Moviment Patrijotti Maltin

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Maltese Patriots Movement
Moviment Patrijotti Maltin
AbbreviationMPM
Leader Simon Borg
Founded8 April 2016 (2016-04-08)
Ideology
Political position Far-right
Religion Roman Catholicism
House of Representatives
0 / 67
European Parliament
0 / 6
Local Council Seats
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Website
patrijottimaltin.org

The Maltese Patriots Movement (Maltese : Moviment Patrijotti Maltin, MPM) is an inactive right-wing populist political party in Malta. It was formed in April 2016 as a political wing of the Maltese Patriotic Association. [1]

Contents

History

The MPM was founded on the 8 April 2016 and immediately announced its application to the Electoral Commission as a new political party under the Financing of Political Parties Act. [2] [3] In the 2017 Maltese general election, the party failed to elect any candidate in parliament. [4] Shortly after the 2019 European Parliament election, the party became inactive, while its social media accounts went inactive later in 2020.

Positions

The Maltese Patriots Movement is oriented towards far-right politics. [5] [6] It has expressed right-wing populist rhetoric by stating opposition to immigration and criticizing Islam. [5] [7] It has called for European Union funds allocated to Malta for the purpose be instead allocated for the benefit of Maltese people and for Malta to no longer be a member of the Schengen Area. [8] It also opposes the Maltese government's endorsement of the non-binding Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. [9] It has also expressed ethnic nationalist, [10] and socially conservative stances. [11]

At an October 2016 protest led by the party against the possible opening of a Muslim prayer room in Buġibba, leader Henry Battistino called for a national registry of Muslims and compared Muslim immigrants to rabbits breeding excessively. [12] Stephen Florian, an MPM party official, also spoke at the protest and stated that any religion other than Roman Catholicism should only have one place of worship in the country. [13] Florian later caused controversy when he outed a counter-protester from the Buġibba protest as transgender. [14]

MPM is frequently hostile toward media and the Maltese establishment, with Battistino referring to the media as traitors that are trying to "force [integration] down everyone's throats". [12] The party's sister organisation, Għaqda Patrijotti Maltin, was the subject of a complaint from the Institute of Maltese Journalists for protesters obstructing reporters from doing their job. [15]

Election results

General elections

ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/–PositionGovernment
2017 Henry Battistino1,1170.36
0 / 67
New5thextra-parliamentary

European Parliament elections

ElectionParty leaderVotes %Seats+/–Position
2019 Simon Borg7710.30
0 / 6
New7th

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References

  1. ↑ "Min Aħna". Moviment Patrijotti Maltin (in Maltese). 1 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Min Aħna". Moviment Patrijotti Maltin (in Maltese). 1 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "FINANCING OF POLITICAL PARTIES ACT". 1 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ "Electoral Commission of Malta". electoral.gov.mt. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. 1 2 Tim Diacono. "Far-right leaders make pitch for return to 'traditional Maltese, Christian values'". MaltaToday. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Sansone, Kurt (18 December 2016). "Expect a long ballot sheet next general election". Times of Malta. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Yannick Pace (4 January 2017). "On the right, Maltese conservatives still unable to find common ground". MaltaToday. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Moviment Patrijotti Maltin call for referendum on integration". The Malta Independent. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Carabott, Sarah (12 December 2018). "Moviment Patrijotti call on government to withdraw from Migration Compact". Times of Malta. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "'Make Malta For The Maltese Again': Moviment Patrijotti Maltin Announce 2019 MEP Election Run". Lovin Malta. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  11. ↑ "Patriots at the pro-life rally". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  12. 1 2 Schembri, Gabriel; Bonnici, Julian (9 October 2016). "'You're all dirty' remarks demonstrator during protest against Bugibba prayer room". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  13. ↑ Leone Ganado, Philip (9 October 2016). "Prayer is a human right, self-proclaimed patriots told during protest". Times of Malta. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Patrijotti official Stephen Florian apologises for outing transgender person". Times of Malta. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "IĠM asks for steps to be taken against "patriots" who obstructed journalists while on duty". TVM News. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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