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Candidate during the last legislative elections in 2022, Raphaël Arnault was nominated by La France insoumise with a view to the early legislative elections of 2024. Fiché S and antifa activist, the candidacy of the 29-year-old man is controversial.
The Popular Front was born only a few days ago and it already has several controversies. One of the latest: the inauguration of Raphaël Arnault, spokesperson for the anti-fascist movement “La Jeune Garde” and therefore candidate for the legislative elections in the 1D constituency of Vaucluse.
Concretely, what is this 29-year-old man accused of? Firstly, violent actions have been attributed to the movement he created in recent years.
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In 2021, for example, several members of the small group came to blows with the Némésis Collective, a group of far-right women. The latter then tried to invite themselves into the procession of a demonstration, in Paris, against violence against women with banners and anti-immigration messages.
Controversial positions on the conflict in Gaza
These acts notably resulted in him being listed as S, according to press information confirmed by The Parisian. But this listing does not prevent him from being a candidate in the next legislative election.
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His positions regarding the conflict in Gaza have also created a stir. He is accused of having defended the Hamas attacks of October 7, by sharing a press release from “The Young Guard” reporting “an unprecedented offensive” launched by “the Palestinian resistance”. He was summoned by the police for “apology of terrorism” for his comments.
