General Council of the Valleys

The General Council is Andorra's parliament, a unicameral legislature with 28 members. Historically, it functioned as both an informal legislature and a cabinet. Following a 1993 constitution, the General Council became a true national parliament elected by universal suffrage, with most powers previously held by the co-princes transferred to it. This empowered the government to raise taxes, establish an independent judiciary, allow political parties and trade unions, and control foreign policy. The co-princes, the French president and the bishop of Urgel, remain ceremonial heads of state. The General Council meets in the capital, Andorra la Vella.123