In pictures: King's Carnival kicks off in Nice with giant Trump, Erdogan floats

The French Riviera town welcomes the 134th edition of the King's Carnival with space as its main theme.

Dawn.com | AFP Published February 18, 2018

The streets of Nice, France were filled with cheer on Saturday night, February 17, as the town's people welcomed the 134th edition of the King's Carnival.

Scheduled to take place from February 17 to March 3, 2018, this year's edition welcomed people to "come and dance to the rhythm of the stars and planets" as the theme focused on space, honouring French astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

The carnival will feature six carnival parades, 17 floats and more than 1,000 dancers and musicians from all over the world.

One of the 17 floats to pass through the streets displayed giant paper-mache figures of US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, depicting the diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

Some of the other world leaders to roll down the streets were Brigitte Macron, wife of the French President, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May.

The float "US space programme/North Korea" depicting US president Donald Trump as it parades in the streets of Nice for the 134rd edition of the Nice Carnival.— AFP

The float "Planet of the apes" depicting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin as it parades in the streets of Nice.— AFP

People look at the float "Planet of the apes" depicting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin as it parades in the streets of Nice. — AFP

The float "Brigitte attack" depicting Brigitte Macron as it parades in the streets of Nice for the 134rd edition of the Nice Carnival. — AFP

A reveler takes part in the Nice carnival parade, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, in Nice, southeastern France. —AP

A float depicting US President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Russian President Vladimir Putin parades during the Nice carnival.— AP.

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Panocha

Feb 19, 2018 03:49am

Beautiful

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M. Asghar

Feb 19, 2018 05:31pm

President Erdogan of Turkey is the inevitable new geopolitical star in the region and beyond.

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Ghar_Damad

Feb 20, 2018 03:52am

@M. Asghar Star? You didn't get it - did you?

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Jack

Feb 21, 2018 02:01am

@M. Asghar Erdogan is a poor dictator who has to attack his neighbors and wage war to cover up his corruption.

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Abc

Feb 21, 2018 12:53pm

@Jack Actually turkey is under attack of us-U.K.-Israel coalition who wish to design Middle East for their benefit including a satellite Kurdish territory.

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