It is a first in the history of France. Emmanuel Macron, presides, Friday, May 8, the ceremony to commemorate the victory of 1945 in a very limited format, in the presence of the main political and military leaders but without public because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Elysee .

While this year marks the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazism, the traditional Arc de Triomphe ceremony takes place at a minimum, without the traditional ascent of the Champs-Élysées and review of the troops.

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Alongside the Head of State, his predecessors Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande will be present, the presidents of the two assemblies Gérard Larcher and Richard Ferrand, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, Minister of the Armies Florence Parly and Secretary of State Geneviève Darrieussecq , as well as the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo.

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