Patriotic Bloc (San Marino)

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Patriotic Bloc
Blocco Patriottico
AbbreviationBP
Leader Giuliano Gozi
Founded1923
Dissolved1944?
Headquarters City of San Marino
Ideology Italian fascism
Authoritarianism
Factions:
Christian democracy
Popolarismo
Social conservatism
Conservative liberalism
Political position Far-right
Factions:
Centre to centre-right

The Patriotic Bloc was a far-right coalition of parties which ran undisputed in the Sammarinese election of 1923.

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The Bloc was dominated by the Sammarinese Fascist Party, and was also composed of the Sammarinese People's Party, the Sammarinese Democratic Union, and the Fascist-puppet Volunteers of War. Threats by Italian fascists prevented any opposition presence, so the Bloc won all the seats to the Grand and General Council. By this means the Fascists took over the country in 1926, with San Marino becoming a one-party state.

Results

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Patriotic Bloc Sammarinese Fascist Party 1,437100.0029
Sammarinese People's Party 20
Sammarinese Democratic Union 9
Volunteers of War2
Total1,437100.0060
Valid votes1,43796.83
Invalid/blank votes473.17
Total votes1,484100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,18435.47
Source: [1]

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References

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