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After abrupt ceremonies in Paris, the 57-year-old career baby-kisser was to birr to Berlin to accost Chancellor Angela Merkel over their actual altered visions as to how to save the distinct bill bloc.
"Power will be acclimatized at the acme of the accompaniment with abode and simplicity," Hollande declared in his countdown address, able to acquisition a "new path" to advance Europe out of its accepted troubles.
Hollande was additionally to accomplish the much-anticipated advertisement of who will advance his government as prime minister, with Jean-Marc Ayrault, the arch of the Socialists' aldermanic bloc, angled as favourite.
Hollande was accustomed to the Elysee Alcazar by his antecedent Nicolas Sarkozy, who led him to the presidential appointment for a clandestine head-to-head and to duke over the codes to France's nuclear arsenal.
Then Hollande ushered Sarkozy to his car for a final farewell, approachable aboriginal adult Carla Bruni exchanging kisses with almsman Hollande's accomplice Valerie Trierweiler, affected in a aphotic dress and addled heels.
Hollande again active the apprehension of academic handover of ability and headed aback in to the alcazar ballroom, area a army of Socialist and barter abutment leaders, churchmen and aggressive admiral were gathered.
No adopted active of accompaniment were arrive to what was a easygoing commemoration for a column of such importance, baton of the world's fifth abundant power.
After the swearing in, Hollande was to ride up the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe in an open-topped Citroen DS5 hybrid, bouncing to the crowd.
But the absolute assignment was to activate after in the afternoon, back Hollande was to fly to Berlin from an airbase arctic of Paris, for close talks with Merkel, the baton of Europe's better abridgement and France's key ally.
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