Over 3,000 people march in France in honour of far-right activist
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Key Points:
- Around 3,200 people participated in a far-right-led demonstration in Lyon to honor Quentin Deranque, a nationalist activist who died from brain injuries after being beaten in a clash between far-left and far-right groups.
- French President Emmanuel Macron called for calm and announced a ministerial meeting to review violent activist groups linked to political parties, warning that some could be dismantled.
- Seven suspects have been preliminarily charged with intentional homicide, aggravated violence, and criminal conspiracy in connection with Deranque's death, which occurred during a fight at a student meeting.
- The incident has intensified political tensions, with far-right groups blaming the far-left party France Unbowed and its leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who denies responsibility and condemns the violence
