How an antifa street killing exposed a deep national crisis in France

The violent death of New-Right activist Quentin Deranque has suddenly made the political Left a toxic hot potato

On 12 February in the French city of Lyon, a young man was killed in a political street brawl that escalated very badly. While terrible every time it happens, his death was, unfortunately, not unprecedented. Usually, it would result in grief among the victim’s family and friends as well as a criminal investigation to punish the killers, but not a national crisis.