1978 San Marino general election

1978 San Marino general election
San Marino
← 1974 28 May 1978 1983 →

All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.98% (Decrease0.72pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
PDCS 42.30 26 +1
PCS 25.14 16 +1
PSS 13.77 8 0
PSU 11.13 7 New
PDS 4.17 2 New
CDR Bonelli Menetto 2.82 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in San Marino on 28 May 1978.[1] The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 26 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council.[2] Following the elections the Sammarinese Communist Party formed a coalition with the Sammarinese Socialist Party and the Unitary Socialist Party.

Electoral system[edit]

Voters had to be citizens of San Marino and at least 24 years old.

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party6,38042.3026+1
Sammarinese Communist Party3,79125.1416+1
Sammarinese Socialist Party2,07713.7780
Unitary Socialist Party1,67811.137New
Party of Socialist Democracy6294.172New
Committee for the Defence of the Republic4262.8210
Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) of San Marino1000.6600
Total15,081100.00600
Valid votes15,08197.35
Invalid/blank votes4102.65
Total votes15,491100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,61578.98
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1678 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1691