Macron's portrait 'figuratively' depicts centrist position What message does Emmanuel Macron want to send with his official portrait, which was released on Twitter on Thursday and features the president flanked by the French and EU flags? For semiologist Elodie Mielczareck, who specializes in political communication, the photograph uses "aesthetic codes" that combine the old and the new to "figuratively" communicate his centrist agenda. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES