French presidential election 2017

U.S. President Barack Obama greets an adoring crowd in Cannes, France on November 4, 2011.

The French have been desperate for Obama to get involved in their politics. He just did.

Global Politics

President Barack Obama is a superstar in France. French voters even wish he were the one running.

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