Social Democracy and Progress explained

Country:Andorra
Social Democracy and Progress
Native Name:Socialdemocràcia i Progrés
President:Josep Roig Carcel[1]
Founders:Víctor Naudi
Jaume Bartumeu
Split:Social Democratic Party
Foundation:May 2013
Ideology:Social democracy[2]
Position:Centre-left
Headquarters:Andorra la Vella
Native Name Lang:cat
Seats1 Title:General Council

Social Democracy and Progress (Catalan; Valencian: Socialdemocràcia i Progrés, SDP) is a social-democratic[2] political party in Andorra led by Víctor Naudi.

History

Established in May 2013, the PSD ran in the 2015 parliamentary elections.[3] In the constituency elections the party received 9% of the vote and failed to win a seat. However, it also received 11% of the proportional representation vote, winning two seats.[4] It lost both those seats in the 2019 elections.

Election results

General Council elections

ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionGovernment
2015Víctor Naudi1,72811.75New4th
2019Josep Roig Carcel1,0445.87 2 5th
2023Víctor Naudi4,03621.05 3 3rd

Notes and References

  1. https://www.diariandorra.ad/nacional/230617/josep-roig-nou-president-sdp_127368.html Josep Roig, nou president d'SDP
  2. Web site: Andorra. Nordsieck. Wolfram. 2019. Parties and Elections in Europe. 9 April 2019.
  3. Book: Political Handbook of the World. 197–198. Lansford. Tom. 1. 2016–2017. 31 March 2017. 978-1-5063-2718-1. 0193-175X.
  4. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2005_E.htm Last elections