Andorra

General Council

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
02 Apr 2023
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections
30 Apr 2027
Number of seats at stake
28
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Total number of candidates
124
Number of male candidates
64
Number of female candidates
60
Percentage of women candidates
48.4%

Voter turnout

Registered voters
29,958
Voters
20,050
Voter turnout
66.9%

Results

About the election

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

Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
60.7%
Alternation of power after elections
No

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total
Democrats for Andorra (DA) and its allies 17
Concordia (Concòrdia) and its allies 5
Andorra Forward (Andorra Endavant) 3
Social Democrat Party (PS) - Social Democracy and Progress (SDP) 3
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
15
Number of women elected
13

Notes: Thirteen women were elected in April 2023. After the formation of the new government in May, the total number of women parliamentarians increased to 14.

Percentage of women elected
46.4%
Women Directly Elected
13
Other notes on the elections

Note on the parties or coalitions winning seats:

Breakdown of the 17 seats won by the Democrats for Andorra (DA) and its allies:

- DA, Committed Citizens (Ciutadans compromesos) and Communal Action of Ordino: 5

- DA and independents: 2

- United for Progress (UN), DA and independents: 2

- Communal Action of Ordino, DA and Liberals of Andorra (LA): 2

- Committed Citizens and DA: 2

- DA and LA: 2

- DA, Action (Acció) and independents: 2

Breakdown of the five seats won by Concordia (Concòrdia) and its allies:

- Concordia: 3

- Concordia and Desperta Laurèdia: 2

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Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
15
Total number of women after the election
13
Percentage of women after the election
46.4%
First-term parliamentarians
13
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
46.4%
Date of the first session
26 Apr 2023

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Carles Enseñat (Male)
Date of birth: 1985
Political party
Democrats for Andorra (DA)
Date of election
26 Apr 2023

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No