Reindustrialisation, a campaign theme that transcends dividing lines

As the list of presidential candidates begins to clear, a common denominator emerges from the programs.

All the candidates wish to reindustrialize the country for, more or less, the same reasons: the restoration of national economic sovereignty and the preservation of its territorial coherence.

In the wake of international free trade agreements, France has indeed lost, between 1980 and 2010, 2 million industrial jobs.

And this disintegration, experienced by all Western economies except Germany, has logically condemned entire regions to mass unemployment.

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Since the election of Emmanuel Macron, a slight improvement has been measured.

In short, the industry is even creating a few jobs again.

From now on, the share of manufacturing industry in gross domestic product (GDP) is no longer falling, it is content to stagnate at around 10%.

For factories to push back in France, candidates have, on paper, the choice between two major

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