Stanislas Rigault, president of the youth movement of Éric Zemmour’s right-wing party, was attacked in the centre of Paris. Recognized by a gang of six or seven people, he was called a “facho” (fascist) and a “Nazi” before being spat in the face.
The incident occurred on the evening of Friday, April 19th in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, in the area near Montparnasse station. The young man was waiting for an Uber with a friend when he was recognised in the street. The face of the young man, a regular on television, is quite easily identifiable.
The 24-year-old son of a military officer founded the magazine L’Étudiant Libre in 2019, followed in 2021 by Génération Z, or Génération Zemmour, the youth wing of the Reconquête party, which he still heads today. Throughout Zemmour’s presidential campaign, he played a major role in the party’s viral communication on social media. He is now also the party’s spokesman.
The assailants began insulting Stanislas Rigault and his friend, calling them “fascists” and “Nazis.” They then shoved them, telling them they had no business being there, the young man told Le Figaro. Rigault was then pushed by a young girl, whom he pushed away before she spat in his face. He immediately filed a complaint. The perpetrators have not yet been identified.
This is not the first time that members of Reconquête have been the victims of this type of violence. Since the 2022 presidential election, there has been a spate of attacks on Reconquête and Rassemblement National activists, with some even receiving death threats.
