The Councillors

The Andorran parliament has 28 members or Councillors. Anybody of Andorran nationality who is of legal age has the right to enter into public service and hold public office, on equal terms, according to article 25 of the Constitution, and therefore, to be elected as members of the General Council. The men and women of the General Council represent the Andorran people and the Regulations describe their rights and duties in section 1. They are elected into office by popular suffrage with a mandate that spans the four-year legislature.

Among their duties are the obligation to attend plenary meetings and any committees to which they belong, to observe courtesy and keep any acts or resolutions secret when required. They also have the duty to cast their vote and obey the final decisions of the Síndic (President of Parliament) and the bodies of the General Council and not to encourage serious disturbances within the institution’s buildings.

Their rights revolve around the manner in which the Councillors should fulfil their duties, some individually, such as presenting bills and legislative proposals and speaking in debates, and others as a group, such as presenting a motion of censure against the Head of Government or lodging appeals of unconstitutionality against legislative texts or requesting a prior verdict on the unconstitutionality of international treaties before they are ratified.

The Constitution sets the number of General Councillors at 28 or 42.