Obama for French president? Petition calls for former [pres] to run for office in France

Daily Mail ^ | Feb 25, 2017 | Emily Crane

[upchuck]

The French are set to elect a new president in April.

But those who are unhappy with the current candidates are making a last ditch attempt to recruit another contender - Barack Obama.

The Obama17 petition is currently circulating with the aim of gathering 1 million signatures to convince the former U.S. president to run for office in France.

About 500 posters of Obama's face have been plastered across Paris in recent days, urging people to visit the petition website.

[upchuck]

All in favor, raise your hand.

Related: French Voters Call On Obama To Run For President To "Give French People Hope"

[silverleaf]

I vote yes on this provided he gives up,his US citizenship

[Enterprise]

Obama would be better qualified as a french maid.

[ASA Vet]

It has yet to be determined if he has any to give up.

[Pearls Before Swine]

According to a Wikipedia article on the requirements to be President in a number of countries, he’d be ineligible. France requires the candidate to be a French citizen.

[meyer]

France requires the candidate to be a French citizen.

I'm sure that his friends in Hawaii can produce a birth certificate that says that he's French.

[gaijin]

Why not..?

He is just as French as he is American, in fact he hates France much less.

[dfwgator]

He was ineligible here, but that didn’t stop him, did it?

[silverleaf]

I wonder what passport he is using to travel?
As Senator and then POTUS he would have had a special passport but I wonder if they get to keep those as private citizens?

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Related: French Voters Call On Obama To Run For President To "Give French People Hope"

Or at least a good rogering.

[Logical me]

France, take the damn black piece of garbage.

[SkyDancer]

Doesn’t he have to be a French citizen? As for giving France hope, LOLOLOLOL - sure worked for us didn’t it?

[pricilla]

What a winning ticket that would be.....Obama-Kerry......OMG......I would love to see that happen.

[Qiviut]

Doesn’t he have to be a French citizen?

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He could work that out or someone could do it for him - same way he got elected in this country.

[trebb]

The Frogs are bent on suicide....

[Jolla]

Think of the pride of french fashion and french culture with Mademoiselle Obama the fashion icon of the world as their first lady

[beethovenfan]

Good! And take Jean-Francois Kerree avec vous.

[oldtech]

Seems like the logical next step for France.

[SkyDancer]

If they want him bad enough they might figure a way to do it. And then keep him.

[upchuck]

I vote yes on this provided he gives up,his US citizenship

Some people claim nobama has no US citizenship to give up. Just saying.