Raphaël Arnault

Raphaël Arnault is a deputy in the French National Assembly representing La France Insoumise (LFI) and a co-founder of the antifascist group La Jeune Garde. He is currently newsworthy due to the death of Quentin Deranque, a nationalist student, who was fatally attacked in February 2026. Several individuals with alleged ties to the far-left, including one of Arnault's parliamentary assistants, have been implicated in the investigation. Arnault remained silent for nearly two months following Deranque's death, leading to criticism and accusations of responsibility, including from political figures like Marion Maréchal. He has recently returned to the National Assembly and broken his silence, denouncing the political instrumentalization of the event to discredit the left. His political office has been vandalized with slogans connecting LFI to the killing. The incident has sparked debate about violence and extremism in French politics, and the appropriateness of a moment of silence held in the Assembly for Deranque.