Maximilien Carlier, edited by Philippe Folgado // Photo credit: Romain Perrocheau / AFP 19:20 p.m., October 15, 2023

Marine Le Pen, elected representative of Hénin-Beaumont in the North, spoke about the tragedy in Arras. A first speech by the leader of the deputies of the National Rally during which she asked that members of government leave their functions after the events of recent days in France.

Marine Le Pen, elected representative of the town of Hénin-Beaumont, located about 30 kilometres from Arras, spoke two days after the terrible events that affected the Gambetta high school and caused the death of Dominique Bernard, a literature teacher. Statements that are harshly aimed at members of the government.

"Is there still a minister who feels responsible for something?"

"We must now stop wiping our feet on our country," said Marine Le Pen. The leader of the RN deputies asks the President of the Republic and the government to respect the French and to make France respected in the world. Even if she does not name any names, the knife attack in Arras must have consequences for the future of some members of Élisabeth Borne's current government: "Our honour and our pride are at stake," she declares.

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"On what occasion should a minister resign if not when he is confronted with a chain of failures so long and serious that it has allowed an appalling additional appalling drama to unfold on our territory?" A thinly veiled attack by Marine Le Pen against Gérald Darmanin. Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally, had also called for the resignation of the interior minister. "Is there still a minister who feels responsible for something when it doesn't work in our country and resigns?" she concluded.