Who is Elwan, the young high school student with a flowery verb who kisses Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the cheek?
Rising3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days
Wed, 7 October 2026peak 2 reports on Wed, 21 October 2026Wed, 21 October 2026
What it is about
ElwanJean-Luc MélenchonParisJean-Luca MélenchonaLjubi šefa krajnje ljeviceNepokorena Francuska (La France insoumise)FrancuskojElwan BenoîtRobertom PattinsonomFrancusku
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
Le Figaro (France)
Index.hr (Croatia)
7 Oct, 15:44over 14 days21 Oct, 07:41
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 3 original reports
Wed, 7 October 2026
1 report- Le Figaro (France)15:44first to report
Remarqué pour sa verve hors du commun et son plaidoyer convaincu pour «une gauche de rupture», l’élève d’un lycée public du 9e arrondissement de Paris a été adoubé par Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
Wed, 21 October 2026
2 reports- Index.hr (Croatia)07:41
17-GODIŠNJI Elwan dospio je u središte medijske pozornosti nakon što se pojavila snimka na kojoj ljubi čelnika krajnje lijeve stranke Nepokorena Francuska (La France insoumise) Jean-Luca Mélenchona.
- 24sata (Croatia)08:14
Sedamnaestogodišnji Elwan Benoît preko noći je postao internetska senzacija. Jedni ga uspoređuju s Robertom Pattinsonom, drugi ga kritiziraju, a njegove izjave o nejednakosti i francuskoj politici ne prestaju izazivati reakcije