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- ↑ "Ministeri de Turisme". Government of Andorra (in Catalan).
- ↑ "Els ministres 'més desconeguts'". Altaveu Andorra (in Catalan). 21 May 2019.
- ↑ "Decret del 21-5-2019 pel qual el cap de Govern nomena els membres del Govern i els seus càrrecs respectius". Government of Andorra (in Catalan). 21 May 2019.
- ↑ Llacuna, Alba (6 May 2021). "Verònica Canals dimiteix i obliga Espot a reestructurar l'Executiu". El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan).
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