Serge Élie Ayoub (born 29 October 1964), also known under the alias ''Batskin'', is a French political activist associated with the

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and formerly the

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movement.

Biography

Ayoub was born in Bagnolet. His French mother was a magistrate, his father, of Lebanese descent, was a civil servant. On a language study trip to

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, he first learned about punk movement and became interested in neo-nazi

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. He became associated with the

s of the

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, supporters of

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, with the ''Pitbull Kop''. He founded in 1987 the ''Jeunesses Nationalistes Révolutionnaires'' ("Revolutionary Nationalist Youth", also known by its initialism JNR) and joined the

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. In 1993, he was a candidate during the

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where he obtained 0.17% of the votes. He was associated with

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's movement, '' Égalité et Réconciliation'', close to Frédéric Chatillon, member of ''

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'' and founded a bar for conferences with Jean-Paul Gourévitch,

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, Pierre Hillard, François-Bernard Huyghe, Guillaume de Tanoüarn, Michel Drac, Romain Bessonnet, Jean-Marie Vianney Ndagijimana, Véronique Hervouët, David Mascré, Maurice Gendre, Denis Collin and

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. In 2013, he made several media appearances following the death of Clément Méric, an

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activist who died during a fight with skinheads. The decision to give Ayoub public visibility was criticized by then-Minister of Education

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Personal life

In the 1990s, Ayoub was romantically involved with pornographic actress

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Publications

* ''Conte barbare'', 2008, Le Retour aux Sources, () * ''Doctrine du Solidarisme'', 2012, Éditions du Pont d’Arcole ()

Bibliography

* Éric Rossi, ''Jeunesse française des années 80–90 : la tentation néo-fasciste'', sous la dir. et préf. d'Hugues Portelli, Librairie générale de droit et de jurisprudence, 1995, 382 p. ()

Filmography

* ''Sur les pavés'', autonomiste media, 2009.

References

External links

Troisième Voie website

Le Local
his bar
Interview with Serge Ayoub
''Radio Bandiera Nera'' in May 2008.
Radio Résistance
dernière interview de Serge Ayoub en date du 17 décembre 2008. 1964 births French neo-Nazis Living people French activists French people of Lebanese descent National Rally (France) politicians 21st-century French politicians {{France-politician-FN-stub