Nationalist Party (Malta)

Nationalist Party
Partit Nazzjonalista
AbbreviationPN
LeaderBernard Grech
Deputy leaderAlex Perici Calascione
FounderFortunato Mizzi[a]
Founded1926 (1926)
Merger ofMaltese Political Union
Democratic Nationalist Party
HeadquartersId-Dar Ċentrali,
Triq Herbert Ganado,
Pietà
NewspaperIn-Nazzjon
Youth wingMŻPN
Paramilitary wing"Tal-Ġakketta Blu" ("Blueshirts") (1981-1987)[1][2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right
ReligionRoman Catholicism
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
International affiliation
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
Colours  Blue
Anthem"Sbejħa Patrija"
("Beautiful Fatherland")[3]
Parliament of Malta
35 / 79
European Parliament
2 / 6
Mayors of localities
18 / 68
Local council seats
190 / 462
Party flag
Flag of the Nationalist Party
Website
pn.org.mt

The Nationalist Party (Maltese: Partit Nazzjonalista, PN) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party.

It is a Christian-democratic,[4][5] and conservative political party,[6][7] and it has been also described as centrist[8] or centre-right on the political spectrum.[9][10] It is supportive of Malta's membership in the European Union.[11] It is currently in opposition to the Labour Party. Since independence in 1964, the Nationalist Party has won six out of the thirteen general elections, in 1966, 1987, 1992, 1998 and 2003. In 2008 it won with a paper-thin majority of around 1500 votes.[12]


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  4. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Malta". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. ^ Hans Slomp (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 683–. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  6. ^ Balmer, Crispian (20 October 2017). "Death of a blogger casts shadow over murky Malta". Reuters. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ^ Khan, Mehreen (18 January 2022). "Malta's Roberta Metsola elected president of European parliament". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. ^ Fuller, Thomas; Tribune, International Herald (19 April 2004). "A pivotal role envisaged on EU's southern flank". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Malta to hold parliamentary election on March 26". Reuters. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Centre-left wins Maltese election". POLITICO. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  11. ^ Jon P. Mitchell (2002). Ambivalent Europeans: Ritual, Memory and the Public Sphere in Malta. Taylor & Francis. p. 156. ISBN 9780415271530. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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