Parliamentary elections are expected to take place in Andorra no later than April 2027. Incumbent prime minister Xavier Espot is incapable of running again due to the country's two term limit for the office.
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Background
editThe 2023 Andorran parliamentary election resulted in a win for the ruling coalition of Democrats for Andorra (DA) and Committed Citizens (CC), which 16 seats, gaining 3 more seats and the absolute majority of Consell General's seats. It was followed by the new Concord party, which won 5 seats. The third place was won by the progressive coalition formed by the Social Democratic Party (PS) and Social Democracy and Progress (SDP), which lost 4 seats, remaining with 3. In last positions, the new parties Andorra Forward, which won 3 seats, and Action for Andorra (Acció), which won one. At a press conference, Xavier Espot, accompanied by the Minister of Finance and acting government spokesman Cesar Marquina, proclaimed these results.[1] Liberals of Andorra was left without parliamentary representation, losing the 4 seats it had.[2]
Electoral system
editTwenty-eight general councillors (Catalan: consellers generals) are elected, based on closed party lists:[3][4]
- Fourteen general councillors representing the seven parishes (two councillors per parish) are elected from the list with most votes in each parish.[5]
- Fourteen general councillors are elected from national lists using the largest remainder method of proportional representation.[6]
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.[7]
The 1993 Constitution limits the number of full terms served by a prime minister to two.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Les Eleccions Generals donen 16 consellers a Demòcrates + CC + ACO + UP, 3 a Concòrdia, 3 al Partit Socialdemòcrata Progressistes SDP+, 3 a Andorra Endavant i 1 a Acció". Government of Andorra. 2 April 2023.
- ^ Noya, Bru (2 April 2023). "Les urnes converteixen l'onada blava liberal en mar plana". Altaveu.
- ^ Art. 42.2, Law 28/2007.
- ^ Electoral system IPU
- ^ Art. 57, Law 28/2007.
- ^ Art. 58, Law 28/2007. The electoral threshold is the natural quota, one fourteenth of the valid votes (~7.14%).
- ^ Arts. 19, 51 & 52, Law 28/2007.
- ^ Solano, Alexandre (13 February 2023). "Andorra es prepara per a unes eleccions crucials amb dues grans coalicions". VilaWeb.