New Centre (Andorra)
Encyclopedia
The New Centre is a Centre-right
political party
in Andorra
that espouses a political program of Conservatism
and Christian democracy
. The party was founded in 2005 as a merger between the Andorran Democratic Centre
and Century 21
political parties after they had been in an electoral alliance since 2001, the new party joined the centre-right Reformist Coalition for the Andorran parliamentary election, 2009
which gained 11 seats in the General Council of the Valleys
.
Centre-right
The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Andorra
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
that espouses a political program of Conservatism
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
and Christian democracy
Christian Democracy
Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...
. The party was founded in 2005 as a merger between the Andorran Democratic Centre
Andorran Democratic Centre
The Andorran Democratic Centre is a Christian-democratic political party in Andorra. It is against immigration but it is for a welfare state....
and Century 21
Century 21 (political party)
Century 21 is a conservative political party in Andorra. At the last legislative elections, on April 24, 2005, the alliance of the Andorran Democratic Centre and Century 21 won 11.0 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 28 seats....
political parties after they had been in an electoral alliance since 2001, the new party joined the centre-right Reformist Coalition for the Andorran parliamentary election, 2009
Andorran parliamentary election, 2009
Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 26 April 2009, the fourth under the 1993 Constitution. The elections were held at the end of the normal four-year term of the General Council , but also following months of intense pressure from Co-Prince Nicolas Sarkozy to change the country's...
which gained 11 seats in the General Council of the Valleys
General Council of the Valleys
The General Council is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. It is sometimes referred to as the General Council of the Valleys because it was the historical name and to distinguish it from similarly named bodies in the Val d'Aran and in France.-Organization:There are twenty-eight "general...
.