1926 San Marino general election
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58 (out of the 60) seats to the Grand and General Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 56.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in San Marino on 12 December 1926 to elect the eighth term of the Grand and General Council.[1] It was a sham election, all opposition being prevented to participate by internal and Italian threats. After it had taken over the country in April 1923,[2] the Sammarinese Fascist Party was the only party to contest the elections,[3] winning all 60 seats,[4] while the official report spoke of a sole dissident bullet. A new electoral law guaranteed safe undisputed seats to the two incumbent Captains Regents.
History
After the Patriotic Bloc victory in 1923, San Marino had effectively become a puppet of Fascist Italy.
The new electoral law of November 11, 1926, abolished universal suffrage to restore householders' ancient rights, established a copy of the Acerbo law, and extended the Council term to six years. More, even if this bloc voting system theorically allowed a small delegation of opposition candidates,[5] Italian menaces prevented any other list outside the Sammarinese Fascist Party, which ran undisputed the snap election that was immediately called. San Marino consequently became a one-party state.
Benito Mussolini did not waste time to show his industriousness with propaganda goals, beginning the construction of a Rimini-San Marino railway which would become the visible symbol of his leadership over the small country.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Sammarinese Fascist Party | 2,444 | 100.0 | 60 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1 | – | – |
| Total | 2,445 | 100.0 | 60 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,305 | 56.8 | – |
| Source: Sammarinese Parliament | |||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1678 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1670
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1686
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1690
- ^ Grand and General Council database (it.)
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