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United Left (San Marino)
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United Left is a left-wing
political coalition in San Marino
.
It was founded in 2006 by the Sammarinese Communist Refoundation, formed by those who did not agree with the transformation of the Sammarinese Communist Party into the Sammarinese Democratic Progressive Party in 1992, and the Left Party, a split from the Party of Democrats
in 2005. Its Italian counterpart is Left and Freedom
.
In the Sammarinese parliamentary election, 2006, the alliance won 8.67% of the votes cast and took five seats. The United Left was part of the governing coalition that governed San Marino from 2006-2008 along with the Party of Socialists and Democrats
and the Popular Alliance of Sammarinese Democrats for the Republic
until tensions between itself and the latter caused the coalition to disintegrate.
For the 2008 general election
United Left was part of the Reforms and Freedom
electoral coalition which won 25 seats out of 60 in the Grand and General Council
gaining 45.78% of the national vote but failed to gain a governmental majority and as a result the United Left which itself gained 5 seats out of the 25 the coalition gained and 8.57% of the national vote, as part of the coalition, is now part of the official opposition to the new government of the right-wing coalition of Pact for San Marino
.
Left-wing politics
In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society...
political coalition in San Marino
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
.
It was founded in 2006 by the Sammarinese Communist Refoundation, formed by those who did not agree with the transformation of the Sammarinese Communist Party into the Sammarinese Democratic Progressive Party in 1992, and the Left Party, a split from the Party of Democrats
Party of Democrats
The Party of Democrats was a social-democratic political party in San Marino. Its Italian counterpart was the Democrats of the Left....
in 2005. Its Italian counterpart is Left and Freedom
Left and Freedom
Left Ecology Freedom is a socialist political party in Italy, originally founded as a left-wing coalition of parties...
.
In the Sammarinese parliamentary election, 2006, the alliance won 8.67% of the votes cast and took five seats. The United Left was part of the governing coalition that governed San Marino from 2006-2008 along with the Party of Socialists and Democrats
Party of Socialists and Democrats
The Party of Socialists and Democrats is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in San Marino. It is a member of the Socialist International and its current-day Italian counterpart is the Democratic Party....
and the Popular Alliance of Sammarinese Democrats for the Republic
Popular Alliance of Sammarinese Democrats for the Republic
The Popular Alliance is a liberal political party in San Marino.AP was born as an anti-establishment party in 1993, in parallel with the rise of Lega Nord in Italy, of which it has been long considered the Sanmarinese counterpart, but has since then become a stable political force in San Marino,...
until tensions between itself and the latter caused the coalition to disintegrate.
For the 2008 general election
Sammarinese parliamentary election, 2008
A snap general election was held in San Marino on 9 November 2008. Elections were called after the collapse of the centre-left majority which had won the previous 2006 election....
United Left was part of the Reforms and Freedom
Reforms and Freedom
Reforms and Freedom is a left-wing coalition of parties for the 2008 general election in San Marino.It is composed of three lists for a total of five parties:*Party of Socialists and Democrats , including also:...
electoral coalition which won 25 seats out of 60 in the Grand and General Council
Grand and General Council
The Grand and General Council is the parliament of San Marino. The council has 60 members elected for a five-year term.The electoral law was based on proportional representation from 1945 to 2007. Since then, it is based on the electoral system of Italian municipalities...
gaining 45.78% of the national vote but failed to gain a governmental majority and as a result the United Left which itself gained 5 seats out of the 25 the coalition gained and 8.57% of the national vote, as part of the coalition, is now part of the official opposition to the new government of the right-wing coalition of Pact for San Marino
Pact for San Marino
Pact for San Marino is a right-wing coalition of parties for the 2008 general election in San Marino.It is composed of four lists for a total of eight parties:*Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party , including also:...
.