1974 San Marino general election explained

Country:San Marino
Flag Year:1862
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1969
Next Election:1978
Election Date:8 September 1974
Seats For Election:All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council
Majority Seats:31
Turnout:79.70% (0.23pp)
Party1:Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party
Last Election1:27
Seats1:25
Percentage1:39.63
Party2:Sammarinese Communist Party
Last Election2:14
Seats2:15
Percentage2:23.60
Party3:Sammarinese Independent Democratic Socialist Party
Last Election3:11
Seats3:9
Percentage3:15.41
Party4:Sammarinese Socialist Party
Last Election4:7
Seats4:8
Percentage4:13.92
Leader5:Bonelli Menetto
Party5:Committee for the Defence of the Republic
Last Election5:new
Seats5:1
Percentage5:2.96
Party6:Democratic People's Party (San Marino)
Last Election6:1
Seats6:1
Percentage6:1.98
Party7:Movement for Constitutional Freedoms
Last Election7:1
Seats7:1
Percentage7:1.62

General elections were held in San Marino on 8 September 1974.[1] The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 25 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council,[2] and formed a coalition with the Sammarinese Socialist Party.

Electoral system

Voters had to be citizens of San Marino and at least 24 years old. This was the first election in San Marino with passive suffrage for women.[3]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1691
  3. Web site: A World Chronology of the Recognition of Women's Rights to Vote and to Stand for Election. 5 August 2020.