Elections in San Marino
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of San Marino |
Elections in San Marino gives information on election and election results in San Marino.
San Marino elects on national level a legislature. The Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale) has 60 members, elected for a five-year term by semi-proportional representation with national majority bonus (the winning coalition receives at least 35 seats on 60).
San Marino has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Since early 2008, there is an electoral threshold of 3.5%.
Latest elections
A parliamentary election was held in San Marino on 9 November 2008. The election was contested by two major coalitions: Patto per San Marino (centre-right) and Riforme e Libertà (centre-left).
Summary of the 9 November 2008 Grand and General Council of Sammarinese election results
Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
P.D.C.S.-E.P.S.-A. e L. | 6,693 | 31.90% | 22 |
Alleanza Popolare | 2,417 | 11.52% | 7 |
Lista della Libertà | 1,317 | 6.28% | 4 |
Unione Sammarinese dei Moderati | 874 | 4.17% | 2 |
votes to the coalition | 73 | 0.35% | |
Total Patto per San Marino | 11,373 | 54.22% | 35 |
Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici | 6,703 | 31.96% | 18 |
Sinistra Unita | 1,797 | 8.57% | 5 |
Democratici di Centro | 1,037 | 4.94% | 2 |
votes to the coalition | 65 | 0.31% | |
Total Riforme e Libertà | 9,602 | 45.78% | 25 |
Total valid votes (turnout: 68.48%) | 20,975 | 60 | |
Invalid/Blank votes | 831 | ||
Total votes cast | 21,806 | ||
Registered voters | 31,845 | ||
Sources: Elezioni Politiche 2008 - Repubblica di San Marino (Italian) |
Past elections and referendums
Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese) | 7,257 | 32.92% | 21 |
Party of Socialists and Democrats (Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici) | 7,017 | 31.83% | 20 |
Popular Alliance (Alleanza Popolare) | 2,657 | 12.05% | 7 |
United Left (Sinistra Unita) | 1,911 | 8.67% | 5 |
New Socialist Party (Nuovo Partito Socialista) | 1,194 | 5.42% | 3 |
We Sammarinese (Noi Sammarinesi) | 558 | 2.53% | 1 |
Sammarinese People (Popolari Sammarinesi) | 535 | 2.43% | 1 |
Sammarinese National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale Sammarinese) | 512 | 2.32% | 1 |
Sammarinese for Freedom (Sammarinesi per la Libertà) | 405 | 1.84% | 1 |
Total valid votes (turnout: 71.8%) | 22,046 | 60 | |
Invalid/Blank votes | 769 | ||
Total votes cast | 22,815 | ||
Registered voters | 31,759 | ||
Sources: Parties and Elections in Europe; Elezioni2006 |