Carles Escolà
Barcelona may (EFE).- “Give me your cell phone, I don’t have it.” Around noon and in a relaxed atmosphere and good atmosphere, the seven 28M candidates from the parties represented in the Barcelona City Council seemed like a group of friends who gave each other their phone numbers to meet another day.
On this day of reflection and as if it were already an unwritten law, the candidates for Barcelona have attended the appointment of the EFE Agency in front of the town hall facade in the classic family photo before the municipal contest tomorrow Sunday.
The first to arrive at Plaça de Sant Jaume was the mayoress and BComú candidate for re-election, Ada Colau, who was quickly approached by two ladies to tell her: “We can’t vote for you because we don’t live in Barcelona, but we do You look beautiful on TV, you are even more natural when you look at it”.
Compliments and détente between the candidates in Barcelona
Compliments that have received to a greater or lesser extent the seven suitors to take the mayor’s staff of the capital of Catalonia, in an atmosphere of relaxation between them and with the citizens, who watched the spontaneous event, a climate that contrasts with the elections held during the process stage.
Colau, how not dressed in purple, has been followed by a suit Ernest Maragall, the center of the family photo, since he was the one who obtained the most votes in the 2019 municipal elections, also the oldest of all the candidates. 80 years old but he looks in top shape.
Like Xavier Trias (Junts), who also came to the event wearing a darker blue jacket and a white shirt, but without a tie. Before the EFE photo, a family that seemed to be going to communion approached him to talk about his problems with the terraces in the bars and they took a photo with him and his little children.
In a gesture of facing the day in a ‘chill’ plan, the Socialist candidate, Jaume Collboni, has attended the meeting with a smile and his usual New Balance sneakers, all dressed more casually.
Anna Grau (CS), Eva Parera (Valents) and Daniel Sirera have also chosen to go elegant but comfortable, with blazers, jeans and comfortable shoes, after the many kilometers covered this season.
telephone exchange
At the end of the family photo in front of the entrance to the Barcelona City Council, the candidates have formed a huddle, as if they did not want to separate, since the EFE meeting was their last group meeting this campaign. The reason? Exchange phone numbers. Some did not have the one from Sirera, others from Trias…
“We will have to congratulate the new mayor,” some candidates commented with a laugh, hinting that after the results, which the polls predict are tight, the phones will fume for the inevitable pacts.
The head of photography for EFE-Catalunya, Alberto Estévez, explained the philosophy of the snapshot: “We are always looking for a simple photo that does not take up much time for the candidates on a day off and that is neutral and somewhat institutional.”
Before, the newspaper La Vanguardia has quoted them at the Moll de Barcelona, where they have taken the seven candidates on a boat along with the trophy for the Copa del América de Vela, a great international event that will be held in the port in 2024.
From there, and before arriving at Plaza Sant Jaume, they rushed out to meet El País, at the Mirador del Alcalde on Montjuïc mountain, where they were able to observe the majesty of the City of Wonders. The die is cast.