On February 12, Nemesis protested against a speech by a parliament member from the far-left party LFI in Lyon, with far-right men guarding them. Videos from the scene show a fight between people from the far left and far right. Far-right activist Quentin Deranque, 23, was beaten and kicked, left lifeless, and died two days later in the hospital.
The lead-up to the local election has already become deadly. Nemesis carries a large poster with Deranque's image and white roses at their Paris demonstration on International Women's Day. The women's group Nemesis is demonstrating in Paris on International Women's Day.
We are the women's group Nemesis. We believe feminism has been taken over by far-left activists. They dare not say that much of the violence against women is done by immigrants.
Nemesis believes feminism has been taken over by far-left activists who are afraid to say that much violence against women is committed by immigrants, according to member Anais M. Nemesis provokes by sometimes dressing in burkas or demonstrating near left-wing events. There have been several violent clashes between Nemesis, supported by masked guards, and the far left.
Nemesis and supporters boo when LFI and its leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon are mentioned at their demonstration. Nemesis's manifesto includes condemning the dangerous effect of mass immigration on Western women. Nemesis has a stand in the Catholic church.
We are not asking our supporters or activists to vote for anyone in particular. However, we say that they should not vote for the left.
Nemesis is urging girls to register to vote but not specifically telling them who to vote for, while saying they should not vote for the left, as Anais M stated. Several of those suspected in Deranque's murder have connections to the left, including one who is an assistant to an LFI parliament member. The assistant suspected of involvement in the murder has been suspended from the French National Assembly.
The exact details of who attacked whom in the February 12 clash in Lyon remain unclear, and the full list of charges against those suspected in Deranque's murder has not been disclosed. The official police stance on Nemesis's activities and the clashes is unknown.