The fallout from the violent death of Quentin Deranque exposes Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s flaws – and leaves the wider left facing an impossible dilemma, says UCL professor of European politics, Philippe Marlière

The leader of the French radical left said far-right groups had laid a 'trap' ahead of the street fighting that led to the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque.

Since the tragedy in Lyon on February 14, activists from radical left La France Insoumise have faced rising hostility on the ground. Other left-wing parties are now pressed to say…

The fallout from the violent death of Quentin Deranque exposes Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s flaws – and leaves the wider left facing an impossible dilemma, says UCL professor of European…

NEWS ANALYSIS. Radical leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has polarized the public debate but still hopes to champion a front to block the far-right Rassemblement National in the…

EDITORIAL. Radical left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has chosen to divide and use insults to present himself as the anti-establishment candidate, resorting to tactics that have…