PARIS, Feb 24 (Reuters) – France plans to disband three far-right groups and one far-left group following the killing of a far-right activist, said a government source who participated in a meeting organised by the French presidency on Tuesday, without naming the groups.
The decision comes after far-right activist Quentin Deranque, 23, was killed in a fight with suspected hard-left militants in Lyon on February 14.
The killing shocked the nation, laying bare deep political divisions, and has been called France’s “Charlie Kirk moment”, referring to last year’s shooting of the U.S. conservative activist.
Since 2016, the French government has shut down 19 far-right groups and five far-left groups. Authorities have identified more than 5,000 people as belonging to far-right and far-left groups in France, the source added.
(Reporting by Michel Rose; writing by Layli ForoudiEditing by Gareth Jones)
