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After more than 700 years of feudal rule by the President of the French Republic and the Bishop of the Spanish Diocese of Urgell as Co-princes, Andorra has attained a democratic Constitution, affirmed by referendum in 1993 (Constitution of 28/4/1993, hereafter Const). The micro-state is a constitutional principality. The two Co-princes are jointly and indivisibly Head of State. Although many powers have been shifted from the Co-princes to the Government they have, nonetheless, retained their veto right with regards to both legislation and international treaties.
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Stern, J. (2008). Andorra. In: Kucsko-Stadlmayer, G. (eds) European Ombudsman-Institutions. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-72882-6_10
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