Elections in Andorra
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Elections in Andorra gives information on election
and election results in Andorra
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Andorra elects on national level a legislature
. The General Council
(Consell General) has 28 members, elected for a four year term, 14 in two-seat constituencies (parishes) and 14 by proportional representation
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Andorra has a multi-party system, with two strong parties
and a third party that is electorally successful.
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
and election results in Andorra
Politics of Andorra
The politics of Andorra take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic country, whereby the Head of Government of Andorra is the chief executive, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government...
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Andorra elects on national level a legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. The General Council
General Council of the Valleys
The General Council is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. It is sometimes referred to as the General Council of the Valleys because it was the historical name and to distinguish it from similarly named bodies in the Val d'Aran and in France.-Organization:There are twenty-eight "general...
(Consell General) has 28 members, elected for a four year term, 14 in two-seat constituencies (parishes) and 14 by proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
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Andorra has a multi-party system, with two strong parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
and a third party that is electorally successful.