Libertas Malta

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Libertas Malta
Leader Mary Gauci
Founded21 March 2009
HeadquartersRealco Buildings, Triq Imħallef Paolo Debono, Msida (University Roundabout), Malta [1]
Ideology Anti-Lisbon Treaty
Euroscepticism
European affiliation Libertas Party Limited
European Parliament group none
Colours blue, gold
Website
www.libertas.eu/malta

Libertas Malta was a political party in Malta set up to contest the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Libertas.eu. Its only candidate Mary Gauci failed to be elected and the party has been inactive since.

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History

Plans of Libertas.eu's leader Declan Ganley to cooperate with the Maltese Azzjoni Nazzjonali (AN) on contesting the 2009 European Parliament elections [2] didn't realize. However, Mary Gauci, AN's former vice-president decided to run under the banner of Libertas. [3]

On 21 March 2009, Ganley announced the establishment of the party Libertas Malta. Mary Gauci, announced as party leader, advanced the issues of democracy, accountability, transparency, subsidiarity, a concise constitution passed by referendums, and illegal immigration. [4]

In the European Parliament election held that year Gauci got only 314 first-preference votes out of 248,169 valid votes cast (i.e. 0.1%).

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References

  1. "Jiktbu l-kandidati: 5 April 2009: Nr 126: Mary Gauci – Libertas Archived 11 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine ", 5 April 2009, from http://www.illum.com.mt
  2. "AN ponders contesting EP elections under Libertas banner". Malta Today. 31 December 2008.
  3. "Former AN official to contest for Libertas MEP". Malta Today on Sunday. 8 February 2009.
  4. Updated: New political group launched, Times of Malta, Saturday 21 March 2009