San Marino is an independent and sovereign member of the international community. It maintains an extensive diplomatic network relative to its diminutive size,as well as an active foreign policy and international presence.
The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party is a Christian-democratic political party in San Marino.
San Marino has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 12 times,debuting in the 2008 contest,followed by participation from 2011 onward. The nation did not participate in 2009 or 2010,citing financial difficulties. Having failed to qualify in their first four attempts,the nation qualified for the contest's final for the first time in 2014. Valentina Monetta represented San Marino in 2012,2013 and 2014,making her the first entrant to participate in three consecutive contests since the 1960s. In 2019,Serhat managed to qualify to the final,marking the second appearance of the country in a Eurovision final and achieving their best result to date of 19th place. Following the 2020 contest's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe,their 2020 candidate Senhit was again selected to represent San Marino in the following contest. She qualified to the final,making it the first time that San Marino made it to two consecutive finals.
The 2007–08 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the twenty-third since its establishment. The regular season started on September 21,2007 and ended on April 20,2008. The playoff competition,in which the top three clubs from each girone competed for the national title and qualification for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League next season,started on May 7,2008 and ended with the final on June 3,2008. S.S. Murata successfully defended their title for the second time,winning their third straight national title,and winning qualification,beating out Juvenes/Dogana in the final.
Arengo and Freedom was a liberal and social liberal political party in San Marino.
Oscar Mina is a politician of San Marino,serving as Captain Regent of San Marino since 1 April 2022. He previously served as Captain Regent from 1 April 2009 to October 2009 together with Massimo Cenci.
Stefano Palmieri is a Sammarinese politician,who served as a Captain Regent of San Marino together with Matteo Ciacci from 1 April 2018 to 1 October 2018. He had previously served in the same position for the semester from 1 October 2009 to 1 April 2010,alongside Francesco Mussoni.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "One Life" written by Paul Giordimaina and Fleur Balzan. The song was performed by Glen Vella. The Maltese entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf,Germany was selected through the national final Malta Eurosong 2011,organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final,held on 11 and 12 February 2011,respectively,where "One Life" performed by Glen Vella eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a six-member jury and a public televote.
San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011,held in Düsseldorf,Germany. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) confirmed the country's second participation in the contest on 22 November 2010,marking their return after not participating in 2009 and 2010. Italian singer Senhit Zadik Zadik,under the stage name Senit,was internally selected by SMRTV to represent San Marino with the song "Stand By". The entry was promoted through the creation of a music video,a promotional tour throughout Europe and an interview to the press in the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. San Marino performed 12th in the first semi-final,held on 10 May 2011,and placed 16th,receiving 34 points and failing to qualify for the grand final.
TIM San Marino S.p.A. is a Sammarinese telecommunications company,subsidiary of Gruppo TIM.
Abortion in San Marino will soon be legal,following the result of a 2021 referendum and the passage of enabling legislation in August 2022.
San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013,held in Malmö,Sweden. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Valentina Monetta with "Crisalide (Vola)" to represent the nation in the contest. Monetta had previously represented San Marino at the 2012 contest,placing 14th in the semi-finals. The 2013 entry was promoted through the creation of a music video,a promotional tour that included stops in London and Amsterdam,and interviews to the press in the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. San Marino performed second in the second semi-final,held on 16 May 2013,and placed 11th,receiving 47 points and failing to qualify for the grand final. However,this marked the nation's best placing to this point.
Andrea Fabbri is an Italian former ice dancer,who competed with Carolina Moscheni for Italy. Moscheni/Fabbri are the 2019 Italian national bronze medalists.
Fabio Fabbri is an Italian former politician and lawyer.
Maria Teresa Beccari was a Sammarinese politician,Mayor of the City of San Marino between 13 December 2009 and 31 October 2018.
Lucia Tamagnini is a Sammarinese politician,Mayor of Acquaviva since 20 March 2013,when Loretta Mazza resigned.
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.
Alessandro Cardelli is a Sammarinese politician and one of the Captains Regent with Mirko Dolcini. Their joint terms was from 1 October 2020 until 1 April 2021. He was the youngest state leader in the world,and also was the only head of state under 30 years of age as for 2021.
Patrizia Taddei is an Italian-born artist in San Marino. After drawing attention in the early 1970s for her conceptual work,Taddei became known for her painting and sculpture. She has repeatedly represented the microstate of San Marino at the Venice Biennale.
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.
