A political taboo long enforced across Europe fractured this week when French far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon openly invoked the term “Great Replacement” during a municipal campaign event—language left-liberals, globalists, and pro-mass migration activists have spent years condemning as dangerous “conspiracy theory.”

Speaking in support of La France Insoumise (LFI) candidate François Piquemal, Mélenchon addressed critics on the conservative-nationalist right by declaring, “Yes, Mr. Zemmour, yes, Mr. Bayrou, there is a ‘Great Replacement.’” The remark stunned observers, given the French left’s long-standing effort to criminalize or censor the term.

Mélenchon, being the clever politician that he is, attempted to soften the impact by redefining the phrase as a matter of generational change rather than immigration. He said the “Great Replacement” simply described “a generation which comes after another,” calling it a natural process that has existed “since the dawn of time.”

Yet Mélenchon went further, explicitly linking the concept to his party’s political ambitions. He said upcoming municipal elections should demonstrate LFI’s ability to “embody the new France, that of the Great Replacement,” framing demographic transformation as an electoral asset rather than a concern.

| Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the French ‘La France insoumise’ far-left party.

“We need municipal elections that can demonstrate the ability of our lists to embody the new France, the France of the Great Replacement.” pic.twitter.com/SV9Hbk0zba

— ʜᴇʀQʟᴇs ᴇɴɢ (@Herqles_eng) February 1, 2026

Conservative figures immediately saw and highlighted the comments as a blatant admission. Reconquête founder Éric Zemmour said Sunday that Mélenchon had confirmed what critics have argued for years.

“He finally admits it,” Zemmour said. “La France Insoumise is the party of the Great Replacement.” Zemmour added that Mélenchon is openly staking his political future on immigrant-heavy urban districts.

National Rally president Jordan Bardella echoed the criticism, accusing Mélenchon of promoting “community fragmentation” and empowering political Islam under the banner of diversity.

Mélenchon, for his part, responded dismissively on social media, comparing demographic change to leadership succession. “Jean-Marie Le Pen was replaced by you,” he told Bardella, calling it “the mechanism of life.”

The controversy is not confined to France. Across Europe, left-wing parties that once denied demographic change are increasingly reframing it as inevitable—and desirable.

In Spain, leading figures from the radical-left Podemos party have made similar remarks. Senior Podemos politicians have spoken of Spain becoming a “plurinational” and “post-traditional” society, with some explicitly celebrating large-scale demographic transformation driven by mass immigration as a political necessity.

Last week, a video out of Spain, circulated widely online, drawing attention well beyond the country’s borders and reigniting debate over how parts of Europe’s radical left approach immigration policy. The clip has intensified claims that, for some political actors, migration is viewed not merely as a social issue but as a mechanism for long-term electoral change.

They are saying it out loud.

They want to replace citizens with foreigners so they can gain power.

Leftist Spanish MEP: “I hope for ‘replacement theory,’ I hope we can sweep this country of fascists and racists with immigrants.”pic.twitter.com/lIU7kNy3JT

— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) January 31, 2026

One prominent Podemos figure previously described mass migration as essential to building a “new Spain,” remarks widely interpreted by critics as endorsing population replacement while dismissing native cultural continuity as obsolete.

The video features Irene Montero, a senior figure in Spain’s far-left Podemos, a former equality minister, and a current member of the European Parliament (MEP), speaking at a public event. In her remarks, Montero said she hoped immigration would help “sweep this country of fascists and racists,” language that critics say suggests an intent to reshape the electorate through demographic transformation.

After spreading on X, the footage quickly went viral, amassing more than five million views and becoming a flashpoint in wider European political discussion.

Like Mélenchon, Spain’s radical left has attempted to rebrand these statements as inclusive or progressive, while continuing to label critics as extremists or conspiracists.

The shift reflects a broader European trend: denial has given way to normalization. What was once dismissed outright is now being reinterpreted, repackaged, and integrated into campaign messaging—especially in urban districts transformed by decades of mass immigration.

For years, the phrase “Great Replacement” was treated as radioactive across Western politics. Journalists, academics, and politicians insisted demographic change was either imaginary or irrelevant. Now, leading figures on the left are openly discussing and celebrating it—while attempting to control the narrative.

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Under the direction of France’s globalist President Macron, French authorities escalated their confrontation with American tech entrepreneur Elon Musk this week, launching high-profile raids of X’s offices in Paris and summoning Musk himself for what prosecutors termed a “voluntary interview.”

The move marks a dramatic intensification of France’s long-running effort to rein in the America-based free-speech platform.

According to the Paris public prosecutor’s office, the operation was carried out by French cybercrime units with assistance from Europol, targeting the French premises of X. Authorities claim the investigation centers on whether X’s algorithm improperly influenced French political discourse.

Summonses were issued to Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino, calling them to Paris in April 2026 to answer questions related to the probe. Yaccarino, who stepped down last year, is listed alongside Musk as a manager during the period under review.

The investigation was formally opened in January 2025 following complaints filed by French political figures aligned with President Emmanuel Macron’s globalist government. Chief among them was MP Éric Bothorel, who accused X of allowing too much ideological diversity and objected to Musk’s direct involvement in platform governance.

To critics of the French government, of which there is no shortage, that complaint alone revealed the true nature of the case—not criminal enforcement, but political retaliation.
Under Musk’s ownership, X has dismantled many of the vague content controls that once favored left-wing establishment narratives across Europe.

French prosecutors later broadened their inquiry, citing concerns related to X’s AI chatbot Grok, including claims it produced offensive or false content. Musk’s company responded by correcting errors, removing disputed posts, and publicly documenting its moderation actions—steps critics say would have been praised had they come from a European firm.

France’s legal framework, which criminalizes certain forms of speech, has long clashed with America’s First Amendment traditions. That tension now sits at the heart of the transatlantic standoff, as Paris seeks to apply its speech codes to a American-owned platform operating globally.

The timing has also raised eyebrows. The raid comes as right-wing, national-conservative, and anti-globalist parties continue gaining ground across Europe, often using X as a primary channel to bypass legacy media. For Macron’s government, controlling the digital battlefield is increasingly viewed as a political necessity.

Officials close to the investigation insist the probe is purely legal, yet the rhetoric surrounding it suggests otherwise. The Paris prosecutor’s office openly framed the case as ensuring X’s “compliance” with French law—language critics say sounds like ideological enforcement.

X’s leadership has rejected the allegations outright, calling the investigation “politically motivated” and warning that it risks setting a dangerous precedent for state-directed censorship. The company maintains it enforces clear, public rules while protecting open debate.

Washington has also weighed in. American officials previously warned that aggressive European enforcement against American tech firms could trigger retaliation, particularly if free expression is curtailed under the guise of digital regulation.

The European Union has separately launched its own inquiries into X, part of a broader regulatory push that disproportionately targets American platforms while leaving state-aligned European media largely untouched.

Macron’s government, already weakened by public backlash over immigration, economic stagnation, and unabashed top-down governance, now appears determined to silence platforms that refuse to follow the approved script. X’s openness has made it a focal point for dissent the French establishment no longer controls.

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Germany’s globalist political establishment, which has imposed a catastrophic multiculturalism at any cost ideology upon its population, is once again confronting the human cost of its failed migration experiment, after a shocking and senseless killing at a Hamburg subway station exposed the consequences of policies long insulated from accountability.

Late Thursday evening, an 18-year-old German woman was brutally murdered at Hamburg’s Wandsbek-Markt station when a 25-year-old Sudanese migrant grabbed her and forced both of them onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train. Both died instantly, according to police, Remix News reports.

Investigators say the attacker and victim did not know one another and had been standing separately on the platform before the assault. The man reportedly approached without warning as the train entered the station, dragging the young woman into the path of the subway.

One eyewitness described the scene to Focus magazine, saying, “Unfortunately, I cannot judge that with the colored one. The woman was very young.” Police confirmed that witnesses were provided psychological counseling at the scene of the horrific murder as investigators reviewed security footage.

Horrific news coming out of Hamburg, Germany.

A woman was minding her own business waiting for a subway train last night when she was grabbed by a strange man, who threw them both under an arriving train.

Both died instantly. They did not know one another.

Police have launched… pic.twitter.com/Hrjat2LuGf

— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) January 30, 2026

Authorities later identified the suspect as a South Sudanese national who arrived in Germany in mid-2024 through a federal humanitarian intake program. According to reports, he held a valid residence permit and was living in municipal accommodation at the time of the attack.

The murder briefly shut down Hamburg’s U1 subway line overnight and triggered a large emergency response involving police, fire crews, and Germany’s Red Cross crisis teams. Though for many Germans, the disruption felt grimly familiar—yet another teenage European girl murdered by a military aged migrant male from a culture alien to the West.

This killing is only the latest in a disturbing pattern of unprovoked violence at German train stations over the past several years. In August 2024, a 31-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker pushed a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl onto the tracks in Lower Saxony while she was speaking with her grandfather by phone.

Germany: Military-Aged Iraqi Migrant Under Deportation Order Avoids Prison After Murdering 16-Year-Old Ukrainian Refugee by Throwing Her in Front of a Train

That perpetrator, despite being legally required to leave Germany, avoided prison after prosecutors ruled him criminally irresponsible due to alleged schizophrenia. The girl died instantly.
In January 2023, a Syrian national threw a 16-year-old schoolgirl onto railway tracks in North Rhine-Westphalia, then jumped down himself before calmly boarding his train.

Even prominent critics of radical Islam have not been spared. In November 2025, Berlin educator Hudhaifa Al-Mashhadani survived an attempted push at a Neukölln subway station, later saying, “The man then hit me on the head… It was over in a few seconds.”

Earlier incidents include a 2023 case in Pforzheim, where an Algerian and a Tunisian migrant allegedly shoved a man onto the tracks for refusing to give them a cigarette. The victim was assaulted again while trying to climb back up.

These are not isolated tragedies, but symptoms of a political model that prioritizes ideological multiculturalism and replacism over public safety. Germany’s ruling class invited millions of unvetted, military-aged men from radically alien ultures into the country—and now insists that citizens accept the consequences in silence.

The contrast with the United States could not be clearer. As Germany’s leaders dismantled borders and outsourced security to wishful thinking, President Donald Trump chose enforcement, sovereignty, and national strength.

Under Trump, America rejected the globalist logic that hollowed out Western nations. His administration restored border control, unapologetically defended law enforcement, and rebuilt domestic industry—including American steel—as a foundation of national resilience.

Germany ignored that lesson. Its political elites dismantled both security and social cohesion, trusting programs to manage risks that can no longer be managed.

The Hamburg murder is now being investigated as a homicide, but the deeper responsibility lies far beyond one individual. It rests with a political establishment that knowingly created the conditions for such violence.

Ordinary Germans are paying the price—in train stations, public squares, and everyday life—while those who designed the system remain protected from its outcomes.

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