San Marino,officially the Republic of San Marino and also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino,is a European microstate and enclave within Italy. Located on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains,it is the fifth-smallest country in the world,with a land area of just over 61 km2 and a population of 33,660 as of 2022.
The politics of the state of San Marino take place in a framework of a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic,whereby the Captains Regent are the heads of state and heads of government. The country has a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Grand and General Council. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party is a Christian-democratic political party in San Marino.
The Popular Alliance was a liberal-centrist political party in San Marino. The party formed a coalition with the Union for the Republic for the 2016 Sammarinese general election,and following their electoral success the two parties created a new party,Future Republic.
The Party of Socialists and Democrats is a social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in San Marino. It is a member of the Socialist International,and observer member of the Party of European Socialists. It is the only Sammarinese party with a reference to the European Union in its official political symbol. Its current-day Italian counterpart is the Democratic Party.
The Grand and General Council is the parliament of San Marino. The council has 60 members elected for a five-year term.
United Left was a left-wing political party in San Marino.
The Euro-Populars for San Marino was a Christian democratic political party in San Marino.
Arengo and Freedom was a liberal and social liberal political party in San Marino.
Oscar Mina is a Sanmarinese politician,who served as Captain Regent of San Marino with Paolo Rondelli from 1 April to 1 October 2022. He previously served as Captain Regent from 1 April 2009 to October 2009 together with Massimo Cenci.
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs is the minister for foreign affairs of San Marino.
General elections were held in San Marino on 4 March 1923 to elect the seventh term of the Grand and General Council. It was a snap election that marked the beginning of fascist rule in the republic. Left-wing parties were prevented from participating,while all centre-right forces ran as a single "Patriotic Bloc". Of the 60 seats,29 were taken by the Sammarinese Fascist Party,20 by the Sammarinese People's Party,9 by the Sammarinese Democratic Union and two by the Fascist-puppets Volunteers of War. Later the country was taken over by the Fascist Party.
Clara Boscaglia was a Sammarinese politician. One of the first women to be elected to the Grand and General Council,she later became the first in San Marino to serve as a government minister.
Democratic Socialist Left was a political party in San Marino,founded as an electoral list for the 2016 general election,including United Left,Progressives and Reformists and Democratic Laboratory. The three parties officially merged into a single party in November 2017. The party was dissolved on 30 December 2020 to merge into with Libera San Marino.
General elections were held in San Marino on 8 December 2019.
Mirko Dolcini is a Sammarinese politician,the head of the political party Domani Motus Liberi and one of the Captains Regent with Alessandro Cardelli. Their joint term was from 1 October 2020 until 1 April 2021.
Domani –Motus Liberi is a Christian-liberal political party in San Marino. The party was officially formed on April 28,2018.
Giacomo Simoncini is a Sammarinese politician,sports executive and pharmacist,who served as the Captain Regent of San Marino with Francesco Mussoni from 1 October 2021 to 1 April 2022. At the time of his appointment,he was the youngest state leader in the world,and was the only head of state younger than the age of 30. A member of the Socialist Party,he has been a member of the Grand and General Council for the electoral alliance Noi per la Repubblica since 2019.
Manuel Ciavatta is a Sammarinese politician who was as one of two Captains Regent from 1 October 2022 until 1 April 2023. He served alongside Maria Luisa Berti.
Alessandro Scarano is a Sammarinese politician who was one of two Captains Regent from 1 April 2023 until 1 October 2023. He served alongside Adele Tonnini.
