A kiss by French President Emmanuel Macron (46) has become a topic of discussion across France these days.
Macron kissed his sports minister at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday. This intimate kiss has become the talk of the town.
The photo shows Amelie Odeya-Castera, 46, kissing Macron’s neck while one of her arms is wrapped around his neck. His other hand is holding the hand of the President of France. In the photo, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is also seen averting his gaze.
More than 40 lakh people viewed the picture
Pictures of the intimate kiss have been viewed more than 4 million times on social media platform X. This kiss has shocked people in France also. While in France kissing is often a common way of greeting. Many social media users said it crossed the boundaries of a polite kiss and entered into indecent territory.
Comments started on social media
One user wrote: This is how I kiss my girlfriend. Another person wrote that I find this photo indecent, it is not worthy of a President and a Minister. Some people even created memes imagining how Macron’s wife Brigitte Macron would react to the kiss.
This magazine highlighted the photo
This picture was first highlighted by the French magazine Madame Figaro. The magazine described O’Dea-Castera as someone who definitely knows how to get people talking about themselves. The Paris Olympics 2024 started last week.
