2009 Andorran parliamentary election

none Andorra 2005 2009 04 26 y 2011 All 28 seats in the General Council PS+GUPI 45.03 14 11 Jaume Bartumeu CR+UL 32.34 11 16 Joan Gabriel i Estany APC+UP+S21+RD 18.86 3 1 Eusebi Nomen Calvet ca 2009AndorraElection.svg Results by parish Prime Minister Albert Pintat PLA Jaume Bartumeu Social Democratic Party (Andorra) Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 26 April 2009, Martínez, Montse Andorra va a las urnas preocupada por el fin del secreto bancario http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=606782&idseccio_PK=1007 https://archive.today/20121208124312/http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=606782&idseccio_PK=1007 dead 8 December 2012 El Periódico de Catalunya 25 April 2009 25 April 2009 . es the fourth under the 1993 Constitution. The elections were held at the end of the normal four-year term of the General Council (Consell General, Andorra's parliament), but also following months of intense pressure from Co-Prince Nicolas Sarkozy to change the country's banking secrecy laws. The Social Democratic Party led by Jaume Bartumeu was the clear winner, with 45.03% of votes for its national list, followed by the "Reformist Coalition" led by the Liberal Party of Andorra (32.34%) and the new Andorra for Change party (18.86%).Source: Government of Andorra. The Social Democrats hold fourteen seats in the General Council, against eleven for the Liberals and three for Andorra for Change. The electorate, restricted to Andorran citizens, was 20,298 voters out of a population of about 85,000.El 26,11% dels electors ja han dipositat el seu vot a la Batllia http://www.elperiodicdandorra.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=16&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=606938&idseccio_PK=249 El Periòdic d'Andorra 26 April 2009 Rodríguez, Marc dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090501184525/http://www.elperiodicdandorra.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=16&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=606938&idseccio_PK=249 2009-05-01 . ca There were 114 candidates for 28 seats, more than one candidate for every 200 voters. Turnout was 75.3%. Issues The main issue in the elections is the possible changes required to Andorra's economic model to facilitate its international relations. Andorra vota con pocas opciones de mayorías Martínez, Montse http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=607007&idseccio_PK=1007 El Periódico de Catalunya 26 April 2009. es Comicis en clau econòmica http://www.diariandorra.ad/noticies/view.php?ID=11202 Diari d'Andorra 26 April 2009 Poy, Ricard May 2010 ca On 11 March 2009, three weeks before the 2009 G-20 London Summit, the Head of Government Albert Pintat made a unilateral declaration in Paris promising to improve the exchange of information (for tax purposes) about non-residents who hold bank accounts in Andorra. He committed the incoming government to drafting changes to the banking secrecy laws by 1 September 2009, which would then be passed by the General Council before 15 November 2009. Andorra firma una declaración para levantar el secreto bancario http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=594492&idseccio_PK=1009 El Periódico de Catalunya 12 March 2009. es He also announced that he would not be leading the Liberal Party of Andorra in the elections so as to devote his time to negotiating tax treaties with other countries, starting with France. Such agreements would also abolish the punitive customs duties which France and Spain impose on Andorran exports (33% and 25% respectively). Andorra tiene casi ultimado el acuerdo bancario con España http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=595854&idseccio_PK=1009 17 March 2009 El Periódico de Catalunya Sala, Augustí. es The Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party have agreed to cooperate in the drafting of the new legislation. The negotiation of tax treaties is complicated by the present tax structure of Andorra. The state is funded mostly by indirect taxation, such as levies on water supplies and telecommunications, and by fees for administrative permits. The Social Democratic Party proposes the introduction of income tax and value added tax, albeit at low rates, whereas the Liberal Party prefers keeping changes to the tax system to a minimum. La presión externa lleva a Andorra a reformar su modelo económico http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=597526&idseccio_PK=1009 Sala, Augustí El Periódico de Catalunya 23 March 2009. es Andorra for Change rejects any changes whatsoever to the current system. A third issue is the relationship Andorra should have with the European Economic Area (EEA): at present, Andorra has a limited set of bilateral agreements with the European Union in the fields of economic, social, and cultural cooperation, signed in June 2004. Background Note: Andorra https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3164.htm U.S. Department of State May 2008 The Social Democratic Party favours expanding these into a fully fledged association agreement; the Liberal Party is more reticent, but has promised to cooperate in any discussions. Electoral system Twenty-eight "general councillors" were elected on 26 April 2009, based on party lists (closed list systemArt. 42.2, Law 28/2007.): two general councillors from each of the seven parishes, elected from the list with most votes in each parish;Art. 57, Law 28/2007. fourteen general councillors elected from national lists using the largest remainder method of proportional representation.Art. 58, Law 28/2007. The parish lists and the national list are independent of one another: the same person cannot appear on both the national list and on a parish list, and voters cast two separate ballots (there is no requirement to vote for the same party for both lists).Arts. 19, 51 & 52, Law 28/2007. Party lists Name of national listFirst candidate on national listParish lists2005 result%SeatsReformist Coalition (Coalició Reformista) Liberal Party of Andorra (Partit Liberal Andorrà) Lauredian Union (Unió Laurediana) New Centre (Nou Centre), successor to Andorran Democratic Centre–Century 21 (Centre Demòcrata Andorrà–Segle 21) Independents of Ordino (Independents d'Ordino)Joan Gabriel741.2%(11.0%)14(2)Social Democratic Party (Partit Socialdemòcrata) with the Parochial Union of Independents Group (Grup d'Unió Parroquial Independents), and other independents in some parishesJaume Bartumeu738.0%11Andorra for Change (Andorra pel Canvi) supported by Democratic Renewal (Renovació Democràtica)Juan Eusebio Nomen Calvet5 (6.2%) (1)National Union of Progress (Unió Nacional de Progrés)Tomas Pascual Casabosch0 — —Greens of Andorra (Els Verds d'Andorra)Isabel Lozano Muñoz33.5%0 Results #F8F9FA Social Democratic Party (Andorra) 14 Andorra for Change 3 Reformist Coalition 11 PR Constituency Social Democratic PartyRan with Parochial Union of Independents Group in Ordino 6610 6 6457 8 14 Reformist CoalitionRan with Lauredian Union in Sant Julià de Lòria. 4747 2 5 4662 6 11 Independents of Ordino 0 359 0 0 Andorra for ChangeRan with United for Progress in Encamp, Century 21 in Sant Julià de Lòria and Democratic Renewal in Escaldes- Engordand 2768 3 2508 0 3 Greens of Andorra 466 0 461 0 0 National Union of Progress 88 0 0 614 833 20298 20298 Nohlen & Stöver, IPU, Eleccions.ad References "Law 28/2007": Llei 28/2007, del 22 de novembre, qualificada de modificació de la Llei qualificada del règim electoral i del referèndum. https://web.archive.org/web/20090509034128/http://www.eleccions.ad/2009/Normativa/Lleis/Llei%2028.pdf 2009-05-09 ca External links Official site on the 2009 parliamentary elections from the Government of Andorra ca El Periòdic d'Andorra https://web.archive.org/web/20090425082735/http://www.elperiodicdandorra.com/default.asp 2009-04-25 , daily newspaper ca Diari d'Andorra, daily newspaper ca Homepages for party lists Reformist Coalition Social Democratic Party Andorra for Change National Union of Progress Greens of Andorra https://web.archive.org/web/20100403053842/http://www.verds.ad/ 2010-04-03 Parliamentary Andorra Category:Parliamentary elections in Andorra Category:General Council (Andorra) Andorra