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Politics of Andorra

Politics of Andorra
Political parties in Andorra
Elections in Andorra Image File history File links Flag_of_Andorra. ... Look up Politics on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Politics (disambiguation) Democracy History of democracy List of democracy and elections-related topics List of years in politics List of politics by country articles Political corruption Political economy Political movement Political parties of the world Political party Political psychology Political sociology Political... Government Until very recently, Andorras political system had no clear division of powers into executive, legislative, and judicial branches. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ...

Politics Portal - History Andorra is the last independent survivor of the so-called Marca Hispanica -- several buffer states created by Charlemagne to keep the Muslim Moors from advancing into Christian France. ...

Elections in Andorra gives information on election and election results in Andorra. Jump to: navigation, search An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...


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. Andorra has a multi-party system, with two strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... The General Council of the Valleys (in Catalan, Consell General de les Valls) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Jump to: navigation, search Proportional representation (PR) is any election system which ensures a proportionally representative result of a democratic election, x% of votes should be represented by x% in the democratic institutions, parliament or congress. ... A multi-party system is a type of party system. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...

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2005 Parliamentary elections

Summary of the 24 April 2005 parliamentary election results Votes % Seats
Liberal Party of Andorra (Partit Liberal Andorra') 5,100 41.2 14
Social Democratic Party (Partit Socialdemòcrata) 4,711 38.1 11
Andorran Democratic Centre (Centre Demòcrata Andorrà )
Century 21 (Segle 21)
1,360 11.0 2
Democratic Renewal (Renovació Democràtica ) 772 6.2 1
Greens of Andorra (Els Verds d'Andorra) 433 3.5 -
Total (turnout 80.4 %)     28
Total Valid Votes 12,376
Invalid Votes 116
Blank Votes 387
Registered Voters 16,022
More info: Andorran parliamentary election, 2005

This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Andorran political parties ... The Social Democratic Party (Partit Socialdemòcrata) is a political party in Andorra. ... The Andorran Democratic Centre (Centre Demòcrata Andorrà) is a political party in Andorra. ... Century 21 (Segle 21) is a political party in Andorra. ... The Democratic Renewal ([Renovació Democràtica) is a political party in Andorra. ... The Greens of Andorra (Els Verds dAndorra) is a political party in Andorra. ... Andorra held elections for its 28-seat General Council on 24 April 2004. ...

Past elections

Jump to: navigation, search Andorra held elections for its 28-seat General Council on March 4, 2001. ...

See also

Jump to: navigation, search This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

External links

  • Electionworld
  • Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • Parties and Elections in Europe

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Andorra - MSN Encarta (559 words)
For 715 years Andorra was ruled jointly by Spanish and French co-princes—respectively the Bishop of Urgel and, in modern times, the president of France.
In 1993 Andorra was admitted to the United Nations (UN), and it joined the Council of Europe in 1994.
In 1991, representatives of the president of France and the Bishop of Urgel agreed to recognize Andorra’s sovereignty and to permit the principality to draft a constitution.
A Concise History Of Andorra (1105 words)
Andorra was part of the Roman Empire in it's heyday (the Roman Empire, not Andorra), although not mentioned in any of the secondary sources which I consulted.
The six parishes of Andorra are first mentioned in records of the Church in the Acts Of Consecration of the Cathedral of Seu d'Urgell in 839.
The most important document in the country of Andorra is the Carta de Fundacio d'Andorra, a charter for the country written by Charlemagne, and given to his son, Louis the Pious, establishing Andorra's independence.
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