• The 137th Nice Carnival of the King of Animals should bring together 85,000 paying spectators by February 27.

  • In the floats, it is a question of animals in danger but also of the "basket of crabs" of the candidates for the presidential election.

Sharp claws and smiles for some predators.

The main candidates for the presidential election caused a sensation, represented in a "basket of crabs", at the opening of the 137th Nice Carnival which was "sold out" for its return this weekend.

Shortened in 2020 and canceled last year due to the pandemic, the event obviously took advantage of current political events to dress up one of its floats imagined around the "King of Animals", and above all to dress up the applicants for the Elysium.

Eric Zemmour, Valérie Pécresse, Marine Le Pen, Yannick Jadot, Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Emmanuel Macron, not yet officially declared but planted above the fray, took it for their rank.

In their red and blue shell, from which colorful legs emerge, they made the public particularly "laugh".

“It's super funny and above all very well done.

We know that it's a real basket of crabs that case, "commented Saturday evening Annie, "delighted to finally find the Carnival".

"These confetti, it feels so good"

This first illuminated corso was sold out, with more than 7,000 people in the stands.

The bleachers were also at maximum capacity on Friday for the "opening ceremony", a novelty of this "reunion" edition, accessible free of charge to the 5,000 Nice people who had been able to withdraw their invitation.

“These confetti, these streamers, it does a lot of good in the context of the Covid-19”, also smiled Benjamin, among these privileged people with Mattéo, his 5-year-old son.

He especially loved the "little fireworks".

"It was magical," said the little Azurean with sparks in his eyes.

In total, the carnival, which usually brings together 200,000 spectators, will only be able to accommodate 85,000 paying spectators this year, according to the municipality.

Even if the capacity will further increase with the reduction of sanitary measures.

Poaching and ocean pollution

Four nocturnal parades and four other flower battles are still scheduled between now and February 27.

“Tuesday we will be at more than 7,000 people possible.

And, from Wednesday, the restrictions are lifted, we say on the side of the management of the event.

So, a priori, we can go up to 12,000 people on the corsos ”, with the reopening of the promenades, these spaces where the public does not remain static.

They will therefore be able to see all the tanks even more closely, some of which carry strong messages.

With "Orwell's Farm", animals rebel against men.

A praying mantis with hypnotic eyes declares war on the “patriarchy” on the platform entitled “Fighting female”, understand “combat woman”.

In the parade, it is also about the future of the planet and its ecosystem.

A gorilla grapples with a poacher while a turtle chews on a plastic bag.

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