Ex-French President Hollande backs Macron in presidential race


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  • Friday, 15 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron greets former President Francois Hollande during a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French Socialist President Francois Hollande on Thursday called on voters to back Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the country's presidential election on April 24.

"I am a former president and I know that in an election of that importance, what is key is France, its cohesion, its European future and its independence. This is why I call on the French to vote for Emmanuel Macron," Hollande told TF1 television.

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