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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 4, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Obama endorses Macron for French presidency in campaign video
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFormer US president Barack Obama endorses Emmanuel Macron for the French presidency, praising the centrist frontrunner’s “liberal values” in a video posted Thursday on the candidate’s website and social media channels.
L'espoir est en marche. Merci @BarackObama. pic.twitter.com/0azZHLZLse
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 4, 2017
Macron has “stood up for liberal values (and) put forward a vision for the important role that France plays in Europe and around the world,” Obama says in the video, adding: “He appeals to people’s hopes and not their fears.”
— with AFP
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