<p>Former US President Barack Obama endorsed French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron in a video released by the Macron campaign on Thursday, May 4.</p><p>“I have admired the campaign that Emmanuel Macron has run,” says Obama in the video. “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.”</p><br />
