Former PM Valls endorses Macron for French presidency

France's former prime minister Manuel Valls endorsed the presidential bid of centrist Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, becoming the most high-profile Socialist to back the ex-banker over the party's own nominee.Valls' nod comes less than a month before the first round of the election on April 23, in which polls show Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen running neck-and-neck.The former premier cited the "risks" of a Le Pen victory in confirming his support for Macron, in an interview with BFM T