Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in San Marino. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in San Marino.| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party–Euro-Populars for San Marino–Arengo and Freedom | 6,693 | 31.90% | 22 |
| Popular Alliance | 2,417 | 11.52% | 7 |
| Freedom List | 1,317 | 6.28% | 4 |
| Sammarinese Union of Moderates | 874 | 4.17% | 2 |
| Votes to the coalition | 73 | 0.35% | — |
| Pact for San Marino | 11,373 | 54.22% | 35 |
| Party of Socialists and Democrats–Sammarinese for Freedom | 6,703 | 31.96% | 18 |
| United Left | 1,797 | 8.57% | 5 |
| Centre Democrats | 1,037 | 4.94% | 2 |
| Votes to the coalition | 65 | 0.31% | — |
| Reforms and Freedom | 9,602 | 45.78% | 25 |
| Total valid votes (turnout: 68.48%) | 20,975 | 60 | |
| Invalid/Blank votes | 831 | ||
| Total votes cast | 21,806 | ||
| Registered voters | 31,845 | ||
| Sources: Elezioni Politiche 2008 - Repubblica di San Marino (Italian) | |||
San Marino is a multi-party democratic republic. The two main parties are the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (PDCS) and the Party of Socialists and Democrats (PSD, a merger of the Socialist Party of San Marino and the Party of Democrats) in addition to several other smaller parties. Due to the small size of San Marino and its low population, it is difficult for any party to gain a pure majority and most of the time the government is run by a coalition.
Because tourism accounts for more than 50% of the economic sector, the government relies not only on taxes and customs for revenue, but also the sale of coins and postage stamps to collectors throughout the world. In addition, the Italian Government pays San Marino an annual budget subsidy provided under the terms of the Basic Treaty with Italy.
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