Sammarinese parliamentary election, 2008
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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 June 2008, due to disagreements within the coalition partners, the Party of Socialists and Democrats
(PSD), Popular Alliance (AP) and United Left
(SU), AP left the coalition and the cabinet fell down. The PSD tried to form a narrow-majority coalition with SU and Sammarinese for Freedom (SpL), but two dissenting members of PSD left their party and formed Arengo and Freedom
(AL), leaving the proposed coalition without a majority in Parliament.
Due to the new electoral law passed earlier in 2008 which introduced a number of changes (an electoral threshold of 3.5% and a majority premium for the winning coalition, on the example of the electoral system for the Italian
cities), the election was contested by two major coalitions: Pact for San Marino
(centre-right) and Reforms and Freedom
(centre-left).
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...
on 9 November 2008. Elections were called after the collapse of the centre-left
Centre-left
Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum...
majority which had won the previous 2006 election.
In June 2008, due to disagreements within the coalition partners, 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....
(PSD), Popular Alliance (AP) and 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,...
(SU), AP left the coalition and the cabinet fell down. The PSD tried to form a narrow-majority coalition with SU and Sammarinese for Freedom (SpL), but two dissenting members of PSD left their party and formed Arengo and Freedom
Arengo and Freedom
Arengo 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...
(AL), leaving the proposed coalition without a majority in Parliament.
Due to the new electoral law passed earlier in 2008 which introduced a number of changes (an electoral threshold of 3.5% and a majority premium for the winning coalition, on the example of the electoral system for the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
cities), the election was contested by two major coalitions: 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:...
(centre-right) and 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:...
(centre-left).
Coalitions and parties
Due to the new electoral law, Sammarinese political parties are organized in two major coalitions:- Pact for San MarinoPact for San MarinoPact 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:...
(Patto per San Marino) - Reforms and FreedomReforms and FreedomReforms 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:...
(Riforme e Libertà)
Pact for San Marino
- Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese)
- Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese)
- 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...
(Europopolari per San Marino) - 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...
(Arengo e Libertà)
- Popular Alliance (Alleanza Popolare)
- Freedom ListFreedom ListFreedom List is a political coalition for the 2008 general election in San Marino, composed of:*New Socialist Party *We Sammarinese...
(Lista della Libertà)- 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...
(Nuovo Partito Socialista) - We Sammarinese (Noi Sammarinesi)
- 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....
(Unione Sammarinese dei Moderati)- Sammarinese Populars (Popolari Sammarinesi)
- Sammarinese National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale Sammarinese)
Reforms and Freedom
- Party of Socialists and DemocratsParty of Socialists and DemocratsThe 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....
(Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici)- Party of Socialists and DemocratsParty of Socialists and DemocratsThe 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....
(Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici) - Sammarinese for Freedom (Sammarinesi per la Libertà)
- Party of Socialists and Democrats
- United LeftUnited 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,...
(Sinistra Unita)- Sammarinese Communist Refoundation (Rifondazione Comunista Sammarinese)
- Left Party (Partito della Sinistra)
- Centre DemocratsCentre Democrats (San Marino)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...
(Democratici di Centro)