Prime Minister Xavier Espot Zamora's Democrats for Andorra (DA) and its allies (see note 1) regained a majority, taking 17 seats in the 28-member General Council. The newly formed party Concordia and its allies (see note 2) became the second largest force, pushing the Social Democrat Party (PS, led by Mr. Pere López Agràs, see note 3) into third position. PS took three seats, the same number as Andorra Forward (Andorra Endavant), another new party, led by Ms. Carine Montaner Raynaud (former member of Third Way (Tercera Via)).

The 2023 elections were the first to be held after amendments to the law on the electoral system and referendums in 2021 (Law 16/2021) and in 2022 (Law 6/2022, see note 4), which set a de facto 40% quota for women. During election campaigning, the major parties focused on the high cost of living and the country’s negotiations with the European Union for an association agreement. DA promised to put the final agreement to a referendum.

Note 1:
After the previous elections (2019), DA formed a coalition government with Liberals of Andorra (LA) and Committed Citizens (Ciutadans compromesos). In 2019, DA was in electoral alliance with Communal Action of Ordino, the Coalition of Independents and United for Progress (UN ). In 2023, DA was also in alliance with Action (Acció, a splinter party of LA).

Note 2:
Concordia was formed in 2022 by a group of young people. Mr. Cerni Escalé Cabré, one of the co-founders, led the party in the 2023 elections.

Note 3:
PS was in an electoral alliance with d’Acord in 2019. It formed a coalition with Social Democracy and Progress (SDP) in 2023.

Note 4:
Law 16/2021 of 17 June 2021 and Law 6/2022 of 31 March 2022 were integrated into the consolidated text of Law 44/2022 of 12 December 2022. The 2021 law strengthens the ways in which people with disabilities can vote independently. This includes enfranchising people with disabilities whose decisions are usually made by their guardian , and introducing the option of proxy voting.
Article 16 of Law 44/2022 stipulates: The proportion of men and women candidates running in parliamentary and local elections must be balanced, so that each gender makes up at least 40% of candidates across any list as a whole. Where there are fewer than five seats at stake, the aim should be for the proportion of men and women candidates to be as numerically balanced as possible. The rules set out above are to be applied to lists of alternate candidates.
Source:
Law 44/2022 (12 December 2022): qualified consolidated text on the electoral system and referendums
https://www.bopa.ad/bopa/035004/Pagines/CGL20230109_12_40_16.aspx