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At stake in this election:

  • 28 seats in the General Council (Consell general)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: French and Spanish Co-Princes Jacques CHIRAC and Bishop Joan Enric VIVES i SICILIA *
  • Head of Government: Executive Council President Albert PINTAT SANTOLARIA
  • Assembly: Andorra has a unicameral General Council (Consell general) with 28 seats.

* French Coprince Jacques CHIRAC is represented by Philippe MASSONI. Spanish Coprince Bishop Joan Enric VIVES i SICILIA is represented by Nemesi MARQUES i OSTE. 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 (Consell general), 14 members are elected by popular vote via proportional representation 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.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: Social Democratic Party (PSD) / Partit Socialdemòcrata (CDA)*
    Leader: Jaume Bartumeu CASSANY
    Seats won in this election: 14
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Coalition: Reformist Coalition / Coalició Reformista (CR)
    Leader: Joan Gabriel ESTANY
    Seats won in this election: 11
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Coalition: Andorra for Change / Andorra pei Canvi (APC)
    Leader: Juan Eusebio Nomen CALVET
    Seats won in this election: 3
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Greens of Andorra / Els Verds d'Andorra (VA)
    Leader: Isabel Lozano MUÑOZ
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: National Union of Progress / Unió Nacional de Progrés (UNP)
    Leader: Tomas Pascual CASABOSCH
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: N/A

* Formerly known as the Democratic Party (PD).

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 83,888 (July 2009 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 20,298 (April 2009 )

Last Updated on 08/29/2008

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