List of political parties in Malta

This article lists political parties in Malta. Since World War II, Maltese political culture has developed into a two-party system dominated by the centre-left Labour Party () and the centre-right Nationalist Party (). Although other political parties have presented candidates and, in some cases, elected MPs, in most cases these were splinter groups of the main parties and, on the rare occasions when they were successful, this success was short-lived.

In the case of Local Councils however, independent candidates and village-dedicated parties have better chances of being elected. Għarb l-Ewwel (en: Għarb First), Floriana l-Ewwel (mt: Floriana First) and AD+PD hold representation in a Local Council.

Until 2015, there was no law in Malta requiring the registration and regulation of political parties; the General Elections Act made the necessary provisions for party participation in elections but no official list was maintained between elections. The Financing of Political Parties Act, which passed in 2015 and came into effect on 1 January 2016, introduced the requirement for political parties to register themselves with the Electoral Commission and declare all donations in order to be able to field candidates in general elections and European Parliament elections. The Labour Party was the first party to attempt to register, on 3 June 2016, however its statute was found to be non-compliant, therefore making Moviment Patrijotti Maltin the first party to be officially registered, on 24 November 2016.

Registered Parties

National parties represented in the Maltese Parliament and the European Parliament Party Est. Ideology Politicalposition Leader House MEPs LocalCouncillors EUparty EPgroupin Government Labour Party (PL) 1920 Social democracy Centre-left PES S&DIndependentsin Opposition Nationalist Party (PN) 1926 Christian democracy Centre-right EPP EPP

Parties represented in Local Councils Name Est. Ideology Politicalposition Leader LocalCouncillors EuropeanpartyAD+PD2020Green politicsCentre-leftSandra GauciEGP Għarb First (GĦ1) 2019 rowspan="2" David ApapGħarb Local Council: rowspan="2" Floriana First (FL)2019Floriana localismNigel HollandFloriana Local Council: Imperium Europa (IE)2000 Ultranationalism Far-rightEman Alexander Cross IndependentsN/A

Unrepresented national parties NameFounded Ideology PositionLeader Europeanparty Momentum 2025 Centre tocentre-left Arnold Cassola EDP Volt Malta (VM) 2021 Social liberalism Centre-left Volt Europa

Unrepresented local parties NameFounded Village/Town LeaderResidents of Valletta (RB)2021Billy McBee

Inactive, registered political parties Source: Name Ideology PositionLeader European party ABBA Christian right Far-right ECPMAlliance for Change (AB)Social conservatismRight-wingIvan Grech Mintoff Maltese Patriots Movement (MPM) Far-rightHenry Battistino Brain, not ego (BNE)Catch-all partyBig-tentAntoine Borg

Defunct and/or deregistered parties Alleanza Nazzjonali Repubblikana Alliance of Liberal Democrats Malta Alpha Liberal Democratic Party Aħwa Maltin Anti-Reform Party Christian Workers' Party (active during 1960's Church/PL conflict) Constitutional Party Democratic Alternative Democratic Action Party Democratic Nationalist Party (1921–26) Democratic Nationalist Party (1959–66) Democratic Party (1987) Democratic Party (2016–20) Eagle Party (Partit tal-Ajkla) Gozo Party Jones Party Independent Labour Party Integrity Party Libertas Malta Malta Workers Party Maltese Political Union National Action Communist Party of Malta Progressive Constitutionalist Party

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See also Politics of Malta List of political parties by country

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