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.
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All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 78.98% ( 0.72pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electoral system
editVoters had to be citizens of San Marino and at least 24 years old.
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party | 6,380 | 42.30 | 26 | +1 | |
| Sammarinese Communist Party | 3,791 | 25.14 | 16 | +1 | |
| Sammarinese Socialist Party | 2,077 | 13.77 | 8 | 0 | |
| Unitary Socialist Party | 1,678 | 11.13 | 7 | New | |
| Party of Socialist Democracy | 629 | 4.17 | 2 | New | |
| Committee for the Defence of the Republic | 426 | 2.82 | 1 | 0 | |
| Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) of San Marino | 100 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15,081 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 15,081 | 97.35 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 410 | 2.65 | |||
| Total votes | 15,491 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 19,615 | 78.98 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1678 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1691
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