The 2014 San Marino local elections were held on 30 November to elect the mayors and the councils of the 9
municipalities of San Marino
These are the 9 ''castelli'' (municipalities) of San Marino:
Though it is one of the biggest towns of the Republic, Dogana is not an autonomous ''castello'' but belongs to the ''castello'' of Serravalle. Like Italian ''comuni'', the ''cast ...
. Overall turnout was 44.9%.
Electoral system
Voters elected the mayor (
Italian
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: ''capitano di castello'') and the municipal council (''giunta di castello''). The number of seats was determined by law: the city councils of
Chiesanuova
Chiesanuova ( rgn, Cisanòva) is a minor municipality of San Marino. It has a population of 1,143 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 5.46 km2.
Etymology
From Italian ''chiesa'' ("church") + ''nuova'', feminine singular of ''nuovo'' ("new ...
,
Faetano
Faetano is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It has 1,177 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 7.75 km2.
Geography
It borders the Sammarinese municipalities of Montegiardino, Fiorentino, Borgo Maggiore, and Domagnano a ...
and
Montegiardino
Montegiardino is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It has 967 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 3.31 km2.
The residences of the University of the Republic of San Marino, the country's only university, are located in Mon ...
were composed of eight members; the councils of
Acquaviva,
Borgo Maggiore
Borgo Maggiore (; rgn, E Bórgh) is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It lies at the foot of Monte Titano and has a population of 6,871 (May 2018), making it the second largest town of San Marino, after Dogana.
Etymology
From ...
,
City of San Marino
The City of San Marino ( it, Città di San Marino; also known simply as San Marino and locally as Città) is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino. It has a population of 4,061. It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest poi ...
,
Domagnano
Domagnano is a municipality in San Marino. It has 3,565 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 6.62 km2.
Geography
It borders the San Marino municipalities Faetano, Borgo Maggiore, Serravalle and the Italian municipality Coriano.
History
Doma ...
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Fiorentino
Fiorentino is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of the Republic of San Marino. It has 2,548 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of .
Geography
It borders the San Marino municipalities Chiesanuova, San Marino, Borgo Maggiore, Faetano, and Mon ...
and
Serravalle were composed of 10 members.
Candidates ran on lists led by a mayoral candidate. Voters elected a list and were allowed to give up to two preferential votes. Seats were allocated with the
d'Hondt method
The D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is a method for allocating seats in parliaments among federal states, or in party-list proportional representation systems. It belongs to the class of highest ...
if the winner had obtained at least 60% of the votes. Otherwise, six seats would have been allocated to the winning party (five seats if the council had eight members) and the rest of the seats would have been allocated using the d'Hondt method to the rest of the parties. The winning list mayoral candidate was proclaimed mayor.
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In the municipalities where only one list contested the election, the election was considered valid if the turnout was over 35%.
Results
Acquaviva
Borgo Maggiore
Chiesanuova
City of San Marino
Domagnano
Faetano
Fiorentino
Montegiardino
Serravalle
References
External links
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