France's Multicultural Face Fades from View The recent success of French athletes like Kylian Mbappé and Victor Wembanyama on the global stage has long been touted as a symbol of the country's multiculturalism and openness to diversity.
Beneath this façade, however, an increasingly dominant far right ideology is gaining traction in France.
The National Rally party's promise to curtail immigration and restrict "Frenchness" along racial lines has become a powerful force, threatening to upend the nation's liberal aspirations.