Macron Gets a Call from Obama as He Tries to Ride Momentum in French Election
Apr 21, 2017, 11:01 AM
In a jam-packed sports arena on Easter Monday, the man currently tipped to win the French presidential election—a strikingly young politician fighting his first-ever campaign—stood on a spotlit podium in front of more than 20,000 people, promising to transform his country's government and kickstart its flagging economy.
"Every generation has its role in history!" said Emmanuel Macron, 39, a liberal, pro-E.U.