Democrats for Andorra

Democrats for Andorra (Catalan: Demòcrates per Andorra, DA) is a centre-right,^[7] liberal-conservative political party currently in government in Andorra.

Democrats for Andorra Demòcrates per Andorra
Abbreviation	DA
President	Xavier Espot Zamora[1]
Founder	Antoni Martí
Founded	22 February 2011[2]
Preceded by	Reformist Coalition
Headquarters	C/Babot Camp, 13 Andorra la Vella
Ideology	Liberal conservatism[3] Catalanism[4][5][6]
Political position	Centre-right[7]
European affiliation	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe[8][9]
Colours	Orange
General Council	14 / 28
Website
http://www.democrates.ad/
Politics of Andorra Political parties Elections

The party was established on 22 February 2011 as the direct successor of the Reformist Coalition which ran in the 2009 election.^[7] Standing as main the opposition party in the 2011 Andorran parliamentary election, the Democrats for Andorra won 20 of the General Council's 28 seats, the largest majority since the passing of the Andorran Constitution in 1993.^[10]

The party was formed from a union of the Liberal Party of Andorra and New Centre, with elements of the Social Democratic Party, and is supported by Lauredian Union and Andorra for Change.^[7]

The party was led by Antoni Martí, who served as Prime Minister of Andorra between 2011 and 2019.

Electoral results

General Council elections

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2011	Antoni Martí	8,553	55.15	20 / 28	20	1st	Majority
2015		5,448	37.03	15 / 28	5	1st	Majority
2019	Xavier Espot Zamora	6,248	35.13	11 / 28	4	1st	Coalition
2023		6,262	32.66	14 / 28	3	1st	Coalition

Local elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position
2011	6,394	50.6	62 / 86	62	1st
2015	4,968	37.1	45 / 80	17	1st
2019	6,092	42.86	49 / 80	4
2023	7,956	53.03	47 / 80	2

External links

• Official web site