Júlia Noguer and Yanira Fernandez occupy the posts, while Adrià Llobet is elected as the parish councillor.
The election of the new representatives of the pub association for the period 2024-2025 was held this Sunday under the organisation of the Escaldes-Engordany Pro-Tourism Union. After a series of activities during this weekend, the event was attended by local residents from all over Catalonia and the Escaldes authorities. The novelty of this year’s event, after five years, is the recovery of the figure of the second lady, which has been achieved ‘thanks to the number of candidates for the pubilla’, explained the president of the Pro-Tourism Union, Jaume Ambor. Despite the few candidates for the position of heir, Ambor expressed his satisfaction at being able to continue the tradition. The renewal for two years will give the young people the opportunity to meet other representatives from different Catalan territories, establish links, discover new traditions and maintain the cultural heritage.
The event began with the presentation of all the pubillatges present, followed by a speech given by Laia Llobet, who took the opportunity to express her gratitude for the involvement of the Escaldes-Engordany community, which has allowed them to take a ‘step forward’. By this he referred to the fact that for the first time a night of welcome for visitors from Catalonia has been organised, a proposal that aims to promote a tradition. In this case, the community has ceded the Prat Gran pavilion for them to spend the night there.Following the speeches, the councillor for Children and the Elderly, Maria Carriço, was responsible for announcing the new figures and, according to her, the choice was ‘not at all easy’. Thus, the new faces of the Escaldes-Engordany 2024-2025 town council are as follows: Júlia Noguer will be the town councillor, Yanira Fernandez will be the first lady of honour, Sandra Gomez will be the second lady of honour, Adrià Llobet will be the first lady of honour, Laia Rabassa will be the first lady of honour and Leonardo de Nuzzo will be the second lady of honour. It should be remembered that the newly elected members had to pass a written and oral test, as well as showing their knowledge of the country, the parish and the pubillatge in front of a jury.
Finally, the town councillor of Escaldes-Engordany, Rosa Gili, expressed her satisfaction at the number of candidates for the position of pubilla and pubilleta, and took the opportunity to emphasise the importance of young people’s desire to ‘continue this tradition’.
