Singer Catherine Ringer made an impression during the ceremony to seal abortion in the Constitution by performing a feminist version of the Marseillaise.
But another sequence also got people talking.
At the end of her performance, the Rita Mitsouko star dodged a hug from Emmanuel Macron, after kissing his hand back.
The footage went viral on social media.
This Wednesday morning, Catherine Ringer returned to this “wind” to the President of the Republic.
“His kiss was poorly placed,” explained the singer on France 2. “Not that it was in the wrong place but it was a solemn situation, (…) when he told me we
kiss each other
, I found that it was not okay for the president to kiss me there,” she clarified.
"Her kiss was misplaced, I'm not her friend"
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“I’m not his friend, either,” she said, adding that she “doesn’t particularly like kissing” in general.
For Catherine Ringer, the kiss is “an expression of cronyism” which was “not fair” at that time.
While recognizing that she "may have been wrong" to leave so quickly after her dodging movement, the singer put the seriousness of the sequence into perspective and considered that this gesture was a communication stunt from the president.
A free reinterpretation
The Rita Mitsouka star also insisted on the fact that she was “extremely honored” by the invitation to this ceremony.
His adaptation of the Marseillaise received a standing ovation from the crowd.
A cappella, but supported by the choir of the French army, Catherine Ringer began with “to arms, citizens, citizenes” and replaced the last phrase of the refrain of the national anthem with “Let us march and sing this pure law in the Constitution ".
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“A pure law in the Constitution”: Catherine Ringer revisits the Marseillaise for the abortion sealing ceremony
“She did it freely,” Emmanuel Macron then commented to the press, recognizing that this version was as “original” as it was “unconventional.”
The Élysée assured that it had not been informed of this reinterpretation.