San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

has a

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system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form

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The parties

Parties with official representation

Parties with representation in the Great and General Council:

San Marino Common Good

Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party ( it, Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese, PDCS) is a Christian-democratic political party in San Marino. The PDCS is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP), having joined the ...

(''Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese'') **

We Sammarineses We Sammarineses ( it, Noi Sammarinesi, NS) is a conservative-liberal political party in San Marino. In the 2006 general election NS won 2.5% and 1 out of 60 seats and stood in opposition to the 2006-2008 governing coalition of the Party of Soci ...

(''Noi Sammarinesi'') *

Party of Socialists and Democrats The Party of Socialists and Democrats ( it, Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici, PSD) is a social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in San Marino. It is a member of the Socialist International, and observer member of the P ...

(''Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici'') * Popular Alliance (''Alleanza Popolare'')

Agreement for the Country

* Union for the Republic (''Unione Per la Repubblica'') *

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(''Partito Socialista'') * Sammarinese Moderates (''Moderati Sammarinesi'')

Other parties

RETE Movement The RETE Movement ( it, Movimento Civico Rinnovamento – Equità – Transparenza – Ecosostenibilità, lit=Renewal – Equity – Transparency – Eco-sustainability Civic Movement) is a political party in San Marino San Marino (, ), offic ...

* For San Marino * San Marino 3.0 * Sammarinese Democratic Party (''Partito Democratico Sammarinese'') * San Marino of Values (''San Marino dei Valori'') * Sammarinese Movement Social Right (''Movimento Sammarinese Destra Sociale'')

Defunct parties

* Arengo and Freedom (''Arengo e Libertà'') * Centre Democrats (''Democratici di Centro'') * City and Territory (''Città e Territorio'') *

Civic 10 Civic 10 ( it, Movimento Civico10) was a list of political parties in San Marino, political party in San Marino. It has been described as Centre-left, left-leaning and populist, and also advocated for e-democracy and a basic income. History The ...

(''Civico 10'') * Committee for the Defense of the Republic (''Comitato per la Difesa della Repubblica'') * Committee of Freedom (''Comitato della Libertà'') * Democratic Agreement - Republican Party (''Intesa Democratica - Partito Repubblicano'') * Democratic Reformers (''Riformisti Democratici'') * Democratic Sammarinese Union (''Unione Sammarinese Democratica'') * Democratic Movement (''Movimento Democratico'') * Democratic Socialist Left (''Sinistra Socialista Democratica'') * Democratic Union (''Unione Democratica'') *

Euro-Populars for San Marino The Euro-Populars for San Marino ( it, Europopolari per San Marino, EPS) was a Christian democratic political party in San Marino. It emerged in September 2007 as a split from the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (PDCS). It held 5 seats out ...

(''Europopolari per San Marino'') * Left Party (''Partito della Sinistra'') * Marxist-Leninist Communist Movement (''Movimento Comunista Marxista-Leninista'') * Movement for Constitutional Freedoms (''Movimento per le Libertà Statuarie'') * New Socialist Party (''Nuovo Partito Socialista'') *

Party of Democrats The Party of Democrats ( it, Partito dei Democratici, PD) was a social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in San Marino. Its counterpart in Italy was the Democrats of the Left. The PD had its origins in Sammarinese Communist Part ...

(''Partito dei Democratici'') * Popular Democratic Party (''Partito Democratico Popolare'') * Republican Fasces of San Marino (''Fascio Repubblicano di San Marino'') * Sammarinese Independent Democratic Socialist Party (''Partito Socialista Democratico Indipendente Sammarinese'') * Sammarinese Communist Party (''Partito Comunista Sammarinese'') * Sammarinese Communist Refoundation (''Rifondazione Comunista Sammarinese'') * Sammarinese Democratic Progressive Party (''Partito Progressista Democratico Sammarinese'') * Sammarinese Democratic Socialist Party (''Partito Socialista Democratico Sammarinese'') *

Sammarinese Democratic Union {{Infobox Political Party , name = Sammarinese Democratic Union , native_name = Unione Democratica Sammarinese , logo = , colorcode = blue , leader = Manlio Gozi , foundation = 1920 , diss ...

(''Unione Sammarinese Democratica'') *

Sammarinese Fascist Party The Sammarinese Fascist Party ( it, Partito Fascista Sammarinese) or PFS was a fascist political party that ruled San Marino from 1923 to 1943. History The party was founded on 10 August 1922 and led by Giuliano Gozi, a Sammarinese World War ...

(''Partito Fascista Sammarinese'') *

Sammarineses for Freedom {{Infobox political party , country = San Marino , name = Sammarineses for Freedom , native_name = Sammarinesi per la Libertà , colorcode = #044996 , logo = Sammarinesi per la libertà logo.PNG , l ...

(''Sammarinesi per la Libertà'') *

Sammarinese National Alliance Sammarinese National Alliance ( it, Alleanza Nazionale Sammarinese, ANS) was a national-conservative political party in San Marino. Its Italian counterpart was the National Alliance. In the 2006 general election ANS won 2.3% of the vote and 1 ou ...

(''Alleanza Nazionale Sammarinese'') * Sammarinese Populars (''Popolari Sammarinesi'') * Sammarinese Popular Party (''Partito Popolare Sammarinese'') *

Sammarinese Reformist Socialist Party The Sammarinese Reformist Socialist Party ( it, Partito Socialista Riformista Sammarinese, PSRS) was a social-democratic political party in San Marino formed from a regional split from the Party of Socialists and Democrats in Borgo Maggiore. O ...

(''Partito Socialista Riformista Sammarinese'') * Sammarinese Republican Party (''Partito Repubblicano Sammarinese'') *

Sammarinese Socialist Party The Sammarinese Socialist Party ( it, Partito Socialista Sammarinese, PSS) was a socialist and, later, social-democratic political party in San Marino. Its Italian counterpart was the Italian Socialist Party and its international affiliation was ...

(''Partito Socialista Sammarinese'') *

Sammarinese Union of Moderates The Sammarinese Union of Moderates ( it, Unione Sammarinese dei Moderati, USDM) was a centre-right, Christian-democratic, national-conservative political coalition in San Marino. It was founded on 21 February 2008 and consisted of the Christian-d ...

(''Unione Sammarinese dei Moderati'') * Socialists – Ideas in Motion (''Socialisti – Idee in Movimento'') *

Socialists for Reform Socialists for Reform ( it, Socialisti per le Riforme, SR) was a political party in San Marino. History The party was formed in December 1975 when the Sammarinese Independent Democratic Socialist Party split into two; the more left-wing faction ...

(''Socialisti per le Riforme'') * Unitary Socialist Party (''Partito Socialista Unitario'') * United Left (''Sinistra Unita'') * White-blue Movement (''Movimento Biancoazzurro'')

Former coalitions

Pact for San Marino Pact for San Marino ( it, Patto per San Marino) was a centrist coalition of parties for the 2008 general election in San Marino. It was composed of four lists for a total of eight parties: {, class=wikitable style=text-align:left , - !colspan=2 ...

(''Patto per San Marino'') * Reforms and Freedom (''Riforme e Libertà'')