Obama backs Macron in last-minute intervention in French election

Former US president says centrist, who faces far-right Marine Le Pen in runoff, appeals to hopes not fearsBarack Obama has made a last-minute intervention in the French presidential election in support of Emmanuel Macron, saying “the success of France matters to the entire world”.Macron, a centrist, faces Marine Le Pen of the far-right Front National in a runoff vote on Sunday. Polls put him 20 points ahead. Continue reading...