FRANCE: French military forces stage their annual parade on the streets and in the skies of Paris to mark Bastille Day.
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FRANCE: French military forces stage their annual parade on the streets and in the skies of Paris to mark Bastille Day.
- Title: FRANCE: French military forces stage their annual parade on the streets and in the skies of Paris to mark Bastille Day.
- Date: 14th July 2012
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (JULY 14, 2012) (REUTERS) FLYPAST OF JETS TRAILING RED, WHITE AND BLUE SMOKE SOLDIERS STANDING IN MILITARY JEEP FRENCH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE LOOKING ON FROM PRESIDENTIAL PODIUM REPUBLICAN GUARDS ON HORSEBACK MARCHING PAST PRESIDENTIAL PODIUM ARMY OFFICER SALUTING VARIOUS OF PARADE MILITARY BAND PLAYING VARIOUS OF PARADE MINISTERS AND DIGNITARIES WATCHING SOLDIERS ON TANKS VARIOUS OF PARATROOPERS PERFORMING TOP OF THE EIFFEL TOWER POLICE FORCES ON MOTORBIKES
- Embargoed: 29th July 2012 13:00
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- Location: France
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- Country: France
- Topics: Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA31OGNJ0S3A4MX4PL7BLPWMDX5
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- Story Text: Thousands of troops paraded down the Champs Elysees while planes and helicopters flew overhead as France's new Socialist President Francois Hollande led celebrations for Bastille day on Saturday (July 14) facing the first tests of his leadership.
For Hollande, who took office in mid-May, the celebration of France's national day was overshadowed by outcry surrounding the announcement of mass layoffs at carmaker Peugeot last week and a scandal over his private life which threatens to undermine his image as a "normal" president.
The annual parade came as France's military is facing cutbacks as the country struggles to pare back one of the highest levels of public spending in Western Europe to meet an EU deficit target of 3 percent of GDP next year. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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