Social Democratic Party (Andorra)

The Social Democratic Party (Catalan: Partit Socialdemòcrata, PS) is a social-democratic^[2] political party in Andorra.

Social Democratic Party Partit Socialdemòcrata
Abbreviation	PS
President	Pere Baró[1]
First Secretary	Marta Pujol[1]
Founded	June 2000
Split from	National Democratic Group
Headquarters	C/Verge del Pilar, 5 3-1 Andorra la Vella
Ideology	Social democracy[2]
Political position	Centre-left[3]
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists (observer)
International affiliation	Socialist International
Colours	Red
General Council	3 / 28
Website
http://www.psa.ad/
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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.^[4] The new party received 28.7% of the vote and won six seats.^[5]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[7] The April 2011 parliamentary elections saw the PS receive 34.8% of the vote, reducing its representation to six seats.^[7]

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	6 / 28	New	2nd	Opposition
2005		4,711	36.9	12 / 28	6	2nd	Opposition
2009		6,610	45.0	14 / 28	2	1st	Majority
2011		5,397	34.8	6 / 28	8	2nd	Opposition
2015	Pere López Agràs	3,462	23.5	3 / 28	3	3rd	Opposition
2019		5,445	30.6	7 / 28	4	2nd	Opposition
2023[a]		4,036	21.1	3 / 28	4	3rd	Opposition

1. In coalition with SDP.

Local elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position
2003	3,695	33.8	21 / 82	New	2nd
2007	5,003	38.3	29 / 86	8	2nd
2011	3,182	25.2	8 / 86	21	2nd
2015	2,022	15.1	5 / 80	3	3rd
2019	3,987		15 / 80	10

Members

Main category: Social Democratic Party (Andorra) politicians