A referendum on political reforms was held in

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on 16 January 1978.Andorra, 16 January 1978: Political reforms
Direct Democracy Voters were presented with two options, but the

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option received the most votes.

Background

In February 1977, the

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and the Co-Princes agreed to political reforms, putting forward six options to voters in a referendum in October 1977.Andorra, 28 October 1977: Political reforms
Direct Democracy However, none of the options received a majority of the vote, and 30% of votes cast were left blank. A second referendum was planned with voters offered a choice between the proposal that received the most votes in the 1977 referendum, and a new proposal. Proposal 6 had received the most votes in the 1977 referendum, and had been put forward by the Democratic Agrupament d'Andorra. They proposed having the General Council elected by

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with regional lists, together with a directly-elected prime minister. The prime minister would then appoint a deputy and four ministers. The General Council put forward a new Proposal 7, which would increase the number of

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from 6 to 7. Each parish would elect four members to the General Council, whilst the Prime Minister would be directly elected.

Results

References

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Referendums in Andorra

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