Paris Celebrates Bastille Day with Olympic Torch Arrival
TL;DR
France celebrated Bastille Day with a military parade on Avenue Foch instead of the Champs Elysees due to Olympic preparations. The parade featured the Olympic flame and reduced troop numbers for security reasons. President Macron used the event to momentarily shift focus from the political crisis caused by a snap election that left the parliament deadlocked.
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