Social Democratic Party (Andorra)

The Social Democratic Party (Template:Langx, PS) is a social-democratic<ref name="Nordsieck"/> political party in Andorra.

History

The party was established in the run-up to the March 2001 parliamentary elections when the National Democratic Group split in two, with the Democratic Party also being formed.<ref name=NS>Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p162 Template:ISBN</ref> The new party received 28.7% of the vote and won six seats.<ref name="Nohlen & Stöver, p164">Nohlen & Stöver, p164</ref>

In the buildup to the April 2005 parliamentary elections the party formed an alliance named L'Alternativa with the Parochial Union of Independents Group (GUPI) and Democratic Renewal to contest parish-level seats.<ref name="Nohlen & Stöver, p164"/> The party won six seats at the national level, whilst the alliance won six seats at the parish level. With a total of twelve seats, the party remained in opposition.

The April 2009 parliamentary elections saw the party renew its alliance with GUPI and some independents.<ref>Elections in 2009 IPU</ref> The alliance won 14 of the 28 seats and PS leader Jaume Bartumeu became Prime Minister, with the Andorra for Change party supporting the government.<ref name=IPU2/>

In 2010 the APC withdrew its support for the PS-led government, and in 2011 the General Council rejected the government's budget, forcing early elections.<ref name=IPU2>Latest elections IPU</ref> The April 2011 parliamentary elections saw the PS receive 34.8% of the vote, reducing its representation to six seats.<ref name=IPU2/>

In the March 2015 parliamentary elections, the party ran in alliance with the Greens of Andorra, Citizens' Initiative and independent candidates. The alliance's vote share fell to 24%, winning only three seats.

Election results

General Council elections

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Status
2001	Jaume Bartumeu	3,083	28.7	Template:Composition bar	New	Template:Increase 2nd	Template:No2
2005		4,711	36.9	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 6	Template:Steady 2nd	Template:No2
2009		6,610	45.0	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2	Template:Increase 1st	Template:Yes2
2011		5,397	34.8	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 8	Template:Decrease 2nd	Template:No2
2015	Pere López Agràs	3,462	23.5	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 3	Template:Decrease 3rd	Template:No2
2019		5,445	30.6	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 4	Template:Increase 2nd	Template:No2
2023Template:Efn		4,036	21.1	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 4	Template:Decrease 3rd	Template:No2

Local elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position
2003	3,695	33.8	Template:Composition bar	New	2nd
2007	5,003	38.3	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 8	Template:Steady 2nd
2011	3,182	25.2	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 21	Template:Steady 2nd
2015	2,022	15.1	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 3	Template:Decrease 3rd
2019	3,987		Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 10

External links

• Official website

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