The annual carnival in Nice kicked off on Saturday with figures of US President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s leader Kim Jong Un on parade. The giant paper figures were featured on one of the 17 floats that rolled through the streets of the southeastern French city on Saturday. /VCG Photo

British Prime Minister Theresa May is another companion of Donald Trump in the parade. /VCG Photo

Russian President Vladimir Putin Turkish and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are the main effigies of the float themed “Planet of the Apes.” /VCG Photo

The 134th carnival themed “King of Space” aims to honor the country’s astronaut Thomas Pesquet. It is believed that over a million visitors join in the festivities every year which have run from late February to early March ever since 1294. /VCG Photo

Along with performers and visitors, the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi and his wife Laura attended the carnival. /VCG Photo

Security remains the top priority for the carnival after 86 people were killed in the city in 2016 when a truck plowed into a crowd. /VCG Photo