Pact for San Marino
Encyclopedia
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:
in the Sammarinese parliamentary election, 2008
gaining 54.22% of the national vote and an automatic governmental majority of 5 and has become the new government of San Marino
with Ernesto Benedettini
of the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party and Assunta Meloni
of Popular Alliance becoming Captains Regent of San Marino, defeating the left-wing Reforms and Freedom
coalition which gained 25 seats in the Grand and General council and failed to get a governing majority. Pact for San Marino replaces the previous Left-wing governing coalition of Party of Socialists and Democrats
, United Left
and Popular Alliance (which due to disputes with United Left left the coalition initiating the 2008 election under which it agreed to run under the right-wing Pact for San Marino coalition instead of with its previous governing partners in Reforms and Freedom).
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....
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...
.
It is composed of four lists for a total of eight parties:
- Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (Christian-democratic), including also:
- Euro-Populars for San MarinoEuro-Populars for San MarinoThe Euro-Populars for San Marino are a christian-democratic political party in San Marino.It emerged in September 2007 as a split from the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party . It held 5 seats out of 60 in the Grand and General Council prior to the elections from its time as part of the PDCS...
(Christian-democratic) - Arengo and FreedomArengo and FreedomArengo and Freedom is a liberal and social liberal political party in San Marino.It was founded in September 2008 by two splinters from the Party of Socialists and Democrats, Fabio Berardi and Nadia Ottaviani, both members of the Grand and General Council, who considered the party to be too...
(liberal/social-democratic)
- Euro-Populars for San Marino
- Popular Alliance (liberal)
- Freedom ListFreedom ListFreedom List is a political coalition for the 2008 general election in San Marino, composed of:*New Socialist Party *We Sammarinese...
, including:- New Socialist PartyNew Socialist Party (San Marino)The New Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in San Marino.It was formed in 2005 as a split by those among the members of the Sammarinese Socialist Party who did not accept the merger with the post-communist Party of Democrats into the Party of Socialists and Democrats...
(social-democratic) - We Sammarinese (centrist)
- New Socialist Party
- Sammarinese Union of ModeratesSammarinese Union of ModeratesThe Sammarinese Union of Moderates is a right-wing, christian-democratic, conservative, and national conservative political coalition in San Marino....
(Christian-democratic/conservative), including:- Sammarinese Populars (Christian-democratic)
- Sammarinese National Alliance (conservative)
Election results and summary
The electoral coalition won 35 seats out of 60 in the Grand and General CouncilGrand 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...
in the Sammarinese parliamentary election, 2008
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....
gaining 54.22% of the national vote and an automatic governmental majority of 5 and has become the new government of 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...
with Ernesto Benedettini
Ernesto Benedettini
Ernesto Benedettini is a politician of San Marino. He was Captain Regent of San Marino for the term from 1 October 2008 to April 2009 together with Assunta Meloni...
of the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party and Assunta Meloni
Assunta Meloni
Assunta "Tina" Meloni is a politician of San Marino. She was Captain Regent of San Marino for the term from 1 October 2008 to April 2009 together with Ernesto Benedettini. She is also a member of the Council of Europe....
of Popular Alliance becoming Captains Regent of San Marino, defeating the left-wing 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 which gained 25 seats in the Grand and General council and failed to get a governing majority. Pact for San Marino replaces the previous Left-wing governing coalition of 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....
, United Left
United Left (San Marino)
United Left is a left-wing political coalition in San Marino.It was founded in 2006 by the Sammarinese Communist Refoundation, formed by those who did not agree with the transformation of the Sammarinese Communist Party into the Sammarinese Democratic Progressive Party in 1992, and the Left Party,...
and Popular Alliance (which due to disputes with United Left left the coalition initiating the 2008 election under which it agreed to run under the right-wing Pact for San Marino coalition instead of with its previous governing partners in Reforms and Freedom).