▁coun c ill ors ▁elected ▁from ▁national ▁lists ▁using ▁the ▁largest ▁remainder ▁method ▁of ▁proportional ▁representation . ▁The ▁parish ▁lists ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁list ▁are ▁independent ▁of ▁one ▁another : ▁the ▁same ▁person ▁cannot ▁appear ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁national ▁list ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁parish ▁list , ▁and ▁vot ers ▁cast ▁two ▁separate ▁ball ots . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁requirement ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁party ▁for ▁both ▁lists . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁Five ▁parties ▁cont ested ▁the ▁election : ▁The ▁gover ning ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁( PS ), ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁opposition ▁Democr ats ▁for ▁And or ra ▁( DA ), ▁the ▁third ▁place ▁And or ra ▁for ▁Change ▁( Ap C ), ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁conserv ative ▁La ured ian ▁Union ▁( L U ) ▁party . ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁these ▁only ▁the ▁PS , ▁DA ▁and ▁L U ▁cont ested ▁the ▁parish ▁seats . ▁The ▁PS ▁cont ested ▁all ▁par ishes , ▁while ▁DA ▁cont ested ▁all ▁but ▁Sant ▁Juli à ▁de ▁L òria , ▁which ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁La ured ian ▁Union . ▁Ap C ▁announced ▁they ▁would ▁support ▁DA ▁candidates ▁on ▁a ▁parish ▁level . ▁ ▁Inc umb ent ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ja ume ▁Bart ume u ▁and ▁his ▁main ▁ch allen ger ▁Anton i ▁Martí ▁wanted ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁protection ism ▁previously ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁economy . ▁They ▁sought ▁to ▁attract ▁foreign ▁capital ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁technology ▁sector ▁to ▁divers ify ▁from ▁a ▁current ▁economy ▁based ▁on ▁trade ▁( 3 3 %