Europe

San Marino

Political journey

Traditionally founded in 301 AD, San Marino claims to be the world’s oldest surviving republic. Surrounded by Italy, it is governed by two Captains Regent, chosen every six months, and a large parliament, and it has kept its independence since the Middle Ages.

San Marino today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads San Marino today

Portrait of Luca Beccari

Luca Beccari

Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs of San Marino, 2020 to present

Leads the government of the world's oldest republic, whose ceremonial heads of state are two Captains Regent chosen every six months.

Luca Beccari sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning religious on religion and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on war and peace.

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Political views closest to San Marino’s leadership

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Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.