an important but not central theme for the 2022 presidential election

Immigration will be for the “popular block” a central theme in the perspective of the presidential campaign of 2022. “But it will not be the most important theme. It will not monopolize speaking time. Material conditions, purchasing power and public service will count a lot. Presidential elections are often played out on the theme of reforms, but also on changes in public service “, Explain Jérôme Sainte-Marie, political scientist and author of the book Popular Bloc, unfinished electoral subversion.

According to the author, there is widespread concern about immigration. For him, it is an impediment for popular categories to vote on the left. “We often wonder why popular categories do not vote more on the left. Social movements still exist, but the non-consideration of the migration issue by left-wing politicians means that the popular vote goes elsewhere,” specifies the political scientist.