in the subtitle: > à la fois figure de l'extrême droite lilloise And later in the text: > Mais cette figure des milieux identitaires du Nord This isn't just

in the subtitle: > à la fois figure de l'extrême droite lilloise And later in the text: > Mais cette figure des milieux identitaires du Nord This isn't just political affiliation, it means it's a well-known/prominent member of far right in the city of Lille. Also, this is just one article, this topic has received a lot of coverage in the French press, providing lots of additional details about his political background.[1] Overall you should probably avoid going full “well actually” when discussing internal politics of a foreign country with one of its citizen. [1]: for instance you could check this one: https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/actualites/article/qui-est-claude-hermant-detenu-pour-trafic-d-armes-et-soupconne-de-liens-avec-l-arsenal-d-amedy-coulibaly_68708.html https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/actualites/article/qui-est-cla...