Carine Montaner Raynaud (born 6 June 1978)[1] is an Andorran politician who has served in the General Council since 2015.
Born in Toulouse, France, Montaner obtained a master's degree in Economic Sciences and Business Management, and another in Economic and Social Engineering of Territorial Policies, both from the University of Toulouse. She became a professor at the Universitat d'Andorra. She has served in Andorra's delegation as an associate member of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie.[2] She was elected to the General Council in 2015 as a member of the Liberal Party of Andorra (PLA; now Liberals of Andorra) and Lauredian Union (UL).[3] She was second on the party's list in Sant Julià de Lòria; they won in the parish with 47% of the vote.[4]
Montaner was re-elected in 2019 in the same parish, again behind Josep Majoral on the list, but this time for the Third Way (TV) and UL.[5] She left the party in March 2021 due to disagreements with leader Josep Pintat Forné on the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic;[6] Montaner opposed vaccine passports, believed vaccines to be "experimental" and opposed vaccination for the young.[3] Days later, she launched the new party Andorra Forward (AE).[7]
Ahead of the 2023 election, Montaner proposed solving Andorra's housing crisis by affordably renting the principality's 6,000 foreign-owned empty properties, limiting immigration, a referendum on the country's abortion law (as of the election, it was one of three European countries with no legal abortion), a referendum on permitting dual nationality, and neutrality on international issues including the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] With 16% of the vote, the party won three seats including Montaner, all from the national list.[8]