Maltese general election, 2017

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Maltese general election, 2017
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  2013 3 June 2017 Next  

All 65 seats (plus any compensatory seats) of the House of Representatives.
33(+) seats needed for a majority
Turnout92.1%
 First partySecond party
  Joseph Muscat, cropped.jpg EPP Malta Congress 2017 ; 29 March (33676407246).jpg
Leader Joseph Muscat Simon Busuttil
Party Labour Forza Nazzjonali (NationalistDemocratic)
Leader since6 June 20084 May 2013
Last election39 seats, 54.83%30 seats, 43.34%
Seats before3832 [lower-alpha 1]
Seats won3730 [lower-alpha 2]
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0
Popular vote170,976135,696
Percentage55.04%43.68%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.21%Increase2.svg 0.34%

Malta general election 2017 - Results by District.svg

Prime Minister before election

Joseph Muscat
Labour Party

Elected Prime Minister

Joseph Muscat
Labour Party

General elections were held in Malta on Saturday, 3 June 2017. The elections were contested by the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, the Nationalist Party, led by opposition leader Simon Busuttil, and four other parties; making it the most parties fielding candidates since 1962. [1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, with 55% of the popular vote. [2] Voter turnout reached 92% (down 1% relative to 2013). [3]

Malta island republic in Europe

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. With a population of about 475,000 over an area of 316 km2 (122 sq mi), Malta is the world's tenth smallest and fifth most densely populated country. Its capital is Valletta, which is the smallest national capital in the European Union by area at 0.8 km.2 The official languages are Maltese and English, with Maltese officially recognised as the national language and the only Semitic language in the European Union.

Labour Party (Malta) political party in Malta

The Labour Party, formerly known as the Malta Labour Party (MLP), is a social-democratic political party in Malta. Along with the Nationalist Party (PN), the Labour Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta. Since the March 2013 general election, the party has been the governing party in the Maltese House of Representatives. The Labour Party is a member of the Party of European Socialists, and was a member of the Socialist International until December 2014.

Joseph Muscat Prime Minister of Malta

Joseph Muscat, is a Maltese politician who has served as Prime Minister of Malta since 2013, and Leader of the Partit Laburista (PL) since June 2008. Muscat was re-elected as Prime Minister on the 3rd of June 2017. Previously he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2008. He was Leader of the Opposition from October 2008 to March 2013. Muscat identifies as a progressive and liberal politician, with pro-business leanings, and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies.

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Background

The previous general elections were held on Saturday, 9 March 2013. The Labour Party, led by Muscat, defeated the incumbent Nationalist Party of Lawrence Gonzi in a landslide victory, taking 39 seats in the House of Representatives, against 30 for the Nationalist Party. [4] However, on 5 February 2015 the Constitutional Court ordered two additional seats to be given to the Nationalist Party, increasing the total number of seats to 71. [5] [6] The Labour Party then lost a seat when Marlene Farrugia resigned from the Labour parliamentary group, to later form the Democratic Party. [7] [8]

Elections in Malta

Malta elects on a national level 6 MEPs representing Malta in the European Parliament, on a district level the legislature, On a local level the Local Councils and on a community level the Administrative Committees.

Nationalist Party (Malta) political party in Malta

The Nationalist Party is a Christian-democratic, conservative political party in Malta. It is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the governing Labour Party. The Nationalist Party is currently in opposition to the Labour Party.

Lawrence Gonzi Maltese politician

Lawrence Gonzi, is a Maltese politician, retired Nationalist politician and lawyer, who served for twenty-five years in various critical roles in Maltese politics. Gonzi was Prime Minister of Malta from 2004 to 2013, and leader of the Nationalist Party. He also served as speaker of the House from 1988 to 1996, and Minister of Social Policy from 1998 to 2004, as well as Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2004. He served in practically all positions in Parliament, being also Leader of the House, an MP and Leader of the Opposition.

Following the defeat, Gonzi stepped down as leader of the Nationalists, with Simon Busuttil taking his place on 13 May. [9]

Simon Busuttil Maltese politician

Simon Busuttil, is a Maltese politician who was Leader of the Opposition within the Maltese Parliament. He also served as a Leader of the Leader of the Nationalist Party and a Member of the European Parliament for the Malta constituency.

Muscat was sworn in as the new Prime Minister on 11 March. The cabinet of 15 ministers was the largest cabinet in Maltese history. [10] This record was again surpassed when Muscat announced a cabinet reshuffle following the appearance of Minister Konrad Mizzi's name in the Panama Papers; the new cabinet featured 16 ministers as well as the Prime Minister. [11] Mizzi was included in the new cabinet as Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister. [12] Prior to the 2013 elections, Muscat had pledged that the size of his Cabinet would never exceed the size of the largest Cabinet of the Fenech Adami administrations, the largest of which consisted of 13 ministers. [11]

The Maltese Government 2013–2017 was the current Government of Malta from 11 March 2013 till 1 May 2017. The Maltese government is elected through a General Election for a five-year term. The Head of Government is Joseph Muscat. On 1st May 2017, whilst speaking during a Labour Party mass meeting, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced a snap general election for June 3 2017, a year before the end of his term.

Konrad Mizzi Maltese politician

Konrad Mizzi is a Maltese Labour politician, currently serving as a Member of Parliament and as the Minister for Tourism in Malta. He served as Minister for Energy and the Conservation of Water between 2013 and 2014, Minister for Energy and Health from 2014 until 2016, and as a Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister in April 2016.

Panama Papers Release of 11.5 million documents created by the Panamanian corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca

The Panama Papers are 11.5 million leaked documents that detail financial and attorney–client information for more than 214,488 offshore entities. The documents, some dating back to the 1970s, were created by, and taken from, Panamanian law firm and corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca, and were leaked in 2015 by an anonymous source.

Further to the outbreak of the Panama Papers, where the already mentioned Mizzi and Keith Schembri, the Chief of Staff within the Office of the Prime Minister were included as owners of a Panama company, together with an unnamed owner of a third company, the Maltese government was receiving copious amounts of pressure by civil society, spearheaded by blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia, but also by the Nationalist Party, especially Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil. [13] Nexia BT, a Maltese audit firm, claimed ownership of Egrant. [14]

Keith Schembri is the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat. He managed the 2013 electoral campaign that saw the Labour Party elected with the largest margin of victory in Malta since its independence.

Prime Minister of Malta position

The Prime Minister of Malta is the Head of Government, which is the highest official of Malta.

Daphne Caruana Galizia Maltese journalist and blogger

Daphne Anne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese journalist, writer, and anti-corruption activist, who reported on political events in Malta. In particular, she focused on investigative reporting into government corruption, nepotism, patronage, allegations of money laundering, links between Malta's online gambling industry and organised crime, Malta's citizenship-by-investment scheme, and payments from the government of Azerbaijan. Caruana Galizia's national and international reputation was built on her regular reporting of misconduct by Maltese politicians and politically exposed persons. For decades, she refused to give up on her reporting despite intimidation and threats, libels and other lawsuits. Caruana Galizia was arrested by the Malta Police Force on two occasions.

Whitehall Mansions in Ta' Xbiex, which among other tenants houses Pilatus Bank Malta - Ta' Xbiex - Ix-Xatt Ta' Xbiex+Ir-Rampa Ta' Xbiex 01 ies.jpg
Whitehall Mansions in Ta' Xbiex, which among other tenants houses Pilatus Bank

On 20 April 2017, Caruana Galizia, published a series of linking Joseph Muscat, Konrad Mizzi, Brian Tonna (managing partner at Nexia BT, owner of BT International, which is the sole shareholder in the Maltese Mossack Fonseca franchise). [15] Muscat called a press conference stating that he asked for an inquiry into Caruana Galizia's claims, categorically denying any wrongdoing and labelling the allegations as "the biggest lie in Malta's political history". [16] Around two hours later, Pilatus Bank Chairman Ali Sadr Hasheminejad, an Iranian with a St. Kitts and Nevis passport, was spotted exiting the bank with a colleague, each carrying a piece of luggage. [17] Hasheminejad declined to give further information. [18] Police raided Pilatus Bank on April 21, however this was deemed as being too late by the PN media since that night a "mysterious" ferry flight operated by VistaJet was en route to Baku, Azerbaijan. [19] [20] [21] Further to this, PN leader Busuttil called for Muscat's resignation and announced a national demonstration against corruption, also deeming inappropriate the Police's "inaction" since the Police Commissioner was enjoying dinner in a restaurant. [22] [18] [23] Michael Briguglio, an Alternattiva Demokratika politician, agreed that the Prime Minister should resign and tweeted that he would be joining the protest. [23]

Mossack Fonseca law firm and corporate service provider based in Panama

Mossack Fonseca & Co. (Spanish pronunciation: [mos.ˈsak̚k fõn.ˈse.ka] was a Panamanian law firm and corporate service provider,. It was, at one time, the world's fourth largest provider of offshore financial services. From its 1977 foundation until the April 2016 publication of the Panama Papers it remained mostly obscure, even though it sat at the heart of the global offshore industry, and acted for about 300,000 companies. More than half are registered in British tax havens – as well as in the UK. The firm received worldwide media attention in April 2016, when the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published information about its clients' financial dealings in the Panama Papers articles, following the release of an enormous cache of its documents from between 1970 and 2015 leaked to the news media. Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who led the disclosure efforts, was subsequently murdered by a car bomb on October 16, 2017.

Iran Country in Western Asia

Iran, also called Persia, and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. With over 81 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 18th most populous country. Comprising a land area of 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi), it is the second largest country in the Middle East and the 17th largest in the world. Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. The country's central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, give it geostrategic importance. Tehran is the country's capital and largest city, as well as its leading economic and cultural center.

VistaJet is a global business aviation company founded in 2004 by Thomas Flohr. The firm flies government, corporate and private clients between any two points, under a "pay for hours flown" fare structure.

On 1 May 2017 Muscat announced a snap election to take place on 3 June 2017. [24] [25] [26] The announcement was made during a May Day rally organised by the Labour Party in Valletta. [27] The reason cited was to safeguard economic stability from the power hungry. [28]

Electoral system

The Maltese voting system is a variant of proportional representation, achieved through the use of the single transferable vote, with five MPs to be returned from each of thirteen districts. Overall, there are 65 constituency seats, with a variable number of at-large seats (up to four) added in some cases, to ensure that the overall first-preference vote is reflected in the composition of the House of Representatives, that is, that the party with the most votes has a majority of seats. [29]

Participating parties

Nationalist Party implying that Joseph Muscat let the country down "He let us all down".jpg
Nationalist Party implying that Joseph Muscat let the country down
Labour Party poster implying that Simon Busuttil and Marlene Farrugia disagree on proposals Marlene Farrugia on political attack billboard in Naxxar, 2017.jpg
Labour Party poster implying that Simon Busuttil and Marlene Farrugia disagree on proposals
Moviment Patrijotti Maltin driving with loud speaker in Mgarr Mgarr Malta walk 06.jpg
Moviment Patrijotti Maltin driving with loud speaker in Mġarr
Zaren tal-Ajkla support Nazzareno Bonnici at Butterfly 02.jpg
Zaren tal-Ajkla support
Eurosceptic banner in Birkirkara LE E.U. 01.jpg
Eurosceptic banner in Birkirkara

The Maltese political landscape is regarded as one of the most pure two-party systems of the 21st century, [30] and has been dominated by moderate centre-left and centre-right groups for decades; no third parties had elected MPs since the 1962 election. Six parties fielded candidates in the 2017 election, the first time since 1962 that Maltese voters had that many parties on the ballot: [1]

Opinion polls

Prior to the announcement of the election, opinion polls showed the Labour Party with a consistent lead over the Nationalist Party of around 5 percentage points. Opinion polls conducted during the campaign continued to show similar results.

Candidates and returned MPs

Below is a list of candidates who ran in the 2017 general election; they are listed in the order used by the Maltese Electoral Commission. Party leaders are marked with an asterisk, while all candidates that successfully obtained a seat in the election, as reported by the electoral commission, [34] are marked in bold. Individual candidates may contest more than one constituency, meaning the some names appear in multiple cells. [35] It is possible for a candidate to be elected in two districts, in which case they resign from one and that seat is assigned to a person of the same party. [36]

District Labour Party Nationalist Party
(+Democratic Party)
Democratic Alternative Moviment Patrijotti Maltin Alleanza Bidla Independents
District 1 [37] Aaron Farrugia
Deo Debattista
Luciano Busuttil
Joseph Matthew Attard
Silvio Parnis
Joe Cilia
Jose Herrera
Carlo Stivala
Davina Sammut Hili
Edward Torpiano
Mario De Marco
Ray Bugeja
Paula Mifsud Bonnici
Anthony Buttigieg
Justin Schembri
Liam Sciberras
Claudio Grech
Herman Farrugia
Marc'Andrea CassarSimon Borg
Henry Battistino*
Ivan Grech Mintoff*Joseph Aquilina
District 2 [38] Joe Mizzi
Stefan Buontempo
Deo Debattista
Byron Camilleri
Joseph Muscat*
Glenn Bedingfield
Chris Agius
Helena Dalli
Mark Causon
Carmelo Abela
Doris Borg
Mary Bezzina
Salvu Mallia
Jason Zammit
Angelo Micallef
Errol Cutajar
Charles Bonello
Ruben Teeling
Malcolm Bezzina
Josie Muscat
Kevin Cassar
Stephen Spiteri
Ivan Bartolo
Mario Mallia
Christian Mizzi
Norman Scicluna
Alexander Darmanin
Naged Megally
District 3 [39] Owen Bonnici
Joe Mizzi
Sebastian Muscat
Chris Fearne
Edric Micallef
Kenneth Spiteri
Mario Calleja
Marion Mizzi
Chris Agius
Etienne Grech
Helena Dalli
Silvio Grixti
Carmelo Abela
Jean Claude Micallef
John Baptist Camilleri
Raymond Caruana
Janice Chetcuti
Mary Bezzina
Jason Zammit
Errol Cutajar
Carm Mifsud Bonnici
Mario Galea
Charlot Cassar
Amanda Abela
Catherine Farrugia
Mario Rizzo Naudi
Josie Muscat
Stephen Spiteri
Christian MizziGraziella Borg Duca
Alexander Darmanin
Nazzareno Bonnici
District 4 [40] Stefan Buontempo
Konrad Mizzi
Chris Fearne
Byron Camilleri
Andrew Ellul
Silvio Parnis
Joe Cilia
Etienne Grech
Dominic Grima
Rita Sammut
Jason Azzopardi
Aaron Micallef Piccione
Caroline Galea
Ivan Bartolo
Charles Bonello
Carm Mifsud Bonnici
Therese Comodini Cachia
Catherine Farrugia
Lawrence Bonavia
Liam Sciberras
Mark Sammut
Carmel CacopardoStephen Florian
Norman Scicluna
Desmond Falzon
Henry Battistino*
District 5 [41] Julia Farrugia Portelli
Joseph Cutajar
Owen Bonnici
Roderick Cachia
Sebastian Muscat
Luciano Busuttil
Joe Farrugia
Edric Micallef
Joseph Muscat*
Glenn Bedingfield
Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi
Mario Calleja
Carlo Stivala
Rita Sammut
Hermann Schiavone
Norman Vella
Stanley Zammit
Anthony Bezzina
Nick Refalo
Marlene Farrugia
Shirley Cauchi
Mario Rizzo Naudi
Mary Grace Vella
Noel Galea
Pascal AloisioSimon Borg
Johann Ferriggi
District 6 [42] Gavin Gulia
Ian Borg
Silvio Schembri
Roderick Galdes
Rosianne Cutajar
Robert Abela
Clyde Puli
Ryan Callus
George Muscat
Alessia Psaila Zammit
Amanda Abela
Karol Aquilina
Monique Agius
Peter Micallef
Kevin Cassar
Godfrey Farrugia
Simon GaleaGraziella Borg DucaSaviour Xuereb
District 7 [43] Gavin Gulia
Julia Farrugia Portelli
Anthony Agius Decelis
Charles Azzopardi
Ian Borg
Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi
Ian Castaldi Paris
Silvio Schembri
Edward Scicluna
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando
Paul Mazzola
Dounia Borg
Beppe Fenech Adami
Antione Borg
Sam Abela
Ian Mario Vassallo
Edwin Vassallo
Monique Agius
Lee Bugeja Bartolo
Peter Micallef
David Vassallo
Godfrey Farrugia
Jean Pierre Debono
Ralph CassarJohann Ferriggi
Anthony Calleja
Alex Pisani
Joseph Giardina
District 8 [44] Ian Castaldi Paris
Edward Scicluna
Edward Zammit Lewis
Rachel Tua
Chris Cardona
Rosianne Cutajar
Alex Muscat
Beppe Fenech Adami
David Agius
Timothy Alden
Michael Asciak
Malcolm Bezzina
Lee Bugeja Bartolo
Claudette Buttigieg
Therese Comodini Cachia
Vincent (Censu) Galea
Angelo Micallef
Giorgio Mario Schembri
Justin Schembri
David Thake
Norman Vella
Mario Mallia
Pascal Aloisio
Romina Farrugia Randon
Ġużeppi Sammut
District 9 [45] Edward Zammit Lewis
Sigmund Mifsud
Clifton Grima
Manuel Mallia
Nikita Zammit Alamango
Michael Falzon
Conrad Borg Manche
Alan Abela Wadge
Charles Selvaggi
Francis Zammit Dimech
Karl Gouder
Wayne Hewitt
Robert Arrigo
Noel Muscat
George Pullicino
Graziella Attard Previ
Ivan Bartolo
Timothy Alden
Albert Buttigieg
Duncan Bonnici
Roselyn Borg Knight
Evelyn Vella Brincat
Justin Fenech
Marthese Portelli
Mark Azzopardi
Kristy Debono
Herman Farrugia
Arnold Cassola*
Danika Formosa
Ġużeppi Sammut
Desmond Falzon
Elizabeth Claire Mikkelsen
District 10 [46] Evarist Bartolo
Sigmund Mifsud
Clifton Grima
Manuel Mallia
Mark Causon
Nikita Zammit Alalmango
Michael Falzon
Jean Claude Micallef
Conrad Borg Manche
Marion Mizzi
Alan Abela Wadge
Charles Salvaggi
Francis Zimmit Dimech
Anne Marie Muscat Fenech Adami
Karl Gouder
Christopher Sansone
Wayne Hewitt
Robert Arrigo
Noel Muscat
George Pullincino
Nick Refalo
Graziella Attard Previ
Ray Bugeja
Karol Aqulina
Albert Buttigieg
Marlene Farrugia
Anthony Buttigieg
Roselyn Borg (Borg Knight)
Brincat Evelyn Vella
Justin Fenech
Jason Zammit
Arnold Cassola*
Danika Formosa
Fatima HassaninElizabeth Claire Mikkelsen
District 11 [47] Anthony (Tony) Agius Decelis
Alex Muscat
Fleur Vella
Michael Farrugia
Chris Cardona
Deborah Schembri
Rachel Tua
Connie Scerri
Simon Busuttil
Graziella Galea
Alex Perici Calascione
Maria Deguara
Alex Mangion
Carmel (Charles) Polidano
Shirley Cauchi
Edwin Vassallo
Simone Aquilana
Giorgio Mario Schembri
Ivan Bartolo
David Agius
Carmel Cacopardo
Ralph Cassar
Romina Farrugia Randon
Naged Megally
Saviour Xuereb
District 12 [48] Evarist Bartolo
Fleur Vella
Franco Mercieca
Kenneth Spiteri
Joseph Matthew Attard
Alfred Grima
Michael Farrugia
Deborah Schembri
Clayton Bartolo
Robert Cutajar
David Thake
Anne Marie Muscat Fenech Adami
Salvu Mallia
Simon Busuttil
Edward Torpiano
Graziella Galea
Claudette Buttigieg
Sam Abela
Maria Deguara
Duncan Bonnici
Simone Aquilina
Mark Azzopardi
Simon Galea
Luke Caruana
Anthony Calleja
Fatima Hassanin
Ivan Grech Mintoff*
Joseph Giardina
Joseph Aquilina
District 13 [49] Anton Refalo
Joe Cordina
George Camilleri
Franco Mercieca
Justyne Caruana
Clint Camilleri
Ryan Mercieca
Vincent (Ċensu) Galea
Carmel (Charles) Polidano
Maria Portelli
Kevin Cutajar
David Stellini
Chris Said
Frederick Azzopardi
Jason Zammit
Marthese Portelli
Joseph Ellis
Luke CaruanaStephen FlorianNazzareno Bonnici

The names of the 65 MPs returned for the districts are embolded in the list above. In addition to these, two Nationalist candidates (Carm Mifsud Bonnici and Frederick Azzopardi) were awarded at-large seats in accordance with the proportional representation system. [50]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 170,97655.0437–2
Forza Nazzjonali (PNPD) [lower-alpha 3] 135,69643.68300
Democratic Alternative 2,5640.8000
Moviment Patrijotti Maltin 1,1170.360New
Alleanza Bidla 2210.070New
Independents 910.0300
Invalid/blank votes4,031
Total314,69610067–2
Registered voters/turnout341,85692.06
Source: Electoral Commission

Reactions

Labourites celebrating in Sliema the day after the election Sliema 4 May 2017 13.jpg
Labourites celebrating in Sliema the day after the election

Once preliminary results were known Muscat claimed victory and Busuttil conceded defeat. [52] Muscat declared the result to be an endorsement of his government's programme, stating that "It is clear that the people have chosen to stay the course." [53]

Busuttil tendered his resignation as Nationalist Party leader, along with that of the entire administration of the Nationalist Party, following the defeat. [54] The party began the process of selecting a new leader, which was expected to be complete by September. [55] Despite this, leading Nationalist Robert Arrigo wrote an open letter to Busuttil imploring him to rescind his resignation. [56]

The Democratic Party celebrated the election of its leader Marlene Farrugia as their first-ever elected MP as a 'historic result'. [57]

Notes

  1. Includes one Democratic Party MP
  2. Includes two Democratic Party MP
  3. According to reports from the Times of Malta, Democratic Party candidates received 4,846 (1.56%) of the votes cast for Forza Nazzjonali. [51]

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