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8th General Council

The 8th General Council was a meeting of the General Council, the unicameral parliament of Andorra, with the membership determined by the results of the parliamentary election held on 7 April 2019. The General Council met for the first time on 2 May 2019. According to the Constitution of Andorra the maximum legislative term of the congress is 4 years from the preceding election.

8th General Council
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Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Council
Meeting placeNew Parliament of Andorra, Carrer de la Vall, 11, AD500 Andorra la Vella
Term2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) – 6 February 2023 (2023-02-06)[1]
Election2 April 2019
Websiteconsellgeneral.ad
Councillors
7
2
4
11
4
1
Members28
General SyndicRoser Suñé Pascuet (DA)
Deputy General SyndicMeritxell Palmitjavila Naudí (DA)
Secretary of the SyndicSilvia Ferrer Ghiringhelli (L'A)
Secretary of the SyndicSusanna Vela Palomares (PS)

Election

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Main article: 2019 Andorran parliamentary election

The 2019 Andorran parliamentary election under the 1993 Constitution was held on 7 April 2019. It saw the Democrats for Andorra (DA) remaining the largest party in the General Council, but falling short of a majority.

Alliance Votes (PR) % Seats +/−
DA 6,248 35.13 11 -4
PS 5,445 30.62 7 ±0
L'A 2,219 12.48 4 ±0
TV–UL 1,853 10.42 4 +3
Others 2,018 11.35 0 -2
CC [a] [a] 2 +2
Total 19,172 100.00 28 ±0

History

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The new Consell met for the first time on 2 May 2019, with Roser Suñé and Meritxell Palmitjavila (DA) being elected General Syndic and Deputy General Syndic of the General Council with the support of Committed Citizens and the Liberals on a single round.[2]

Government

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Main article: First government of Xavier Espot Zamora
Investiture
14 May 2023
Candidate Votes
16 / 28
7 / 28
Abstentions
4 / 28
Sources[4]

Parliamentary groups

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Group Members Chairperson(s)
At election
7 April 2019 		At dissolution
Democratic Carles Enseñat Reig 2 May 2019 – present
Social-democratic Pere López Agràs 2 May 2019 – present
Liberal (before 25 June 2022)[5] Ferran Costa Marimon 2 May 2019 – present
Independent (after 25 June 2022)[5]
Third Way + Lauredian Union + Independents Josep Pintat Forné 2 May 2019 – present
Committed Citizens Carles Naudi d'Areny-Plandolit Balsells 2 May 2019 – present
Non-attached Carine Montaner Raynaud 9 March 2021 – present

Members

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Electoral district Councillor Party
National list Xavier Espot Zamora Democrats for Andorra
Roser Suñé Pascuet
Nuria Rossell Jordana
Carles Enseñat Reig
Ester Molne Soldevila
Pere López Agràs Social Democratic Party
Susagna Vela Palomares
Judith Salazar Alvarez
Jordi Font Mariné
Roger Padreny Carmona
Jordi Gallardo Fernàndez Liberals of Andorra
Action for Andorra[b]
Ferran Joaquim Costa Marimon Liberals of Andorra
Action for Andorra[b]
Josep Pintat Forné Third Way
Joan Carles Camp Areny
Andorra la Vella Joaquim Miro Castillo Social Democratic Party
Silvia Ferrer Ghiringhelli Liberals of Andorra
Action for Andorra[b]
Canillo Meritxell Palmitjavila Naudí Democrats for Andorra
Mònica Bonell Tuset
Encamp Jordi Torres Falcó Democrats for Andorra
Maria Martisella Gonzalez
Escaldes-Engordany Rosa Gili Casals[c] Social Democratic Party
Marc Magallón Font Liberals of Andorra
Action for Andorra[b]
Carles Sánchez Rodríguez[d] Social Democratic Party
La Massana Carles Naudi d'Areny-Plandolit Balsells Committed Citizens
Raul Ferré Bonet
Ordino Joan Martínez Benazet Democrats for Andorra
Alexandra Codina Tort
Sant Julià de Lòria Josep Majoral Obiols Third Way
Carine Montaner Raynaud Third Way
Independent[e]
Source: eleccions.ad

Notes

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  1. ^ a b CC only ran on the parish constituency of La Massana.
  2. ^ a b c d Liberal until 25 June 2022.[5]
  3. ^ Member until 7 November 2019.[6]
  4. ^ Member since 7 November 2019.[6]
  5. ^ Third Way until 9 March 2021.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Dissolució anticipada del Consell General i es fixa la data de celebració de les eleccions" [Early dissolution of the General Council and the date of the elections is set]. General Council of Andorra (in Catalan). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Roser Suñé es converteix en la primera síndica de la història d'Andorra" [Roser Suñé becomes the first Syndic in the history of Andorra]. RTVA (in Catalan). 2 May 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Diari Oficial del Consell General 6-2019 del dia 2 de maig del 2019" [Official Journal of the General Council 6-2019 of 2 May 2019]. General Council of Andorra (in Catalan). 2 May 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Diari Oficial del Consell General 7-2019 del dia 14 de maig del 2019" [Official Journal of the General Council 7-2019 of 14 May 2019]. General Council of Andorra (in Catalan). 14 May 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "El grup parlamentari liberal canviarà el nom i es dirà Independent" [The Liberal parliamentary group will change its name to Independent]. RTVA (in Catalan). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Carles Sánchez Rodríguez". General Council (in Catalan). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Carine Montaner Raynaud". General Council (in Catalan). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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