Barack Obama has praised centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron for promoting liberal values (File Photo)
Former US president Barack Obama endorsed Emmanuel Macron for the French presidency, praising the centrist frontrunner's "liberal values" in a video posted Thursday on the candidate's website.
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."