Politics of Malta

Politics of Malta Politika ta' Malta
Coat of arms of Malta
Polity type	Unitary parliamentary republic
Constitution	Constitution of Malta
Legislative branch
Name	Parliament of Malta
Type	Unicameral
Meeting place	Parliament House
Executive branch
Head of State
Title	President
Currently	George Vella
Head of Government
Title	Prime Minister
Currently	Robert Abela
Appointer	President
Cabinet
Name	Cabinet of Malta
Current cabinet	Maltese Government 2022–2027
Leader	Prime Minister
Judicial branch
Name	Judiciary of Malta
Constitutional Court

Politics of Malta
Republic Constitution President (list) George Vella
Government Prime Minister (list) Robert Abela Deputy Prime Minister (list) Chris Fearne Cabinet (current)
Parliament Speaker (list) Angelo Farrugia Deputy Speaker (list) David Agius Leader of the House (list) Chris Fearne Leader of the Opposition (list) Bernard Grech
Judiciary Chief Justice (list) Mark Chetcuti Law Courts and Tribunals Commission for the Administration of Justice
Political parties Labour Party Nationalist Party AD+PD People's Party ABBA (political party) Volt Malta
Recent elections Legislative: 2013 2017 2022 European: 2014 2019 2024 Referendums: 2003 2011 2015
Administrative divisions Local councils (There are also auxiliary Regions, statistical Districts and electoral, police, postal zones without administrative functions.)
Foreign relations Ministry for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Trade Minister: Ian Borg Diplomatic missions of / in Malta Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The politics of Malta takes place within a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president of Malta is the constitutional head of state. Executive authority is vested in the president of Malta, with the general direction and control of the Government of Malta remaining with the prime minister of Malta, who is the head of government and the cabinet. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Malta, which consists of the president of Malta and the unicameral House of Representatives of Malta with the speaker as the presiding officer of the legislative body. Judicial power remains with the chief justice and the judiciary of Malta. Since independence, the party electoral system has been dominated by the Christian democratic Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) and the social democratic Labour Party (Partit Laburista).

The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Malta a "flawed democracy" in 2022.^[1]