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San Marino
Country:  San Marino Year:  2016 Freedom Status:  Free Political Rights:  1 Civil Liberties:  1 Aggregate Score:  100 Freedom Rating:  1.0 Overview: 

Political Rights: 40 / 40 [Key] Civil Liberties: 60 / 60
There is little abuse of office by public officials in San Marino, but financial misconduct has prompted the government to increase financial transparency. After an investigation into a money laundering scheme at the Commercial Bank of San Marino led to the arrest of former captain regent Claudio Podeschi and former secretary of state for foreign affairs Fiorenzo Stolfi in 2014, Stolfi and Podeschi were released in 2015 but remained under investigation. The Council of Europe's committee on money laundering noted in an April 2015 report that San Marino has satisfactorily addressed its recommendations to combat the practice. In July 2015, the government passed a law recognizing samesex couples married abroad and granting residence permits to partners under certain circumstances.   This country report has been abridged for Freedom in the World 2016. For background information on political rights and civil liberties in San Marino, see Freedom in the World 2015.   Scoring Key: X / Y (Z) X = Score Received

Y = Best Possible Score Z = Change from Previous Year Full Methodology
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