Democratic Convention (San Marino)

	Democratic Convention (San Marino) Democratic Convention (, CD) was a political party in San Marino. History The party contested the 1998 elections in an alliance with the Sammarinese Democratic Progressive Party (PPDS) and Ideas in Motion. The alliance received 18.6% of the vote, winning 11 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council, becoming the third-largest faction.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An ex ... & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1691 References Defunct political parties in San Marino {{SanMarino-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microstates within Italy, the other being Vatican City. San Marino is the List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-smallest country in the world, with a land area of just over and a population of 34,042 as of 2025. Its capital, the City of San Marino, sits atop Monte Titano, while its largest settlement is Dogana, in the municipality of Serravalle, San Marino, Serravalle. Founded according to myth in 301 AD, San Marino claims to be the oldest extant sovereign state and the oldest constitutional republic. It is named after Saint Marinus, a legendary Stonemasonry, stonemason from the Roman Empire, Roman island of Rab (island), Rab (in present-day Croatia), who is supposed to have established a monastic community on Monte Titano. The countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sammarinese General Election, 1998 General elections were held in San Marino on 31 May 1998.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1678 The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 25 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council,Nohlen & Stöver, p1691 and continued their coalition with the Sammarinese Socialist Party. Electoral system Voters had to be citizens of San Marino and at least 18 years old. Results References San Marino General elections in San Marino General San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ... {{Europe-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sammarinese Democratic Progressive Party The Sammarinese Democratic Progressive Party (''Partito Progressista Democratico Sammarinese'', PPDS) was a democratic socialist political party in San Marino. Its Italian counterpart was the Democratic Party of the Left. The party was formed in 1990 as the successor to the Sammarinese Communist Party. In 1992, some hard-liners who did not accept the abandonment of communism left to form the Sammarinese Communist Refoundation. On 25 March 2001, the PPDS merged with two minor groups, the Ideas in Motion and the Socialists for Reform, into the Party of Democrats. Their website featured Quotes from the President Maurizio Tommassoni, as well as the Secretary Claudio Felici of the PDSS ''(Partito Democratico della Sinistra Sammarinese.)'' additionally, the site featured quotes from Francesca Michelotti, a representative of the united left in Sammarinese. Election History See also Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left (, PDS) was a democratic- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ideas In Motion Ideas in Motion (, IM) was a left-wing political party in San Marino. History The party was established in 1998 by Alessandro Rossi as a successor to the Democratic Movement, which had won two seats in the 1993 elections.Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press It contested the elections later that year in an alliance with the Sammarinese Democratic Progressive Party (PPDS) and the Democratic Convention. The alliance received 18.6% of the vote, winning 11 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council, becoming the third-largest faction. In 2001 it merged with the PPDS and Socialists for Reform to form the Party of Democrats The Party of Democrats (, PD) was a social democracy, social-democratic and Democratic socialism, democratic socialist list of political parties in San Marino, political party in San Marino. Its counterpart in Italy was the Democrats of the Left. .... References Defunct political parties in San Marino Political par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Grand And General Council The Grand and General Council (; ) is the unicameral parliament of San Marino. The council has 60 members elected for a five-year term. History From the fifth century San Marino was ruled by an assembly composed by all the family heads known as the Arengo. However, as population grew, such a body became more and more dysfunctional, with its functioning being crippled by feuds between families. While the exact timing is unknown, there is historical evidence that by the early 13th century the citizens of San Marino elected an assembly called Council of the LX, which was also known as the Grand and General Council. In this first stage the power was shared between the Arengo and the Council, with the latter gaining more and more power over the centuries. This process culminated in the 1600 statutes which defined the Council as the "supreme, absolute and only prince" of the community, attributing to it "the right over life, death and goods of every citizen" together with every p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral system An electoral or voting system is a set of rules used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, nonprofit organizations and inf ...s and political development, he has published several books. Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: ''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) ''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) ''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) ''Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook'' (1999 with Michael Krennerich and Bernhard Thibaut) ''Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook'' (2001 with and Christof Hartmann) * ''Volume 2: South East Asia, East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]