French President Francois Hollande pays his respects after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Tuesday, May 15.
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French President Francois Hollande pays his respects after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Tuesday, May 15.
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A special police unit sniper stands guard on a roof during Tuesday's investiture ceremony.
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A special police unit sniper stands guard on a roof during Tuesday's investiture ceremony.
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During the ceremony, Hollande received the necklace of the Great Master of the Order of the Legion of Honor.
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During the ceremony, Hollande received the necklace of the Great Master of the Order of the Legion of Honor.
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Hollande reviews the troops after officially becoming France's new president at the élysée Palace.
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Hollande reviews the troops after officially becoming France's new president at the élysée Palace.
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Hollande speaks during the handover ceremony at the élysée Palace in Paris.
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Hollande speaks during the handover ceremony at the élysée Palace in Paris.
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Hollande parades down the Avenue des Champs-élysées flanked by the Republican Guard.
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Hollande parades down the Avenue des Champs-élysées flanked by the Republican Guard.
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Hollande greets supporters along the Avenue des Champs-élysées.
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Hollande greets supporters along the Avenue des Champs-élysées.
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Outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, welcomes his successor at the élysée Palace.
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Outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, welcomes his successor at the élysée Palace.
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Hollande is flanked by his companion, Valerie Trierweiler, and Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe as he arrives to deliver a speech at Paris' town hall.
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Hollande is flanked by his companion, Valerie Trierweiler, and Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe as he arrives to deliver a speech at Paris' town hall.
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Hollande waves to the crowd from his car outside the Tuileries Garden in Paris.
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Hollande waves to the crowd from his car outside the Tuileries Garden in Paris.
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Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni leave the élysée Palace after Hollande's investiture.
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Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni leave the élysée Palace after Hollande's investiture.
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The French president's nuclear satchel is carried through the élysée Palace.
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The French president's nuclear satchel is carried through the élysée Palace.
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Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, leave the élysée Palace.
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Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, leave the élysée Palace.
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