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