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Lauredian Union

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Lauredian Union
Unió Laurediana
Founded2001
HeadquartersSant Julià de Lòria
IdeologyLocalism[1]
Conservatism[1][2]
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationLiberals of Andorra (2001–2019)
General Council
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Website
https://uniolaurediana.com/ca/

The Lauredian Union (Catalan: Unió Laurediana, UL) is a localist conservative political party in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra.

History

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Centered in Sant Julià de Lòria, the Lauredian Union has won every election in the town from 1999 to 2023, with the exception of 2015.[3]

The Lauredian Union first contested national elections in 1997,[4] when it was one of several local parties to form an alliance with the Liberal Union in the parliamentary elections that year. The UL failed to win a seat,[4] but in the 2001 elections won two seats.[5] The party did not contest the 2005 elections,[4]

For the 2009 elections the party was part of the Reformist Coalition, which won 11 of the 28 seats.[6] In the 2011 elections the party won two seats,[7] supporting Democrats for Andorra. In the 2015 elections, the party returned to the Liberal camp but soon formed a 'third way' coalition alongside the Third Way party and several Independents for the 2019 elections. The coalition received 1,853 votes and won four seats.[2]

In 2022, Democrats for Andorra and Liberals of Andorra made an electoral pact against the Lauredian Union.[8] The Lauredian Union did not field any candidates in the 2023 election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Andorra". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Tom Lansford (15 April 2013). Political Handbook of the World 2013. SAGE Publications. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4522-5825-6.
  3. ^ a b Noya & Solanelles 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Dieter Nohlen & Phillip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p162 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  5. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p165
  6. ^ Elections in 2009 IPU
  7. ^ Latest elections IPU
  8. ^ Noya 2022.

Works cited

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