At stake in this election:

• 60 seats in the Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Cochiefs of state Captains Regent Fabio BERARDI and Captain Regent Luigi LONFERNINI *
• Head of Government: Head of Government Gabriele GATTI
• Assembly: San Marino has a unicameral Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale) with 60 seats.

* Cochiefs of state (captains regent) are elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month term.

Description of electoral system:

• The Cochiefs of state is elected by parliament.
• In the Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale) 60 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: San Marino Christian Democratic Party (PDCS)
  • Leader: Pier Marino MENICUCCI
  • Seats won in this election: 25
  • Seats won in last election: 25
• Party: San Marino Socialist Party (PSS)
  • Leader: Augusto CASALI
  • Seats won in this election: 15
  • Seats won in last election: 14
• Party: Democratic Party (PPDS)
  • Leader: Claudio FELICI
  • Seats won in this election: 12
  • Seats won in last election: 11
• Party: San Marino Popular Democratic Party (APDS)
  • Leader: Mario VENTURINI
  • Seats won in this election: 5
  • Seats won in last election: 6
• Party: Communist Refoundation (RC)
  • Leader: Giuseppe AMICI
  • Seats won in this election: 2
  • Seats won in last election: 2

Last Parliamentary election:

• Parliamentary elections to the Grand and General Council last held: May 31, 1998

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 26,937 (January 2000 est.)
• Registered Voters: N/A

Gender Data:

·         Is San Marino a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (26 September 2003)

·         Has San Marino ratified CEDAW: Yes (10 December 2003)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 10 (following the 2001 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: N/A

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is San Marino a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has San Marino ratified CRPD: Yes (22 February 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 4,040 (est.)