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1 SAN MARINO This file contains election results for the Sammarinese Grand and General Council for 1998, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2012, and This file has a format different from many others in Election Passport. Note: Major changes to the electoral system occurred in 2008 with parties newly able to maintain separate ballot lines while running in coalitions eligible for a majority bonus and a runoff between the top two coalitions if none achieves a first-round majority. RG Region The following eight regions are used in the dataset. Africa Asia Western Europe Eastern Europe Latin America North America Caribbean Oceania CTR_N CTR Country Name Country Code Country codes developed by the UN ( 674 San Marino YR MN Election Year Election Month 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September

2 10 October 11 November 12 December CST_N Constituency Name San Marino is a single electoral constituency. Recorded here are the names of San Marino s nine municipalities, the three abroad constituencies, and the name of the country for rows reporting results for all of San Marino. CST Constituency Code A unique numeric code assigned to each of the units recorded in CST_N: Municipalities (ISO Codes) 1 Acquaviva 2 Borgo Maggiore 3 Chiesanuova 4 Domagnano 5 Faetano 6 Fiorentino 7 Montegiardino 8 San Marino Città 9 Serraville Abroad Constituency 106 Estero (Abroad) Borgo Maggiore 108 Estero (Abroad) Città 109 Estero (Abroad) Serraville Country Totals 674 San Marino MAG District Magnitude San Marino is a single constituency with seats allocated within the country as a whole. The total number of seats (60) is recorded only in rows containing results for all of San Marino. COAL_I Coalition Name (Italian) Beginning in 2008, parties could run as part of a coalition in order to enhance chances of winning a seat bonus awarded to the majority coalition. If a party was part of a coalition, the name of the coalition in Italian is recorded here. Blank for all elections prior to 2008.

3 COAL_E Coalition Name (English) Same as COAL_I but coalition name translated into English. PTY_NI Party Name (Italian) Name of a party or electoral alliance in Italian. PTY_NE Party Name (English) Same as PTY_NI but party or electoral alliance name translated into English. PTY_A Party Abbreviation Abbreviation of party or electoral alliance name. Rows with votes for only electoral coalitions listed in COAL_I and COAL_E are left blank. PTY Party Code A unique numeric code is assigned to each party or electoral alliance. 1 Socialisti per le Riforme (Socialists for Reform) 2 Rifondazione Comunista Sammarinese (Sammarinese Communist Refoundation) 3 Alleanza Popolare dei Democratici Sammarinesi per la Repubblica (Sammarinese Popular Democratic Alliance for the Republic) 4 Partito Progressista Democratico Sammarinese IM-CD (Sammarinese Progressive Democratic Party IM-CD) 5 Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese (Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party) 6 Partito Socialista Sammarinese (Sammarinese Socialist Party) 7 Alleanza Nazionale Sammarinese (Sammarinese National Alliance) 8 Partito dei Democratici (Party of Democrats) 9 Sinistra Unita (United Left) 10 Noi Sammarinesi (We Sammarinese) 11 Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici (Party of Socialists and Democrats) 12 Nuovo Partito Socialista (New Socialist Party) 13 Sammarinesi per la Libertà (Sammarinese for Freedom) 14 Popolari Sammarinesi (Sammarinese People) 15 Alleanza Popolare (Popular Alliance) 16 Democratici di Centro (Center Democrats) 17 Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici - Sammarinesi per la Libertà (Party of Socialists and Democrats - Sammarinese for Freedom) 18 Voti alla sola Coalizione (Riforme e Libertà) (Votes only to the Coalition (Reforms and Freedom))

4 19 Lista della Libertà (Noi Sammarinesi - Nuovo Partito Socialista) (Freedom List (We Sammarinese - New Socialist Party)) 20 Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese - Europopolari per San Marino - Arengo e Libertà (Christian Democratic Party - Euro-Populars for San Marino - Arengo and Freedom) 21 Unione Sammarinese dei Moderati (Sammarinese Union of Moderates) 22 Voti alla sola Coalizione (Patto per San Marino) (Votes only to the Coalition (Pact for San Marino)) 23 Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese - Noi Sammarinesi (Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party - We Sammarinese) 24 Voti alla sola Coalizione (Sanmarino bene comune) (Votes only to the Coalition (San Marino Common Good)) 25 Unione Per la Repubblica (Union for the Republic) 26 Voti alla sola Coalizione (Intesa per il Paese) (Votes only to the Coalition (Agreement for the Country)) 27 Civico 10 (Civic 10) 28 Voti alla sola Coalizione (Cittzdinanza attiva) (Votes only to the Coalition (Active Citizenship)) 29 San Marino Per San Marino (For San Marino) 31 Movimento Civico RETE (Rinnovamento, Equitá, Transparenza, Ecosostenibilità) (Civic Movement RETE (Renewal, Equity, Transparency and Eco-sustainability)) 32 Repubblica Futura (Alleanza Popolare - Unione per la Repubblica) (Future Republic (Popular Alliance - Union for the Republic)) 33 Sinistra Socialista Democratica (Sinistra Unita - Progressisti e Riformisti - LabDem) (Democratic Socialist Left (United Left - Progressives and Reformists - LabDem)) 34 Voti alla sola Coalizione (Adesso.sm) (Votes only to the Coalition (Now.sm)) 35 Sammarinesi (Noi Sammarinesi - Sammarinesi senza Confini) (Sammarinese (We Sammarinese - Sammarinese without Borders)) 36 Voti alla sola Coalizione (San Marino Prima di Tutto) (Votes only to the Coalition (San Marino First of All)) 37 Movimento Democratico - San Marino Insieme (Democratic Movement - San Marino Together) 38 Voti alla sola Coalizione (Democrazia in Movimento) (Votes only to the Coalition (Democracy in Motion)) 39 Lista delle Persone Libere (List of Free People) 40 Rinascita Democratica Sammarinese (Sammarinese Democratic Revival) PEV1 Number of Eligible Voters (First Round) The number of eligible voters. If there is a runoff election, it indicates the number of eligible voters in the first-round election.

5 VOT1 Votes Cast (First Round) The total number of ballots cast in the first round, including valid and invalid (blank and null) votes. If there is a runoff election, it indicates the number of ballots cast in the first-round election. VV1 Valid Votes (First Round) The total number of valid votes. If there is a runoff election, it indicates the number of valid votes in the first-round election. IVV1 Invalid Votes (First Round) The total number of blank and spoilt ballots. If there is a runoff election, it indicates the total number of blank and spoilt ballots in the first-round election. TO1 Turnout (First Round) The fraction of eligible voters who voted. If there is a runoff election, this indicates the turnout in the first round. NOTE: This is not a turnout rate reported in an official election report. It is our own calculation from dividing VOT1 by PEV1. PV1 Party Votes (First Round) The total number of votes received by the party or electoral alliance. If there is a runoff election, it indicates the number of votes received in the first-round election. PEV2 Number of Eligible Voters (First Round) The number of eligible voters in the second-round election. If there is no runoff election, this variable is blank. VOT2 Votes Cast (Second Round) The total number of ballots cast in the second round, including valid and invalid (blank and null) votes. If there is no runoff election, this variable is blank. VV2 Valid Votes (Second Round) The total number of valid votes. If there is no runoff election, this variable is blank. IVV2 Invalid Votes (Second Round)

6 The total number of blank and spoilt ballots. If there is no runoff election, this variable is blank. TO2 Turnout (Second Round) The fraction of eligible voters who voted. If there is a runoff election, this indicates the turnout in the first round. PV2 Party Votes (Second Round) The total number of votes received by the party or electoral alliance in the runoff. If no runoff was held or the party or electoral alliance did not qualify for it, this variable is blank. Unlike in the first round, voters must cast a ballot for the entire coalition (for multiparty coalitions) rather than an individual party. For the second round, votes are recorded only in the rows coded as Votes only to the Coalition in PTY_N. SEAT Seats Won The number of seats won by a party or electoral alliance. As San Marino is a single constituency, the variable is blank for rows other than those containing results for the country as a whole. Source: Segreteria di Stato per gli Affari Interni, Repubblica di San Marino.

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