Nope, it’s not just you. People all over the world are mourning the end of the Obama era. 

Even as we confront what many are calling a  global right-wing movement as indicated by the UK’s exit from the European Union, Trump’s election in the U.S, and an increase in right-wing populism around the world, this movement runs parallel to a progressive resistance demanding equality, liberty, and justice for all. It is in this spirit of resistance that a French group of Obama stans created the 'OBAMA17' presidential campaign. Unhappy with the options for the country’s upcoming presidential election, they’re hoping that the former US president will run for office in France as “an antidote to the popularity of right-wing parties in the country.”

The group has posted posters across Paris and launched a website in hopes of getting 1 million people to sign the petition to convince our 44th POTUS to run for office. Sounds like a good plan only…Obama's not French. A spokesperson for the group told ABC News Thursday morning, "We started dreaming about this idea two months before the end of Obama's presidency. We dreamed about this possibility to vote for someone we really admire, someone who could lead us to project ourselves in a bright future. Then, we thought, whether it's possible or not, whether or not he is French, we have to do this for real, to give French people hope … Vive la République, Vive Obama, Vive la France and the U.S.A." 

Hope is a powerful thing.

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