"There has to be a civilized confrontation, which doesn't mean a war," said one. "I'm delighted that there could be an alternative candidacy to ours," said the other. The first is Jordi Casassas (Barcelona, ​​1948), who was president of the Ateneu Barcelonès from 2014 to 2021. The second is Isona Passola (Barcelona, ​​1953), the current president of the institution on Canuda Street. Both are running in this Thursday's elections (from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.), in which the members will decide what they want the Ateneu to be of the future, or at least for the next four years.

"There has to be a civilized confrontation, which doesn't mean a war," said one. "I'm delighted that there could be an alternative candidacy to ours," said the other. The first is Jordi Casassas (Barcelona, ​​1948), who was president of the Ateneu Barcelonès from 2014 to 2021. The second is Isona Passola (Barcelona, ​​1953), the current president of the institution on Canuda Street. Both are running in this Thursday's elections (from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.), in which the members will decide what they want the Ateneu to be of the future, or at least for the next four years.