2019_Andorran_parliamentary_election

2019 Andorran parliamentary election

2019 Andorran parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 7 April 2019, electing all 28 seats of the General Council.[1] Although they remained the largest party, the Democrats for Andorra lost their parliamentary majority after losing four seats. The Social Democratic Party gained four seats, becoming the second-largest party.

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Background

Democrats for Andorra secured an absolute majority in the 2015 election and Antoni Martí was re-elected Prime Minister of Andorra. In December 2017, Josep Pintat Forné, together with the two members of the Lauredian Union and two members of Committed Citizens, left the Liberal group.

Antoni Martí was unable to stand for reelection, as the Constitution limits the office to two complete consecutive terms.

Electoral system

Twenty-eight general councillors (Catalan: consellers generals) are elected, based on closed party lists:[2][3]

The parish lists and the national list are independent of one another: the same person cannot appear on both the national list and on a parish list, and voters cast two separate ballots. There is no requirement to vote for the same party for both lists.[6]

Parties and leaders

Nationwide constituency

The following parties or coalitions are running in the election:[7]

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Parish constituencies

The following table displays the parties or coalitions running at each parish:[7]

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Opinion polls

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Results

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  1. Of the four seats won by the Social Democratic Party–Liberal Party joint lists in the constituency votes, each party took two seats.

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Government formation

Three parties eventually formed a governing coalition, composed of the Democrats, the Liberal Party and Committed Citizens with Xavier Espot Zamora as Prime Minister.[8]


References

  1. "Les eleccions generals andorranes seran el 7 d'abril". Vilaweb. 27 December 2018.
  2. Art. 42.2, Law 28/2007.
  3. Art. 57, Law 28/2007.
  4. Art. 58, Law 28/2007. The electoral threshold is the natural quota, one fourteenth of the valid votes (~7.14%).
  5. Arts. 19, 51 & 52, Law 28/2007.
  6. "Xavier Espot jura el càrrec de cap de Govern". www.govern.ad (in Catalan). Retrieved 25 December 2022.

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