2009 Andorran parliamentary election

2009 Andorran parliamentary election
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All 28 seats in the General Council
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PS+GUPI Jaume Bartumeu 45.03 14 +3
CR+UL Joan Gabriel i Estany 32.34 11 −5
APC+UP+S21+RD Eusebi Nomen Calvet [ca] 18.86 3 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by parish
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Albert Pintat
PLA		 Jaume Bartumeu
PS
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Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 26 April 2009,[1] 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.[1]

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%).[2] 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.[3] There were 114 candidates for 28 seats, more than one candidate for every 200 voters. Turnout was 75.3%.

  1. ^ a b Martínez, Montse (25 April 2009), "Andorra va a las urnas preocupada por el fin del secreto bancario", El Periódico de Catalunya, archived from the original on 8 December 2012, retrieved 25 April 2009 . (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Source: Government of Andorra.
  3. ^ Rodríguez, Marc (26 April 2009), "El 26,11% dels electors ja han dipositat el seu vot a la Batllia", El Periòdic d'Andorra, archived from the original on 2009-05-01. (in Catalan)