General elections were held in San Marino on 20 November 2016 and 4 December 2016.^[1] The San Marino First alliance received a plurality of the popular vote, but fell short of a majority in the Grand and General Council, initially being allocated 25 seats.^[2] As no single bloc had won a majority of seats, a runoff was held on 4 December 2016 between the top two coalitions, San Marino First and Adesso.sm, to determine the winner of the majority prize.^[3] The second round saw Adesso.sm win with 58% of the vote, resulting in seats being reallocated and the winning alliance receiving 35 seats.^[4]

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2016 San Marino general election

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All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	59.66% (first round), 50.09% (second round)
Party Leader % Seats +/– Adesso.sm Gian Carlo Capicchioni 31.43 35 +21 SMPT Teodoro Lonferini 41.68 16 −22 DiM Gloria Arcangeloni 23.18 9 +5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Secretary for Foreign Affairs before Secretary for Foreign Affairs after Pasquale Valentini PDCS Nicola Renzi RF

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The 60 members of the Grand and General Council were elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. The electoral threshold is calculated by multiplying the number of parties running in the elections by 0.4, with a maximum possible threshold of 3.5%.^[5]

If no single bloc obtained an absolute majority, a runoff election would be held between the two most popular coalitions, of which the winner will obtain a majority prize – a seat bonus ensuring a majority.^[6]