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San Marino is a small country that holds elections to choose its leaders. The main group of leaders is called the Grand and General Council, which has 60 members. These members are chosen every five years by people who live in San Marino. They vote using a special system where the group that wins gets at least 35 out of the 60 seats.
San Marino has many different parties, and no single party usually wins alone. Because of this, parties often need to work together to form a government. This is called a coalition government.
The first elections in San Marino happened in March 1906, after a special meeting called the Arengo decided to create a democracy. For a time between 1926 and 1943, only one party was allowed, but democracy returned after that. Today, there are rules to make sure that smaller parties still have a chance to be part of the government. If no group wins enough seats, the two biggest groups have a second vote to decide who will lead.
General elections
Last election
Main article: 2024 San Marino general election
San Marino held a big vote for its parliament on 9 June 2024. This is how people choose their leaders in the country.
Election results, 1945–2024
| Election | Round | PSDS | PCS | PSS | PDCS | PSIS | MLS | SR | AP | SU | AN | PSD | PS | UPR | C10 | RETE | RF | DML | NplR | Libera | Oth. | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | (PDCS) | 66.0 | (PCS) | 34.0 | 57.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1949 | (PDCS) | 57.7 | (PCS) | 42.3 | 67.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | 5.6 | 29.3 | 22.1 | 43.0 | 62.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | 4.7 | 31.6 | 25.5 | 38.2 | 70.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | (PSIS) | 26.0 | 13.8 | 44.3 | 15.9 | 85.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | 24.1 | 10.7 | 46.8 | 16.2 | 2.2 | 84.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | 22.8 | 11.9 | 44.0 | 18.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 79.5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1974 | 23.6 | 13.9 | 39.6 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 79.7 | |||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 25.1 | 13.8 | 42.3 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 79.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 24.4 | 14.8 | 42.1 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 79.7 | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | 28.7 | 11.1 | 44.1 | 13.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 81.1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | 18.6 | 23.7 | 41.4 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 80.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 18.6 | 23.2 | 40.9 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 75.3 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 20.6 | 24.0 | 41.1 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 73.8 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | (PdS) | (PdS) | 32.9 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 31.8 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 71.8 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 31.9 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 4.2 | 32.0 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 68.5 | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | 29.5 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 63.9 | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 1st | 24.5 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 7.7 | (AP) | 9.3 | 18.3 | 11.3 | 59.7 | |||||||||||
| 2nd | 42.1 | (SU) | 57.9 | (PDCS) | (PDCS) | (SU) | 50.1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 33.4 | (NplR) | (NplR) | 18.2 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 2.0 | 55.7 | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | 34.14 | 12.19 | 5.07 | 11.98 | 8.47 | 15.75 | 12.40 | 50.73 | ||||||||||||||
Local elections
Local elections happen every 5 years in all the municipalities. These elections choose the people who will lead each town and the mayors. The most recent elections took place on 29 November 2020. A system called proportional representation is used to decide who gets to be on the councils. Voters can choose up to 2 people they like the most.
Referendums
- Sammarinese citizenry meeting, 1906
- 1982 Sammarinese citizenship referendum
- 1996 Sammarinese electoral law referendum
- 1997 Sammarinese referendum
- 1999 Sammarinese citizenship referendum
- 2003 Sammarinese voting system referendum
- 2005 Sammarinese electoral law referendum
- 2008 Sammarinese referendum
- 2011 Sammarinese public property referendum
- 2013 Sammarinese referendum
- 2014 Sammarinese referendum
- 2016 Sammarinese referendum
Related articles
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