France's identity crisis: Divisions and political fractures threaten stability - comment

France faces deep societal divisions over immigration and identity, with far-left and far-right factions gaining in recent elections, posing challenges to unity and stability.

Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group. Paris, France, June 2, 2024.

Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group. Paris, France, June 2, 2024.

(photo credit: REUTERS/CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/FILE PHOTO)

JULY 8, 2024 00:21