The World in Photos This Week

France fetes a new president, Spanish activists take to the streets, and Ratko Mladic finally goes to trial.

MAY 18, 2012

 

New French President François Hollande waves to the crowds along the Champs Elysees during his inauguration on May 15 in Paris. Hollande began naming his cabinet and traveled to Germany for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel within hours of his inauguration. Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has suggested that he will leave politics to return to a career in law.

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