2012 San Marino general election

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.

2012 San Marino general election
San Marino
11 November 2012
All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.85% (Decrease4.63pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
SMBC Pasquale Valentini 50.70 35 -12
IpP Gian Marco Marcucci 22.28 12 +10
CA Gastone Pasolini 16.07 9 +4
RETE Gloria Arcangeloni 6.29 4 New
Secretary for Foreign Affairs before Secretary for Foreign Affairs after
Antonella Mularoni
PDCS		 Pasquale Valentini
PDCS

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 allianceVotes%Seats
San Marino Common GoodChristian Democrats–We Sammarineses5,82829.4721
Party of Socialists and Democrats2,83214.3210
Popular Alliance1,3196.674
Coalition votes490.25–
Total10,02850.7035
Agreement for the CountrySocialist Party2,39312.107
Union for the Republic1,6518.355
Sammarinese Moderates3401.720
Coalition votes230.12–
Total4,40722.2812
Active CitizenshipUnited Left1,8089.145
Civic 101,3256.704
Coalition votes460.23–
Total3,17916.079
RETE Movement1,2446.294
For San Marino5562.810
San Marino 3.03641.840
Total19,778100.0060
Valid votes19,77893.57
Invalid/blank votes1,3606.43
Total votes21,138100.00
Registered voters/turnout33,10663.85
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]

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

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