FRANCE: Hollande greets supporters from balcony

Record ID: 863266

  • Title: FRANCE: Hollande greets supporters from balcony
  • Date: 8th May 2012
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (MAY 7, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF JOURNALISTS OUTSIDE FRENCH PRESIDENT-ELECT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE'S CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS MANUEL VALLS, SOCIALIST PARTY MEMBER WALKING INTO HOLLANDE'S CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS PIERRE MOSCOVICI, SOCIALIST PARTY MEMBER, ON THE BALCONY JOURNALISTS AND CROWD IN FRONT OF HOLLANDE'S CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS HOLLANDE ON THE BALCONY WAVING TO THOSE DOWN BELOW
  • Embargoed: 23rd May 2012 13:00
  • Keywords:
  • Location: France
  • City:
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVACDF682CGRA1MJEVYSST324XY2
  • Aspect Ratio:
  • Story Text: A day after an election victory that gave France its first Socialist president in 17 years, a relaxed president-elect appeared on his balcony on Monday (May 7) to greet supporters and media who had gathered outside.
    Also seen at Hollande's campaign headquarters were party members Manuel Valls and Pierre Moscovici.
    Hollande will be sworn in as France's new president on May 15, an official at outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said on Monday.
    Hollande, who won Sunday's presidential election with 51.6 percent of the vote, will accompany Sarkozy at an annual ceremony on Tuesday,
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2012. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register