San Marinese Socialist Party
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The Sammarinese Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Sammarinese, PSS) was a socialist and, later, social-democratic
political party in San Marino
. Its Italian counterpart was the Italian Socialist Party
and its international affiliation was with the Socialist International
.
There was a previous party of the same name existing from 1892 until 1926 when it was banned during Fascist
rule. In the 1940s and 1950s the party was closely linked to the Sammarinese Communist Party (PCS) and this led the moderates of the party to split and form the Sammarinese Independent Democratic Socialist Party (PSDIS) in 1957. Later the PSS distanced itself from the PCS and enetered in coalition with the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (PDCS) and PSDIS, which was re-united with the PSS in the early 1990s.
In the 2001 general election the PSS won 24.2% and 15 seats of 60 in the Grand and General Council
and governed as the junior partner in a coalition with the PDCS until 2005, when it merged with the post-communist Party of Democrats
to form a united social-democratic party, the Party of Socialists and Democrats
(PSD). This led to the split of the centrist wing of the party which formed the New Socialist Party
(NPS).
In the 2006 general election PSD won 31.8 % of the vote and 20 out of 60 seats and governed in a coalition with Popular Alliance and United Left
until June, 2008.
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
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 was the Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
and its international affiliation was with the Socialist International
Socialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
.
There was a previous party of the same name existing from 1892 until 1926 when it was banned during Fascist
Sammarinese Fascist Party
The Sammarinese Fascist Party or Partito Fascista Sammarinese was a fascist political party that ruled San Marino from 1923 to 1943....
rule. In the 1940s and 1950s the party was closely linked to the Sammarinese Communist Party (PCS) and this led the moderates of the party to split and form the Sammarinese Independent Democratic Socialist Party (PSDIS) in 1957. Later the PSS distanced itself from the PCS and enetered in coalition with the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (PDCS) and PSDIS, which was re-united with the PSS in the early 1990s.
In the 2001 general election the PSS won 24.2% and 15 seats 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...
and governed as the junior partner in a coalition with the PDCS until 2005, when it merged with the post-communist Party of Democrats
Party of Democrats
The Party of Democrats was a social-democratic political party in San Marino. Its Italian counterpart was the Democrats of the Left....
to form a united social-democratic party, 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). This led to the split of the centrist wing of the party which formed the New Socialist Party
New 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...
(NPS).
In the 2006 general election PSD won 31.8 % of the vote and 20 out of 60 seats and governed in a coalition with Popular Alliance 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,...
until June, 2008.