At stake in this election:

• 28 seats in the General Council (Consell general)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: French and Spanish Co-Princes Jacques CHIRAC and Bishop Joan Enric VIVES i SICILIA *
• Head of Government: Executive Council President Albert PINTAT SANTOLARIA
• Assembly: Andorra has a unicameral General Council (Consell general) 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 then formally appointed by the coprinces.

Description of electoral system:

• The French and Spanish Co-Princes is ex officio N/A.
• Executive Council President is appointed by hereditary state rulers to serve a 4-year term.
• In the General Council (Consell general), 14 members are elected by popular vote via proportional representation to serve 4-year terms and 14 members are elected by absolute majority vote to serve 4-year terms.***

*** Members in the nominal tier are elected from seven 2-seat districts.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Social Democratic Party (PSD) / Partit Socialdemòcrata (CDA)*
  • Leader: Jaume Bartumeu CASSANY
  • Seats won in this election: 14
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Coalition: Reformist Coalition / Coalició Reformista (CR)
  • Leader: Joan Gabriel ESTANY
  • Seats won in this election: 11
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Coalition: Andorra for Change / Andorra pei Canvi (APC)
  • Leader: Juan Eusebio Nomen CALVET
  • Seats won in this election: 3
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Greens of Andorra / Els Verds d'Andorra (VA)
  • Leader: Isabel Lozano MUNOZ
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 85,474 (2009)
• Registered Voters: 20,298 (2009)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 40,461 (2009 est.)

·         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%) (2009)

·         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: 12,821 (est.)