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April 2015

Andorra
Principality of Andorra
Region: Europe

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: French and Spanish Co-Princes Francois HOLLANDE and Bishop Joan Enric VIVES i SICILIA *
Head of Government: Executive Council President Antoni MARTI PETIT
Assembly: Andorra has a unicameral General Council of the Valleys (Consell General de las Valls) with 28 seats.

* French Coprince Francois HOLLANDE is represented by Christian FREMONT (since 2008). Spanish Coprince Bishop Joan Enric VIVES i SICILIA is represented by Nemesi MARQUES i OSTE (since 2003). The Executive Council President is then formally appointed by the coprinces.

Description of electoral system:

The French and Spanish Co-Princes is ex officio N/A.
Executive Council President is appointed by hereditary state rulers to serve a 4-year term.
In the General Council of the Valleys (Consell General de las Valls), 14 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms and 14 members are elected by absolute majority vote to serve 4-year terms.***

*** Members in the nominal tier are elected from seven 2-seat districts.