The New Parliament of Andorra (

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: ''Nou Parlament d'Andorra'') or New General Council (Catalan: ''Nou Consell General'') is the headquarters of the

General Council of Andorra The General Council ( ca, Consell General d'Andorra, ) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. It is sometimes referred to as the General Council of the Valleys (Catalan: ''Consell General de les Valls'') because it was the historical name ...

since 2011. It is located in Andorra la Vella, near the

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headquarters, and it replaces the previous parliament in

Casa de la Vall Casa de la Vall is a historical house in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. It is the headquarters of the General Council of Andorra. It lies just to the southwest of the Andorra National Library. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Her ...

. Ordinary sessions take place in the New Parliament of Andorra, whereas traditional sessions (the constitutive session or the ''Sant Tomàs'' session) take place in Casa de la Vall.

History

In 1996, during the first constitutional term, a commission was created to design a new headquarters for the General Council of Andorra located in Casa de la Vall, which was too small to hold parliamentary sessions. The new parliament opened in 2011, and it was inaugurated by the

Co-Princes of Andorra The co-princes of Andorra are jointly the heads of state ( ca, cap d'estat) of the Principality of Andorra, a landlocked microstate lying in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. Founded in 1278 by means of a treaty between the Bishop of Urge ...

in 2014.

References

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