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2019 Andorran Local Elections
The 2019 Andorran local elections were held on 15 December, to elect all councillors in the seven parishes of Andorra. Electoral system Voters elected the members of the municipal councils (''consells de comú'' in Catalan). The Electoral Law allows the municipal councils to choose their numbers of seats, which must be an even number between 10 and 16. All city council members were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the whole parish, using closed lists. Half of the seats were allocated to the party with the most votes. The other half of the seats were allocated using the Hare quota (including the winning party). With this system the winning party obtained an absolute majority. The ''cònsol major'' (mayor) and the ''cònsol menor'' (deputy mayor) will be elected indirectly by the municipal councillors after the election. Parties and leaders A total of 21 lists were contesting the election. In Encamp, Ordino and Escaldes-Engordany there were 4 candidacies; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parishes Of Andorra
Andorra consists of seven communities known as parishes ( ca, parròquies, singularparròquia). Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh, Escaldes-Engordany, was created in 1978. Overview Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra. Some parishes have a further territorial subdivision; Ordino, La Massana and Sant Julià de Lòria are subdivided into ''quarts'' (quarters), while Canillo is subdivided into 10 ''veïnats'' (neighborhoods). Those mostly coincide with villages, which are found in all parishes. Each parish has its own elected mayor who is the nominal head of the local government known as a ''comú'' in Catalan. See also * ISO 3166-2:AD *List of cities in Andorra This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Andorra. The country, divided into 7 parishes, counts 44 official statistical ''poblacions'' (i.e.: towns and villages) and other villages. List 1. Les Escaldes and Engordany are former village ... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Andorra
The Liberals of Andorra ( ca, Liberals d'Andorra, LA) is a conservative-liberal political party in Andorra. It is a member of the Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. History The party was established as the Liberal Union () in 1992 by Marc Forné Molné. In the 1993 elections it received 22% of the vote and won five seats, making it the second largest party in the General Council. Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p.164 Although the party was in opposition after Òscar Ribas Reig formed a progressive coalition government, Ribas was forced out of office after losing a vote of no confidence and Forné became Prime Minister on 7 December 1994.Nohlen & Stöver, p166 After two votes of no confidence, Forné called early elections in 1997. In the run-up to the elections the Union formed alliances with several local parties, including the Liberal Union–Liberal Group of Encamp, the Liberal Opinion Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 In Andorra
Events in the year 2019 in the Principality of Andorra. Incumbents * Co-Princes: Emmanuel Macron and Joan Enric Vives Sicília * Prime Minister: Antoni Martí (from 2015 until 16 May) Xavier Espot Zamora (since 16 May) Events * 7 April – Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra for all 28 seats of the General Council General council may refer to: In education: * General Council (Scottish university), an advisory body to each of the ancient universities of Scotland * General Council of the University of St Andrews, the corporate body of all graduates and senio .... References {{Year in Europe, 2019 2010s in Andorra Years of the 21st century in Andorra Andorra Andorra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Elections In Andorra
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Social Democratic Party Of Andorra
The Social Democratic Party ( ca, Partit Socialdemòcrata, PS) is a social-democratic list of political parties in Andorra, political party in Andorra. History The party was established in the run-up to the Andorran parliamentary election, 2001, March 2001 parliamentary elections when the National Democratic Group split in two, with the Democratic Party (Andorra), Democratic Party also being formed.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p162 The new party received 28.7% of the vote and won six seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p164 In the buildup to the Andorran parliamentary election, 2005, April 2005 parliamentary elections the party formed an alliance named L'Alternativa with the Parochial Union of Independents Group (GUPI) and Democratic Renewal (Andorra), Democratic Renewal to contest parish-level seats. The party won six seats at the national level, whilst the alliance won six seats at the parish level. With a total of twelve seats, the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauredian Union
The Lauredian Union ( ca, Unió Laurediana, UL) is a localist conservative political party in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra. History The party first contested national elections in 1997, Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p162 when it was one of several local parties to form an alliance with the Liberal Union in the parliamentary elections that year. The UL failed to win a seat, but in the 2001 elections won two seats. The party did not contest the 2005 elections, For the 2009 elections the party was part of the Reformist Coalition, which won 11 of the 28 seats. In the 2011 elections the party won two seats, IPU supporting . For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Andorran Local Elections
The 2015 Andorran local elections were held on 13 December. Voters elected the council members of the seven parishes. Electoral system Voters elect the members of the municipal councils (''consells de comú'' in Catalan). The Electoral Law allows the municipal councils to choose their numbers of seats, which must be an even number between 10 and 16. All city council members are elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the whole parish, using closed lists. Half of the seats are allocated to the party with the most votes. The other half of the seats are allocated using the Hare quota (including the winning party). With this system the winning party obtains an absolute majority. The ''cònsol major'' (mayor) and the ''cònsol menor'' (deputy mayor) are elected indirectly by the municipal councillors. Results Overall Canillo Encamp Ordino La Massana Andorra la Vella Sant Julià de Lòria Escaldes-Engordany References External linksGovernment el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unió Laurediana
The Lauredian Union ( ca, Unió Laurediana, UL) is a localist conservative political party in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra. History The party first contested national elections in 1997, Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p162 when it was one of several local parties to form an alliance with the Liberal Union in the parliamentary elections that year. The UL failed to win a seat, but in the 2001 elections won two seats. The party did not contest the 2005 elections, For the 2009 elections the party was part of the Reformist Coalition, which won 11 of the 28 seats. In the 2011 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2011. * Local electoral calendar 2011 * National electoral calendar 2011 * 2011 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 2011 Beninese presidential election * 2011 Beninese parliamentary el ... the party won two seats, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conxita Marsol Riart
Conxita Marsol i Riart (born 27 August 1960), is an Andorran lawyer and politician. Since the end of 2015 she has been the Cònsol Major ("Mayor") of Andorra la Vella. Life Born in Artesa de Segre, Spain, on 27 August 1960, her family soon moved to Andorra. She graduated in Laws from the University of Barcelona in the Faculty of Lleida and she was awarded a degree in Andorran Law. She became the general secretary of the Council of Andorra la Vella when she was 24 and she carried out role until 2004. She was supported by Manel Pons, Lluís Viu and Conxita Mora. In 2004 she founded her own Law firm. Political career In the 2005 Andorran parliamentary election she was elected general counselor and became the first and only woman to be president of a parliamentary group, the Liberal, between April 2005 and May 2009. She joined the Government of Albert Pintat on 7 May 2008 as Minister of the Presidency and Economy. Among its competencies, she supervised the departments of Trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committed Citizens
The Committed Citizens ( ca, Ciutadans Compromesos; CC) is a social liberal Andorran political party founded in 2011 for the municipal elections in La Massana. History The party's first election is the municipal election in La Massana. CC obtains almost 50% of the votes in the ballot, ahead of the 3 other lists and obtains 9 of the 12 advisers. In 2015 the political movement takes part again in the poll and obtains 11 of the 12 advisers. In 2019, the political party decides to stand for national elections. They present their candidacy for the 2019 parliamentary election, and obtain two seats in the General Council, Carles Naudi d´Areny and Raul Ferré Bonet. They are part of the coalition government led by the Democrats for Andorra. For the municipal elections of December 2019, the movement forms a coalition with the Democrats and the Liberals and obtains all of the seats in La Massana La Massana (; originally ''La Maçana'') is one of the seven parishes of Andorra, pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Massana
La Massana (; originally ''La Maçana'') is one of the seven parishes of Andorra, parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country. La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish. The name Massana derives from the Latin name ''mattianam'' for a variety of apple. Other settlements in the parish are Pal, Andorra, Pal, Arinsal, Erts, Sispony, Anyós, L'Aldosa de la Massana, Puiol del Pui, Escàs, Els Plans, Mas de Ribafeta, Xixerella and Pui. The parish is extremely mountainous and contains the highest mountain in Andorra, Coma Pedrosa (). Its western side limits with Tor, Pallars municipal term, in the border with Spain. Geography Physical geography The parish has an area of , and adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Ordino, Encamp, Escaldes-Engordany, and Andorra la Vella, and also France (Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie) and Spain (Catalonia). There is of agricultural land, 14% of the total agricultural land in Ando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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