Speaking on French television channel LCI, the the Front National politician said: “This Berlin attack is reminiscent of Nice and nothing has been done since. “We need to make a coalition alliance against all Islamist ramifications.” Marion Le Pen, who is the niece of the Front National leader Marine Le Pen, blasted European leaders for treating the Islam issue with such laxity.

GETTY Le Pen has blasted the government for not doing more to prevent attacks like this

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GETTY Marion Le Pen has blamed Merkel for the latest attack

This Berlin attack is reminiscent of Nice and nothing has been done since Marion Le Pen

She drew similarities between the Berlin lorry attack which killed 12 people on Monday night and the Bastille Day attack in France in July when 86 people were killed. Ms Le Pen said: “It is a serious issue that our Government is not responding to. “I see a powerless government who are scared by stigmatisation.”

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A minute’s silence was held in the National Assembly in Paris to remember the victims of the Berlin attack. Ms Le Pen also said that the issue of migrants is key in the attack. Speaking on BFM, Ms Le Pen said: “Massacre after massacre, lessons are not learned.

GETTY Marion Le Pen made the comments when she was speaking on French television