 14, 2026.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of La France insoumise (LFI), gave a controversial speech in Lyon on February 26, 2026, days after the violent death of nationalist militant Quentin Deranque, allegedly at the hands of LFI-allied Jeune Garde members. Le Figaro's editorial condemned the address as aggressive and obscene.