Macron and Meloni sparring over the death of French conservative activist Quentin Deranque – Wiki Commons
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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The Telegraph reported:
“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.
“He said he was ‘struck by the fact that people who are nationalists, who don’t want to be bothered at home, are always the first to comment on what is happening in other countries’.”
That’s a perfect description of himself.
In the meantime, Meloni’s entourage is firing back at Macron.
Politico reported:
“Officials close to the Italian prime minister said Macron’s comments were met ‘with astonishment’ and insisted that Meloni’s statement was meant to ‘show solidarity with the French people affected by this terrible event and that in no way interfere in France’s internal affairs’.
‘Frankly, I’ve been very surprised by this declaration from Macron. I was not expecting it. My reflection is not about France but about the risks of polarization’, Meloni told Sky later in the day.
‘I am sorry Macron perceived it as interference. Interference is something else, for instance when a leader is elected by his citizens and a foreign country says we will monitor on the rule of law. That’s interference’, she added, in a reference to when the French government said it would monitor rule of law in Italy days after Meloni’s election win.”
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