been touring around northern and eastern france, the areas of the country that were hardest hit by world war i and hardest hit by economics. i was with him on thursday as he toured in an area. with him was the chairman and ceo of the parent company. they announced a new line of vanz would be made adding 200 new jobs in the struggling region. he campaigned on a platform of france's economy. it is a difficult challenge. by most accounts he has delivered making deals with unions, weatherering months of of on again off again strikes and enduring a difficult climate. he promises to persist with the next round including pension reforms next year. after macron's tour he had to get back to work so we met in an office just off the factory