US condemns death of far-right protesterAFP, LYON, FRANCEUS President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday denounced “terrorism” and left-wing violence in France as French police braced for a weekend rally for a dead far-right protester. Demonstrators gather during a rally in tribute of Quentin Deranque in Lille, France, on Wednesday, following his death on the sidelines of a far-right protest against a left-wing politician in Lyon, France. French Minister of the Interior Laurent Nunez said he had planned an “extremely large police deployment” with reinforcements to ensure security. In snap parliamentary polls in 2024, Macron’s supporters and the left, including the hard left, hadallied against the far right. “It’s a moment aimed at delegitimizing part of the political spectrum and casting the triumphant far right as a victim,” the moderate right-winger wrote on social media.

Source: Taipei Times February 21, 2026 18:26 UTC