or a five-year term; election last held 27 July 2006 (next
to be held by 2011)
election results: Ernesto BENEDETTINI and Assunta MELONI elected
captains regent; percent of legislative vote - NA; Fiorenzo STOLFI
elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs;
percent of legislative vote - NA
note: the popularly elected parliament (Grand and General Council)
selects two of its members to serve as the Captains Regent
(co-chiefs of state) for a six-month period; they preside over
meetings of the Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress
of State), which has 10 other members, all selected by the Grand and
General Council; assisting the captains regent are 10 secretaries of
state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has assumed some
prime ministerial roles

Legislative branch:

unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale
(60 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year
terms)
elections: last held 9 November 2008 (next to be held by June 2013)
election results: percent of vote by party - Pact for San Marino
coalition 54.2%: PDCS 31.9%, AP 11.5%, Freedom List 6.3%, San Marino
Union of Moderates 4.2%; Reforms and Freedom coalition 45.8%; Party
of Socialists and Democrats 32%, United Left 8.6%, Democrats of the
Center 4.9%; seats by party - Pact for San Marino coalition 35; PDCS
22, AP 7, the Freedom List 4, San Marino Union of Moderates 2;
Reforms and Freedm coalition 25: Party of Socialists and Democrats
18, United Left 5, Democrats of the Center 2

Judicial branch:

Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII

Political parties and leaders:

Communist Refoundation or RC [Ivan FOSHI]; Democrats of the Center;
Freedom List; Ideas in Movement or IM [Alessandro ROSSI]; National
Alliance or AN [Glauco SANSOVINI]; New Socialist Party [Augusto
CASALI]; Party of Socialists and Democrats [Claudio FELICI]; San
Marino Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Pier Marino MENICUCCI];
San Marino Popular Alliance of Democrats or AP [Roberto GIORGETTI];
San Marino Socialist Party or PSS [Alberto CECCHETTI]; Socialists
for Reform or SR [Renzo GIARDI]; Union of Moderates; United Left

Political pressure groups and leaders:

NA

International organization participation:

CE, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,
IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO

Diplomatic