10:05 am: Emmanuel Macron arrived on the Champs-Élysées for the parade
The President of the Republic has just arrived at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe, on the Champs-Élysées. He has boarded a car and is about to review the troops.
9:57 am: Elisabeth arrived in the presidential gallery
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, who is attending the July 14 parade, has just arrived on the Champs-Élysées. The one who went through the École Polytechnique had herself participated in the parade when she was a student there.
Many other ministers and secretaries of state are present for the parade, including the Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, but also Gérald Darmanin, Marlène Schiappa, Olivier Véran, Rima Abdul Malak, Bruno Le Maire and Gabriel Attal.
Deputies from all political stripes were also present, as was the President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet.
9:44 a.m .: Emmanuel Macron flew over Paris aboard a French patrol plane
Emmanuel Macron was the first President of the Republic to make a flight, on July 8, aboard a plane belonging to the patrol of France, indicates BFMTV. “What an honor to have received the support of the President of the Republic shortly before the national holiday”, can we read on the Twitter account of the Air Force.
“I can testify to this: our soldiers are ready for tomorrow and we will be there to tell them our pride”, assured the President of the Republic on Wednesday by sharing on Twitter a video captured from the Interior of a French patrol aircraft.
The parade of planes will begin around 10:34 a.m., according to the program of the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
9:35 am: The French want an increase in military spending, according to a poll
According to an Odoxa poll released on Wednesday, 78% of French people think that France’s military spending should be increased, 21 points more than in 2019. In addition, 87% of French people have a good opinion of the military, but since the war in Ukraine, they have increasingly doubted France’s status as a great military power.
9:17 am: Jean Castex, Line Renaud or even Claire Chazal distinguished by the Legion of Honor
The former Prime Minister Jean Castex, the co-founder of Sidaction Line Renaud but also the journalist Claire Chazal or the sportsmen Fabien Galthié, Fabio Quartararo are part of the July 14 promotion of the Legion of Honor published this Thursday in the Official Journal .
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9:13 a.m.: 6,300 people will parade on the Champs-Élysées
The return of the war to the gates of Europe gives particular relief to the traditional military parade scheduled for Thursday in Paris on the occasion of the national holiday of July 14, which will honor the countries of the eastern flank of NATO. and the French troops deployed there.
In total, some 6,300 people will parade this year, including nearly 5,000 on foot. The show will mobilize 64 planes, a drone, 25 helicopters, 200 horses and 181 motorized vehicles.
9:15 a.m.: Hello and welcome to this live dedicated to the July 14 parade, which will open at 10 a.m. with the arrival of the President of the Republic.