2019 San Marino general election

General elections were held in San Marino on 8 December 2019.^[1]

Electoral system

The 60 members of the Grand and General Council are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. The electoral threshold is calculated by multiplying the number of parties running in the elections by 0.4, with a maximum possible threshold of 3.5%.^[2]

If no party receives a majority, or the two largest parties are unable to form a coalition government within thirty days of the elections, a runoff election will be held between the two most popular coalitions, with the winner receiving a majority jackpot to give them a majority.^[3][4] It is the first time the facultative second round will be applied following its approval in a June 2019 referendum.^[4]

Campaign

Two electoral alliances were formed for the elections:^[5]

• Libera, an alliance of the Democratic Socialist Left, Civic 10, Socialist Ideals Movement and Reforms and Development
• We for the Republic, an alliance of the Socialist Party, Party of Socialists and Democrats, Democratic Movement San Marino Together and We Sammarineses

Results

Aftermath

Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party, the Tomorrow in Motion alliance and We for the Republic.^[6]

References

1. Rtv, San Marino (2019-09-23). "Emesso il decreto di scioglimento del Consiglio, si vota l'8 dicembre". San Marino Rtv (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-10-31.
2. Electoral system IPU
3. Electoral system in force in the Republic of San Marino Secretariat of State for Internal Affairs (in Italian)
4. San Marino, 2. Juni 2019 : Zweiter Wahlgang bei Parlamentswahlen Direct Democracy
5. A San Marino si vota l'8 dicembre 2019 su queste liste. Candidati e programma Archived 2019-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Libertas, 30 October 2019
6. Governo: la Dc dalla Reggenza per consegnare nomi e deleghe RTV San Marino, 30 December 2019