The Nationalist Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Malta,along with the Labour Party.
Joseph Muscat is a Maltese politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Malta from 2013 to 2020 and leader of the Labour Party from 2008 to 2020.
Bidnija is a rural hamlet between Mosta,St. Paul's Bay and Mġarr. It is located in the northern region of Malta and is home to roughly 308 people as of 2008,the second least populated habitable zone on the Maltese islands after Mdina. It is located between two main valleys then extends into other small valleys surrounding the area. It is largely a rural village surrounded by fields mainly belong to the inhabitants,although over the years other Maltese and foreigners have settled in the area generally for its countryside views.
Toni Abela is a Maltese politician who was elected as Deputy Leader of the Malta Labour Party in June 2008. A lawyer by profession,he co-drafted Malta's Whistle Blower Act,Party Financing Act and the law that removed politicians' legal protection from cases of abuse and corruption. He was nominated by the Government of Malta to serve as a member of the European Court of Auditors but this nomination was rejected. He is now a judge presiding over the First Hall of the Civil Court of Malta.
Edward Zammit Lewis is a Maltese politician within the Labour Party. He has been a member of the Maltese House of Representatives since 2013. Following the general elections held on 9 March 2013,won by the Labour Party,he was appointed to serve as Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth. In April 2014,he was appointed Minister for Tourism,a post which he occupied up until June 2017. This was followed by his appointment as Minister for European Affairs and Equality in July 2019 till January 2020,when he was appointed Minister for Justice,Governance and Equality.
Christian Cardona is a Maltese former politician and lawyer. He was a Member of Parliament for the Maltese Labour Party and was elected Deputy Leader for Party Affairs in 2016. He served as Malta's Minister for the Economy,Investment and Small Business between 2013 and 2020.
Jason Azzopardi is a Maltese politician and lawyer. He graduated as Doctor of Laws with a master's degree in financial services from the University of Malta in 1996 and that year he started practicing as a private criminal lawyer in the courts of Malta.
Keith Schembri is Maltese businessman and political strategist who served as chief of staff to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat from 11 March 2013 to 26 November 2019. Schembri resigned in relation to the murder investigation of Daphne Caruana Galizia and in course of the political crises in Malta. The crisis also led to unprecedented protests in Malta,which called for Schembri's resignation.
Daphne Anne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese writer,journalist,blogger and anti-corruption activist,who reported on political events in Malta and was known internationally for her investigation of the Panama Papers,and subsequent assassination by car bomb. In particular,she focused on investigative journalism,reporting on government corruption,nepotism,patronage,and allegations of money laundering,links between Malta's online gambling industry and organized 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.
Adrian Delia,is a Maltese politician,and lawyer by profession. He is the former leader of the Nationalist Party from September 2017 till October 2020.
Lawrence Cutajar is a Maltese policeman,and served as commissioner of the Malta Police Force from 2016 to 2020.
The 2019 European Parliament election was held in Malta on 25 May 2019. 8 different political parties took part in the election,of which,only 2 won seats in the European Parliament;the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party,with 4 and 2 seats respectively.
The Daphne Project is a collaborative,cross-border investigative journalism project by major news organizations from around the world,coordinated by Paris-based investigative non-profit newsroom,Forbidden Stories,to continue the work of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Their work has been facilitated through the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP),a member of Global Investigative Journalism Network. They published their first in a series of reports in April 2018.
Yorgen Fenech is a Maltese businessman whose main interests are casinos and hotels in Malta. He was head of the Tumas Group and director of the Maltese-Azerbaijan-German company ElectroGas Malta.
A political and institutional crisis within the Republic of Malta followed the uncovering of alleged links between government officials and the 2017 assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Keith Schembri and Minister for Tourism Konrad Mizzi resigned following the arrest of businessman Yorgen Fenech in connection with the murder.
The 2019–2020 Maltese protests started in Valletta and other urban centres of Malta on 20 November 2019,mainly calling for resignations after alleged political links to the assassination of journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia surfaced following the arrest of businessman Yorgen Fenech. The protesters also targeted government corruption and the lack of action on money laundering. The protests consisted of demonstrations,marches,sit-ins,and civil disobedience and have been unprecedented in Malta's political history since its independence from the United Kingdom.
The Tumas Group is a real estate and development company in Malta,founded in the 1970s by Tumas Fenech. The group is today headed by Raymond (Ray) Fenech. Tumas Group is active in online gaming,hospitality and leisure,management,property development,and transport and energy.
Eve Borg Bonello is a Maltese activist and politician who grew to prominence during the 2019-2020 Maltese protests for her vocal opposition to former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and the corruption scandals that triggered the 2019 Malta political crisis and Muscat's eventual resignation.
Randolph De Battista is a Maltese progressive politician and currently serves as a member of the Parliament of Malta and the Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Party. He joined the Parliamentary Group following the 2022 General Elections in Malta and represents the 9th Electoral District,having been chosen by Prime Minister Robert Abela to form part of his team. He is the partner of Member of the European Parliament Cyrus Engerer.
Mark Camilleri M.Q.R is a Maltese historian,writer,blogger,and publisher. Camilleri served as chairman of the National Book Council from 2013 to 2021. Following this,he became an outspoken critic of the ruling Labour Party and of prime ministers Joseph Muscat and Robert Abela.
