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Andorran Parliamentary Election, 1997
Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 16 February 1997. The result was a victory for the Liberal Union, which won 16 of the 28 seats. Its leader, Marc Forné Molné, remained Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 81.6%.Nohlen & Stöver, p160 Results References {{Andorran elections Andorra , image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg , symbol_type = Coat of arms , national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ... 1997 in Andorra Parliamentary elections in Andorra February 1997 events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Council (Andorra)
The General Council ( ca, Consell General d'Andorra, ) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. It is sometimes referred to as the General Council of the Valleys (Catalan: ''Consell General de les Valls'') because it was the historical name and to distinguish it from similarly named bodies in the Val d'Aran and in France. Organization There are twenty-eight "general councillors", who are elected for four-year terms based on party lists in a closed list system: *two general councillors from each of the seven parishes, elected from the list with most votes in each parish; *fourteen general councillors elected from national lists using the largest remainder method of proportional representation. 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). This is a recent development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andorra
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Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections m ...s and political development, he has published several books. IDEA Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Elect ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Andorra
The Liberals of Andorra ( ca, Liberals d'Andorra, LA) is a conservative-liberal political party in Andorra. It is a member of the Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. History The party was established as the Liberal Union () in 1992 by Marc Forné Molné. In the 1993 elections it received 22% of the vote and won five seats, making it the second largest party in the General Council. Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p.164 Although the party was in opposition after Òscar Ribas Reig formed a progressive coalition government, Ribas was forced out of office after losing a vote of no confidence and Forné became Prime Minister on 7 December 1994.Nohlen & Stöver, p166 After two votes of no confidence, Forné called early elections in 1997. In the run-up to the elections the Union formed alliances with several local parties, including the Liberal Union–Liberal Group of Encamp, the Liberal Opinion Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Forné Molné
Marc Forné i Molné (; born 30 December 1946) was the prime minister of Andorra from 7 December 1994 to 20 February 2005. After 2 full terms, he was succeeded by Albert Pintat after Pintat won the January 2005 election. He is a lawyer by profession, and was president of the Liberal Party of Andorra (''Partit Liberal d'Andorra''). Biography Marc Forné was born on 30 December 1946 in La Massana, the son of Antoni Forné i Jou, an Arfa-born lawyer and activist of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification, and Joana Molné i Armengou, also born in La Massana. He studied at the University of Barcelona where he graduated in law in 1974. Between 1969 and 1972, he worked as a civil servant in the Department of Public Services of the General Council of the Valls d'Andorra and from 1974, he worked as a criminal lawyer, sharing an office with his father and brother. In 1985, he joined the Liberal Party of Andorra The Liberals of Andorra ( ca, Liberals d'Andorra, LA) is a conserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauredian Union
The Lauredian Union ( ca, Unió Laurediana, UL) is a localist conservative political party in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra. History The party first contested national elections in 1997, Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p162 when it was one of several local parties to form an alliance with the Liberal Union in the parliamentary elections that year. The UL failed to win a seat, but in the 2001 elections won two seats. The party did not contest the 2005 elections, For the 2009 elections the party was part of the Reformist Coalition, which won 11 of the 28 seats. In the 2011 elections the party won two seats, IPU supporting Democrats for Andorra. For the 2019 election, the party for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Opinion Group
The Liberal Opinion Group ( ca, Grup opinió liberal, GOL) was a local political party in Andorra. History The party first contested national elections in 1997, when it was one of several local parties to ally with the Liberal Union to run in parish constituencies in the parliamentary elections. Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p162 The GOL won two seats as the alliance won a total of 16 of the 28 seats in the General Council,Nohlen & Stöver, p165 and formed a government under Marc Forné Molné Marc Forné i Molné (; born 30 December 1946) was the prime minister of Andorra from 7 December 1994 to 20 February 2005. After 2 full terms, he was succeeded by Albert Pintat after Pintat won the January 2005 election. He is a lawyer by profes .... References Defunct political parties in Andorra Political parties with year of establishment missing Political parties with year of disestablishment missing {{Andorra-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unity And Renewal
Unity and Renewal ( ca, Unitat i Renovació, UiR) was a local political party in Canillo, Andorra. History Although political parties were not legalised until 1993, the party contested the 1992 elections in the Canillo parish, winning three of the four seats. For the 1997 elections, it was one of several local parties to ally with the Liberal Union to run in parish constituencies. Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p162 The UiR won two seats as the alliance won a total of 16 of the 28 seats in the General Council,Nohlen & Stöver, p165 and formed a government under Marc Forné Molné Marc Forné i Molné (; born 30 December 1946) was the prime minister of Andorra from 7 December 1994 to 20 February 2005. After 2 full terms, he was succeeded by Albert Pintat after Pintat won the January 2005 election. He is a lawyer by profes .... References Defunct political parties in Andorra Canillo Political parties with year of establishmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Democratic Group
The National Democratic Group ( ca, Agrupament Nacional Democràtic, AND) was a political party in Andorra. Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p161 History The party was established in 1993 after political parties were legalised. In the elections that year it received 26.4% of the vote, emerging as the largest party in the General Council with eight of the 28 seats. Its leader Òscar Ribas Reig remained Prime Minister after the AND formed a coalition government with other progressive parties. However, in November 1994 Ribas lost a vote of no confidence and Marc Forné Molné of the Liberal Union became Prime Minister. In the 1997 elections the AND was reduced to six seats whilst the Liberal Union won 16. Shortly before the 2001 elections the party split into the Social Democratic Party (which won six seats) and the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democracy (Andorra)
New Democracy ( ca, Nova Democràcia, ND) was a political party in Andorra.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ... & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p162 History The party was established in 1993 after political parties were legalised. In the elections that year it received 19.1% of the vote and won five seats, making it the joint second largest party in the General Council.Nohlen & Stöver, p164 In the 1997 elections the party was reduced to two seats. Thereafter it ceased to contest elections. The party was given consultative membership of the Socialist International at its XXI congress in 1999. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic National Initiative
The Democratic National Initiative ( ca, Iniciativa Democràtica Nacional, IDN) was a political party in Andorra.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p162 History Although political parties were not legalised until 1993, the party contested the 1992 elections in the Escaldes-Engordany Escaldes-Engordany () is one of the 7 parishes of Andorra. The Escaldes-Engordany parish was founded on 14 June 1978 and has the second largest population after Andorra la Vella. The parish is composed of the areas of les Escaldes, Engordany, El ... parish, but failed to win a seat. La Vanguardia, 13 April 1992 In the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
