French presidential candidate says state no longer exists

Left-wing French presidential candidate Rafael Glucksmann said he felt that “the state no longer exists” and that what was happening in France was “an attack on the republic.” He said this against the background of the unrest that swept the country writes sb.by.

According to RIA Novosti, as episodes symbolizing, according to him, this “attack”, the politician called the arson of the city hall in Limoges and the incident in Marseille, where protesters broke into the city hall threw from the pedestal bust of Marianne – a symbol of France.

On Saturday, October 17, mass protests against the rising cost of living and prices took place in France. Demonstrations were accompanied by violent clashes with the police, pogroms and vandalism: radical youth smashed shops, set fire to traffic stops and cars. To disperse the police used tear gas, noise grenades and water cannons.

According to French authorities, more than two thousand people were detained during the unrest.

The protests resulted in the resignation of Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, but President Emmanuel Macron did not accept it, despite criticism of police actions during the crackdown.

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