Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Background  





2 Results  





3 References  














1977 Andorran political reform referendum






Català
Ελληνικά
Italiano
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 

(Redirected from Andorran political reform referendum, 1977)

A referendum on political reforms was held in Andorra on 28 October 1977.[1] Voters were presented with six options, but none received a majority and over 30% of votes cast were left blank. A second referendum on political reform was held the following year.

Background

[edit]

In February 1977, the General Council and the Co-Princes agreed to political reforms, putting forward six options to voters:[1]

Proposal Proposed by Details
1 General Council
  • Prime Minister elected by the General Council
  • Prime Minister appoints Deputy Prime Minister and four Ministers
  • Motions of no confidence possible
2 General Council
  • Prime Minister directly elected
  • Prime Minister appoints Deputy Prime Minister and four Ministers
  • Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
  • Each parish to have 8 seats in the General Council
3 General Council
  • 16 Council members elected nationally and two by each parish
  • Bicameral Council elects six-member government
  • Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
4 Comú de la Massana
  • Increase number of parishes from six to seven
  • Each parish to have 4 seats in the Council
  • Parishes guaranteed seats in government
  • Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
5 Quart de Les Escaldes
  • Increase number of parishes from six to seven
  • Each parish to have 4 seats in the Council
  • Prime Minister directly elected
  • Parishes not guaranteed seats in government
  • Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
6 Democratic Agrupament d'Andorra
  • General Council elected by proportional representation with regional lists
  • Prime Minister directly elected
  • Prime Minister appoints Deputy Prime Minister and four Ministers
  • Parishes not guaranteed seats in government

Results

[edit]
Choice Votes %
Proposal 1
Proposal 2
Proposal 3
Proposal 4 171 8.84
Proposal 5 393 20.32
Proposal 6 668 34.54
Blank votes 597 30.87
Invalid votes 26
Total 1,934 100
Registered voters/turnout 3,206 60.32
Source: Direct Democracy

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Andorra, 28 October 1977: Political reforms Direct Democracy (in German)

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1977_Andorran_political_reform_referendum&oldid=1148167570"

Categories: 
1977 referendums
1977 in Andorra
Referendums in Andorra
Constitutional referendums
Reform in Andorra
October 1977 events in Europe
Multiple-choice referendums
Hidden categories: 
Articles with German-language sources (de)
Articles with short description
Short description matches Wikidata
Articles needing additional references from March 2023
All articles needing additional references
 



This page was last edited on 4 April 2023, at 13:52 (UTC).

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



Privacy policy

About Wikipedia

Disclaimers

Contact Wikipedia

Code of Conduct

Developers

Statistics

Cookie statement

Mobile view



Wikimedia Foundation
Powered by MediaWiki