French presidential candidate Le Pen said that the government could not manage the yellow vest protests

Le Pen, the presidential candidate of the National Unity (RN) party, evaluated the yellow vest protest on October 17, in which she participated in a broadcast on the France Info channel, where there was looting and public property was set on fire.

Criticizing the government's inability to control the protests, Le Pen said, "I think we are facing a collapsed state." he said.

Le Pen said that the events on the streets on October 17 were "predictable" but that the government had lost control.

Stating that she had doubts that the partial curfews put into effect in some cities after the protests were an effective solution to maintain public order, Le Pen pointed out that the permanent solution to this issue would be immigration policies.

Le Pen called for strengthening border management.

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Yellow vests, supported by students in France, organized demonstrations across the country on October 17 against the high cost of living and high fuel prices.

While approximately 2,500 people were detained during the demonstrations, more than 1,000 police officers, gendarmerie soldiers and firefighters were injured.

Approximately 3 thousand workplaces were damaged or looted during the demonstrations that included violent incidents.

Limoges City Hall and the tourism office in Lyon were set on fire, and activists damaged the city hall in Marseille.

Those whose workplaces were damaged during the protests reacted to the government on the grounds that it could not manage the crisis.

In order to prevent possible new actions, the government decided to impose a partial curfew in some regions, especially the cities of Paris, Lille, Lyon, Marseille and Nice, starting from October 19.