Centre Democrats (San Marino)
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The Centre Democrats are a social christian
political party in San Marino
. Its Italian counterpart is The Daisy.
It emerged in 2007 as a left-wing split from the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party. For the 2008 general election
, the first elections the Centre Democrats have taken part in, the party was part of the Reforms and Freedom
coalition, centred around the Party of Socialists and Democrats
which won 25 seats out of 60 in the Grand and General Council
gaining 45.78% of the national vote but failed to gain a governmental majority and as a result the Centre Democrats which itself gained 2 seats out of the 25 the coalition gained and 4.94% of the national vote, as part of the coalition, is now part of the official opposition to the new government of the right-wing coalition of Pact for San Marino
.
Christian socialism
Christian socialism generally refers to those on the Christian left whose politics are both Christian and socialist and who see these two philosophies as being interrelated. This category can include Liberation theology and the doctrine of the social gospel...
political party in San Marino
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
. Its Italian counterpart is The Daisy.
It emerged in 2007 as a left-wing split from the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party. For the 2008 general election
Sammarinese parliamentary election, 2008
A snap general election was held in San Marino on 9 November 2008. Elections were called after the collapse of the centre-left majority which had won the previous 2006 election....
, the first elections the Centre Democrats have taken part in, the party was part of the Reforms and Freedom
Reforms and Freedom
Reforms and Freedom is a left-wing coalition of parties for the 2008 general election in San Marino.It is composed of three lists for a total of five parties:*Party of Socialists and Democrats , including also:...
coalition, centred around the Party of Socialists and Democrats
Party of Socialists and Democrats
The Party of Socialists and Democrats is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in San Marino. It is a member of the Socialist International and its current-day Italian counterpart is the Democratic Party....
which won 25 seats out of 60 in the Grand and General Council
Grand and General Council
The Grand and General Council is the parliament of San Marino. The council has 60 members elected for a five-year term.The electoral law was based on proportional representation from 1945 to 2007. Since then, it is based on the electoral system of Italian municipalities...
gaining 45.78% of the national vote but failed to gain a governmental majority and as a result the Centre Democrats which itself gained 2 seats out of the 25 the coalition gained and 4.94% of the national vote, as part of the coalition, is now part of the official opposition to the new government of the right-wing coalition of Pact for San Marino
Pact for San Marino
Pact for San Marino is a right-wing coalition of parties for the 2008 general election in San Marino.It is composed of four lists for a total of eight parties:*Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party , including also:...
.