Lauredian Union

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Lauredian Union
Unió Laurediana
Founded2001
HeadquartersSant Julià de Lòria
IdeologyLocalism[1]
Conservatism[1][2]
Political positionCentre-right
General Council
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The Lauredian Union (Catalan: Unió Laurediana, UL) is a localist conservative political party in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra.

History[edit]

The party first contested national elections in 1997,[3] 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,[3] but in the 2001 elections won two seats.[4] The party did not contest the 2005 elections,[3]

For the 2009 elections the party was part of the Reformist Coalition, which won 11 of the 28 seats.[5] In the 2011 elections the party won two seats,[6] supporting Democrats for Andorra. After not competing in the 2015 elections, the party 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] The party did not contest the 2023 elections.

References[edit]

  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 c Dieter Nohlen & Phillip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p162 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p165
  5. ^ Elections in 2009 IPU
  6. ^ Latest elections IPU