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Obama endorses Emmanuel Macron for French presidency
May 05, 2017
Former United States president Barack Obama has extended his support to
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, saying that the latter
is committed to a better future for the French people.
"I have
admired the campaign that Emmanuel Macron has run. He has stood up for
liberal values, he put forward a vision for the important role that
France plays in Europe and around the world. And, he is committed to a
better future for the French people. He appeals to people's hopes and
not their fears," CNN quoted Obama as saying in a video shared by Macron
via Twitter on Thursday.
Asserting that he is not planning to
get involved in many elections and also that he does not has to run for
the office again, Obama underscored that the French election is very
important to the future of France and to the values that Americans care
so much about.
Obama added that "he is endorsing Emmanuel Macron
to lead the French people due to the significance of the upcoming
presidential election in the country".
This comes after President
Donald Trump had earlier spoken positively about the right-wing
candidate Marine Le Pen of the National Front party.
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