List of political parties in Andorra
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Andorra
has a multi-party system
, with two strong political parties
and a third party that is electorally successful. The party system in Andorra has changed dramatically since the adoption of the new Constitution in 1993. Prior to that, there was no national circumscription in the elections and political parties were essentially limited to parochial outfits.
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
has a multi-party system
Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...
, with two strong political parties
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
and a third party that is electorally successful. The party system in Andorra has changed dramatically since the adoption of the new Constitution in 1993. Prior to that, there was no national circumscription in the elections and political parties were essentially limited to parochial outfits.
The parties
- Andorra for ChangeAndorra for ChangeAndorra for Change is a political party in Andorra. At the 2009 parliamentary elections, the party gained 18.86% of the vote and three parliamentary seats....
(Andorra pel Canvi) - Democrats for AndorraDemocrats for AndorraDemocrats for Andorra is the governing political party in Andorra.They stood as the main opposition party in the 2011 Andorran General Election, being the direct successor of the Reformist Coalition who ran in the 2009 election, and won 20 of the General Council's 28 seats, the largest majority...
(Demòcrates per Andorra)- Liberal Party of AndorraLiberal Party of AndorraThe Liberal Party of Andorra is a centre-right, conservative-liberal, political party and the largest party in Andorra. It was founded in 1992 by Marc Forné, who became Head of Government in 1994...
(Partit Liberal d'Andorra) - New CentreNew Centre (Andorra)The New Centre is a Centre-right political party in Andorra that espouses a political program of Conservatism and Christian democracy. The party was founded in 2005 as a merger between the Andorran Democratic Centre and Century 21 political parties after they had been in an electoral alliance...
(Nou Centre) - Lauredian UnionLauredian UnionThe Lauredian Union is a local conservative political party in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra.At the 2001 elections the party won 2 out of 28 seats in the General Council of Andorra. It lost parliamentary representation in 2005, but regained its two seats in 2011....
(Unió Laurediana)
- Liberal Party of Andorra
- Democratic RenewalDemocratic Renewal (Andorra)The Democratic Renewal is a social-liberal political party in Andorra.At the legislative elections of 24 April 2005, the party won 6.2% of the popular vote and 1 out of 28 seats....
(Renovació Democràtica) - Greens of AndorraGreens of AndorraThe Greens of Andorra is a green political party in Andorra.At the legislative election of 2005 the party's 451 votes translated into no seats in the General Council, in 2009 its 466 votes led to no seats, and in 2011 its 520 votes again won no seats. The party did not contest the 2001 election...
(Els Verds d'Andorra) - Parochial Union of Independents GroupParochial Union of Independents GroupParochial Union of Independents Group is a local progressive political party in Ordino, Andorra.In the local elections of 2003 GUPI won 2 out of 10 seats in Ordino....
(Grup d'Unió Parroquial Independents) - National Union of Progress (Unió Nacional de Progrés)
- Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (Andorra)The Social Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in Andorra.In the April 24 2005 legislative elections, the party came second in the elections, with 38.1 % of the popular vote and 11 out of 28 seats. It remained in opposition to the government of the Liberal Party of Andorra...
(Partit Socialdemòcrata)
Defunct parties
- Andorran Democratic CentreAndorran Democratic CentreThe Andorran Democratic Centre is a Christian-democratic political party in Andorra. It is against immigration but it is for a welfare state....
(Centre Demòcrata Andorrà) - Century 21Century 21 (political party)Century 21 is a conservative political party in Andorra. At the last legislative elections, on April 24, 2005, the alliance of the Andorran Democratic Centre and Century 21 won 11.0 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 28 seats....
(Segle 21) - Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Andorra)The Democratic Party is a political party in Andorra.At the 2001 elections the party won 23.8% of popular votes and 5 out of 28 seats in the General Council of Andorra....
(Partit Demòcrata) - Parochial Union of OrdinoParochial Union of OrdinoParochial Union of Ordino was a local political party in Ordino, Andorra.In the Andorran parliamentary election, 1997 UPd'O won both seats in the Ordino provincial circumscription. The elected MPs were Simón Duró Coma and Josep Àngel Mortés Pons...
(Unió Parroquial d'Ordino) - Reformist Coalition (Coalició Reformista)
- Renewal Party of OrdinoRenewal Party of OrdinoRenewal Party of Ordino was a local political party in Ordino, Andorra.PRO won the 1999 local elections in Ordino. Head of the list of the party, Enric Dolsa Font became mayor....
(Partit Renovador d'Ordino) - Union, Common Sense and ProgressUnion, Common Sense and ProgressUnion, Common Sense and Progress was a political party in Canillo, Andorra. USiP contested the Andorran parliamentary election, 1992 on a joint list with Unity and Renewal. The list was the only one presented in the Canillo parochial constituency, and it won all four parliamentary seats ....
(Unió, Seny i Progrés) - Unity and RenewalUnity and RenewalUnity and Renewal was a local political party in Canillo, Andorra.In the Andorran parliamentary election, 1992 UiR ran a joint list with Union, Common Sense and Progress...
(Unitat i Renovació)
See also
- Politics of AndorraPolitics of AndorraThe 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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