2012 Sammarinese 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.

November 11, 2012
All 60 seats to the Grand and General Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Party SMCG AC CA Seats before N/A N/A N/A Seats won 35 12 9 Seat change N/A N/A N/A Popular vote 10,028 4,407 3,179 Percentage 50.7% 22.3% 16.1% Swing N/A N/A N/A

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 Movement Network 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

Coalition		Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	San Marino Common Good		Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party–NS	5,828	29.47	21	–
			Party of Socialists and Democrats	2,832	14.32	10	–
			Popular Alliance	1,319	6.67	4	–3
			Direct coalition votes	49	0.25	–	–
	Agreement for the Country		Socialist Party	2,393	12.10	7	New
			Union for the Republic	1,651	8.35	5	New
			Sammarinese Moderates	340	1.72	0	–2
			Direct coalition votes	23	0.12	–	–
	Active Citizenship		United Left	1,808	9.14	5	0
			Civic 10	1,325	6.70	4	New
			Direct coalition votes	46	0.23	–	–
	RETE Movement			1,244	6.29	4	New
	For San Marino			556	2.81	0	New
	San Marino 3.0			364	1.84	0	New
Invalid/blank votes				1,360	–	–	–
Total				21,138	100	60	0
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]

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.