At Stake in this Election: 

• All 60 seats on the Sammarinese Grand and General Council

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: Captains Regent Alessandro ROSSI and Milena GASPERONI (since 1 April 2024) 

• Head of Government: N/A 

• Assembly: unicameral Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale) with 60 seats

Electoral System:  

• The Captains Regent are indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council and serve a 6-month term. There is no absolute term limit, but Captains Regent must not serve an additional term within three years of the prior term. 

• All 60 members of the Grand and General Council are directly elected by list proportional representation vote in up to two rounds. All members serve unlimited 5-year terms.

Last Election: 

In the 2019 legislative election, the San Marino Christian Democratic Party (PDCS) won the largest share of seats (21 out of 60) followed by five additional parties. Voter turnout was 55.73%.

Information for Voters: 

Come si vota / How to vote (in Italian)

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: varies by affiliation 

• 30 April for coalitions 

• 4 May for political parties not participating in coalitions 

• Voter registration deadline: N/A; Voter registration is passive and residence-based.

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Libera/PS – PSD 

• Coalition made up of Libera/PS and PSD 

• Leader: Dalibor RICCARDI 

• Seats won in last election: 18 out of 60 (10 Libera and 8 PS-PSD) 

• Democracy and Liberty / Democrazia e Libertà  

• Coalition made up of PDCS and Alleanza Riformista 

• Leader: Gian Carlo VENTURINI and  

• Seats won in last election: 21 out of 60 (all PDCS) 

• Supportive Democracy / Democrazia Solidale (Demos) 

• Leader: Carlo BOFFA 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 60 (new party) 

• Future Republic / Repubblica Futura (RF) 

• Leader: Roberto GIORGETTI 

• Seats won in last election: 6 out of 60 

• Tomorrow – Free Movement / Domani – Motus Liberi (DML) 

• Leader: Lorenzo Forcellini REFFI 

• Seats won in last election: 4 out of 60 

• RETE Civic Movement / Movimento Civico RETE 

• Leader: Emanuele SANTI 

• Seats won in last election: 11 out of 60

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 33,660 (2022 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 38,642 (2024)

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 17,280 (2022 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 26 September 2003, Ratified 10 December 2003 

• Gender Quota: On each party or coalition list, candidates of the same gender may not take up more than two-thirds of list entries (Legge 31 gennaio 1996 no. 6, Art. 15.1). 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 20 out of 60 (33.3%) in the Grand and General Council   

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.867, Very High, Rank 43 (2022) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Not available 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 22 February 2008 

• Projected population with a disability: 5,386 (2022 est.)

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in San Marino: No 

• Election Access: Yes 

• Election Judgments: Yes, 6 resources