At stake in this election:

• 28 seats in the General Council of the Valleys (Consell General de las Valls)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: French Coprince French Jacques CHIRAC and Spanish Coprince Bishop Joan Enric VIVES i SICILIA *
• Head of Government: Executive Council President Albert PINTAT SANTOLARIA
• Assembly: Andorra has a unicameral General Council of the Valleys (Consell General de las Valls) with 28 seats.

* French Coprince Jacques CHIRAC is represented by Philippe MASSONI. Spanish Coprince Bishop Joan Enric VIVES i SICILIA is represented by Nemesi MARQUES i OSTE. The Executive Council President is elected by the General Council and formally appointed by the coprinces for a four-year term.

Description of electoral system:

• The French Coprince is N/A N/A.
• In the General Council of the Valleys (Consell General de las Valls), 14 members are elected by simple majority vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 14 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Liberal Party of Andorra / (PLA)
  • Leader: Albert PINTAT
  • Seats won in this election: 12
  • Seats won in last election: 15
• Party: Social Democratic Party / (PSD)
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 12
  • Seats won in last election: 6
• Party: Andorran Democratic Center Party / (CDA)***
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 2
  • Seats won in last election: 5
• Party: Democratic Renovation / (RD)
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Green / (VA)
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: N/A

*** Formerly known as the Democratic Party (PD).

Last Parliamentary election:

• The last election was held on March 4, 2001.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 71,201 (July 2006 est.)
• Registered Voters: 16,022 (April 2005)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 

·         Is Andorra a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Andorra ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (15 January 1997)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 9 (32.14%) (2005)

·         Human Development Index Position: 34 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Andorra a signatory to CRPD: Yes (27 April 2007)

·         Has Andorra ratified CRPD: Yes (11 March 2014)

·         Population with a disability: 10,680 (est.)