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{{Infobox political party
| country = Andorra
| abbreviation = PS
| name = Social Democratic Party
| native_name = Partit Socialdemòcrata
| colorcode = {{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}
| logo = Logo of the Social Democratic Party (Andorra).svg
| president = [[Pere Baró]]<ref name=leadership>https://www.psa.ad/qui-som/el-partit Som un partit sòlid, obert i plural</ref>
| first_secretary = Marta Pujol<ref name=leadership></ref>
| split = [[National Democratic Group]]
| foundation = June 2000
| ideology = [[Social democracy]]<ref name="Nordsieck">{{Cite web|url=http://parties-and-elections.eu/andorra.html|title=Andorra|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|date=2019|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref>
| position = [[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]]<ref name="Lansford">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NPR_DQAAQBAJ&pg=PT196|title=Political Handbook of the World|page=196|editor-last=Lansford|editor-first=Tom|volume=1|edition=2016–2017|date=31 March 2017|publisher=CQ Press |isbn=978-1-5063-2718-1|issn=0193-175X}}</ref>
| headquarters = C/Verge del Pilar, 5 3-1<br>[[Andorra la Vella]]
| colours = Red
| native_name_lang = cat
| members = 
| european = [[Party of European Socialists]] {{small|(observer)}}
| international = [[Socialist International]]
| seats1_title = [[General Council (Andorra)|General Council]]
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|3|28|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| website = [http://www.psa.ad/ http://www.psa.ad/]
}}

The '''Social Democratic Party''' ({{langx|ca|Partit Socialdemòcrata}}, '''PS''') is a [[social-democratic]]<ref name="Nordsieck"/> [[list of political parties in Andorra|political party]] in [[Andorra]].

==History==
The party was established in the run-up to the [[Andorran parliamentary election, 2001|March 2001 parliamentary elections]] when the [[National Democratic Group]] split in two, with the [[Democratic Party (Andorra)|Democratic Party]] also being formed.<ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen D]] & Stöver P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p162 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</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 [[Andorran parliamentary election, 2005|April 2005 parliamentary elections]] the party formed an alliance named '''L'Alternativa''' with the [[Parochial Union of Independents Group]] (GUPI) and [[Democratic Renewal (Andorra)|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 [[Andorran parliamentary election, 2009|April 2009 parliamentary elections]] saw the party renew its alliance with GUPI and some independents.<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2005_09.htm 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 (Andorra)|General Council]] rejected the government's budget, forcing early elections.<ref name=IPU2>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2005_E.htm Latest elections] IPU</ref> The  [[Andorran parliamentary election, 2011|April 2011 parliamentary elections]] saw the PS receive 34.8% of the vote, reducing its representation to six seats.<ref name=IPU2/>

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

== Election results ==
===General Council elections===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
! Election
! Leader
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Position
! Status
|-
|[[2001 Andorran parliamentary election|2001]]
| rowspan=4 |[[Jaume Bartumeu]]
| 3,083
| 28.7
| {{Composition bar|6|28|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| New
| {{increase}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2005 Andorran parliamentary election|2005]]
| 4,711
| 36.9
| {{Composition bar|12|28|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| {{increase}} 6
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2009 Andorran parliamentary election|2009]]
| 6,610
| 45.0
| {{Composition bar|14|28|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes2|Majority}}
|-
|[[2011 Andorran parliamentary election|2011]]
| 5,397
| 34.8
| {{Composition bar|6|28|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2015 Andorran parliamentary election|2015]]
| rowspan=3 |[[Pere López Agràs]]
| 3,462
| 23.5
| {{Composition bar|3|28|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| {{decrease}} 3rd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2019 Andorran parliamentary election|2019]]
| 5,445
| 30.6
| {{Composition bar|7|28|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
| {{increase}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2023 Andorran parliamentary election|2023]]{{efn|In coalition with [[Social Democracy and Progress|SDP]].}}
| 4,036
| 21.1
| {{Composition bar|3|28|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| {{decrease}} 3rd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|}
{{Notelist}}

===Local elections===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Election
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Position
|-
|[[2003 Andorran local elections|2003]]
| 3,695
| 33.8
| {{Composition bar|21|82|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| New
| 2nd
|-
|[[2007 Andorran local elections|2007]]
| 5,003
| 38.3
| {{Composition bar|29|86|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| {{increase}} 8
| {{steady}} 2nd
|-
|[[2011 Andorran local elections|2011]]
| 3,182
| 25.2
| {{Composition bar|8|86|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 21
| {{steady}} 2nd
|-
|[[2015 Andorran local elections|2015]]
| 2,022
| 15.1
| {{Composition bar|5|80|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| {{decrease}} 3rd
|-
|[[2019 Andorran local elections|2019]]
|3,987
|
|{{Composition bar|15|80|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Andorra)}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|
|}

==Members==
{{main category|Social Democratic Party (Andorra) politicians}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Andorra}}
*[http://www.psa.ad/ Official website]

{{Andorran political parties}}
{{Party of European Socialists}}

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[[Category:Political parties in Andorra]]
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[[Category:Socialism in Andorra]]


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