She later called France the \u201claughingstock of the world\u201d and called on Culture Minister Rachida Dati \u2014 who has acknowledged \u201cfailures\u201d in securing the world\u2019s most visited museum in several interviews \u2014 to demand the resignations of the museum\u2019s director and head of security. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe responsibility lies with 40 years of abandonment during which problems were swept under the rug \u2026 We always focused on the security of cultural institutions for visitors, much less for that of the artworks,\u201d Dati told broadcaster M6 on Monday.<\/a><\/p>\n Jean-Philippe Tanguy, a high-ranking official with the country\u2019s biggest far-right party, the National Rally, accused the French \u201cpolitical and media system\u2019s \u2026 soft-on-crime ideology\u201d of being \u201cresponsible\u201d for the heist. \u00a0<\/p>\n In a series of angry social media posts<\/a>, he claimed that \u201cFrench museums, like our historic buildings and churches, are DELIBERATELY not secured to the same standard as the treasures they contain.\u201d<\/p>\n National Rally President Jordan Bardella called the incident a \u201chumiliation\u201d before asking: \u201cHow far will the breakdown of the state go?\u201d <\/p>\n Meanwhile, conservative lawmaker Alexandre Portier announced plans to propose a parliamentary inquiry into the protection of French heritage and museum security, as first reported by POLITICO<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Security concerns have long been a point of contention within the museum. Trade unions have repeatedly sounded the alarm over what they describe as poor working conditions and understaffing among security personnel \u2014 who have gone on strike several times, most recently in June, amid growing visitor numbers driven by mass tourism. <\/p>\n