Politics of Malta

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Malta

President: Eddie Fenech Adami
Prime Minister: Lawrence Gonzi
Deputy Prime Minister: Tonio Borg
Minister of Finance: Lawrence Gonzi


The politics of Malta take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Malta is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.

Executive power is exercised by the government, while legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.

Since Independence, the party system has been dominated by the

-Christian Democratic Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) and

-the Social Democratic Malta Labour Party (Partit Laburista).


*Summary of the 8 March 2008 House of Representatives of Malta election results*

Parties/ Votes/ % Change/
Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) 143,468/ 49.34/ –2.5
Malta Labour Party (Partit Laburista) 141,888/ 48.79/ +0.8
Democratic Alternative (Alternattiva Demokratika) 3,810/ 1.31/ +0.6
National Action (Azzjoni Nazzjonali) 1,461/ 0.50 /+0.5



*Palyginkime 2003 metu Maltos rinkimu duomenis*


*Summary of the 12 April 2003 House of Representatives of Malta election results

Parties/ Votes % /Seats*

Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) 146,172/ 51.8 /35

Malta Labour Party (Partit Laburista) 134,100/ 48/ 30
Democratic Alternative (Alternattiva Demokratika) 1,929/ 0.7/ -

Total (turnout 96.2 %)/ 282,186 /100.0 /65



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