Grand and General Council
| Grand and General Council Consiglio Grande e Generale | |
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| Seats | 60 |
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Political groups |
Government (35)
Opposition (25)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 11 November 2012 |
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Palazzo Pubblico San Marino, San Marino | |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of San Marino |
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The Grand and General Council (Italian: Consiglio Grande e Generale) 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. A majority of at least 35 seats is given to the winning coalition of parties which receives an absolute majority of votes at the first or the eventual second round of elections. Within single coalitions, seats are divided between the parties using a D'Hondt system. A 3.5% threshold exists, together with guarantees for female candidates.
The Council appoints from among its members the Congress of State, which is the executive branch of the government, and the Captains Regents, who serve as the heads of state.
The Council is the equivalent of the Roman Senate during the Roman Republic.
Latest elections
Summary of the November 11, 2012, Grand and General Council of San Marino election results.
| Coalition | Party | Votes | Seats | ||||
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| # | % | # | +/– | ||||
| San Marino Common Good | PDCS - We Sammarinese | 5,828 | 29.47 | 21 | – | ||
| Party of Socialists and Democrats | 2,832 | 14.32 | 10 | – | |||
| Popular Alliance | 1,319 | 6.67 | 4 | –3 | |||
| Direct votes for the coalition | 49 | 0.25 | – | – | |||
| Agreement for the Country | Socialist Party | 2,393 | 12.10 | 7 | New | ||
| Union for the Republic | 1,651 | 8.35 | 5 | New | |||
| Sammarinese Moderates | 340 | 1.72 | 0 | –2 | |||
| Direct votes for the coalition | 23 | 0.12 | – | – | |||
| Active Citizenship | United Left | 1,808 | 9.14 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Civic 10 | 1,325 | 6.70 | 4 | New | |||
| Direct votes for the coalition | 46 | 0.23 | – | – | |||
| RETE Movement | 1,244 | 6.29 | 4 | New | |||
| For San Marino | 556 | 2.81 | 0 | New | |||
| San Marino 3.0 | 364 | 1.84 | 0 | New | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,360 | – | – | – | |||
| Total | 21,138 | 100 | 60 | 0 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,106 | 63.85 | – | – | |||
| Source: San Marino State Secretary of Internal Affairs | |||||||
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