2012 San Marino general election

2012 San Marino general election
	All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.85% (4.63pp)

Last updated February 22, 2023

General elections were held in San Marino on 11 November 2012.^[1] The 60 seats in the Grand and General Council were up for grabs. The elections were held using the majority bonus system. The previous election, held in 2008, provided the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party with the largest single parliamentary group. The Party of Socialists and Democrats, although winning more votes than the former, became the main opposition party.

However, for the 2012 elections, the two parties decided to run together, under the banner of the coalition San Marino Common Good. They were joined by the Popular Alliance. Meanwhile, the remaining major parties formed the coalitions Agreement for the Country and Active Citizenship, politically placed in the center and on the left, respectively.

Coalitions and parties

The incumbent Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (PDCS) is leading a coalition called San Marino Common Good. It was contested by another coalition under the banner Agreement for the Country and a third coalition is called Active Citizenship. Apart from the coalitions, there are also three more parties running on their own: For San Marino, the RETE Movement and San Marino 3.0.^[2]

There were 356 candidates for the 60 seats.^[2]

Voting centres were open from 7:00 to 20:00.

Results



Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	San Marino Common Good		Christian Democrats–We Sammarineses	5,828	29.47	21
			Party of Socialists and Democrats	2,832	14.32	10
			Popular Alliance	1,319	6.67	4
			Coalition votes	49	0.25	–
		Total		10,028	50.70	35
	Agreement for the Country		Socialist Party	2,393	12.10	7
			Union for the Republic	1,651	8.35	5
			Sammarinese Moderates	340	1.72	0
			Coalition votes	23	0.12	–
		Total		4,407	22.28	12
	Active Citizenship		United Left	1,808	9.14	5
			Civic 10	1,325	6.70	4
			Coalition votes	46	0.23	–
		Total		3,179	16.07	9
	RETE Movement			1,244	6.29	4
	For San Marino			556	2.81	0
	San Marino 3.0			364	1.84	0
Total				19,778	100.00	60

Valid votes				19,778	93.57
Invalid/blank votes				1,360	6.43
Total votes				21,138	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				33,106	63.85
Source: San Marino State Secretary of Internal Affairs

Twenty MPs were new to the council, and 10 MPs were women.^[3] Additionally, 1,356 of the voting cards had obscene drawings on them, a total of 6.41%, and a high number of void ballots led to accusations of a scandal.^[4]

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References

↑ "IFES Election Guide - Country Profile: San Marino - Elections". Electionguide.org. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
1 2 "San Marino general election today". Politics Abroad. 2012-11-11. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
↑ "Un vento nuovo" (PDF). La Tribuna Sammarinese. San Marino. November 13, 2012. p. 5. Retrieved November 15, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "Un vento nuovo" (PDF). La Tribuna Sammarinese. San Marino. November 13, 2012. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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[1] "IFES Election Guide - Country Profile: San Marino - Elections". Electionguide.org. Retrieved 2012-11-15.

[pa-2] 1 2 "San Marino general election today". Politics Abroad. 2012-11-11. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-11-15.

[Tribuna_5-3] "Un vento nuovo" (PDF). La Tribuna Sammarinese. San Marino. November 13, 2012. p. 5. Retrieved November 15, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[Tribuna_3-4] "Un vento nuovo" (PDF). La Tribuna Sammarinese. San Marino. November 13, 2012. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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2012 San Marino general election

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Coalitions and parties

Results

Related Research Articles

References