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Malta

Malta

StaleSovereign state

Malta

Primary executive

Complete
Robert Abela
Originalhttps://opm.gov.mt/en/Pages/Prime-Minister.aspx · Media Relations Office, Office of the Prime Minister of Malta · CC BY-SA · Original

Robert Abela

Head of government Active

Prime Minister of Malta · Principal · De jure

Head of state

Myriam Spiteri Debono
OriginalOfficial visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta · European Commission Audiovisual Center · CC BY · Original

Myriam Spiteri Debono

Head of state Active

President of Malta · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026

Latest election

Completed

2026 Maltese general election

May 30, 2026 · General election

Electoral system
Members are elected by single transferable vote, with constitutional corrective mechanisms for proportionality and gender representation.
Published result
PL · 51.8% · 42 Seats; PN · 44.7% · 37 Seats; Momentum · 1.5% · 0 Seats; AD+PD · 1.3% · 0 Seats; Aħwa Maltin · 0.6% · 0 Seats; IE · 0.1% · 0 Seats
Electoral Commission of Malta - 2026 general election results

Latest election

Completed

2024 election of the President of Malta

Mar 27, 2024 · Indirect executive election

Electoral system
The House of Representatives elects the President by a two-thirds majority. Parliament unanimously approved the consensus nomination of Myriam Spiteri Debono.
Published result
Myriam Spiteri Debono
Parliament of Malta - Motion electing Myriam Spiteri Debono

Current policy issues

  1. 1Energy securityGovernment of Malta - Government priorities after the 2026 election
  2. 2Economic and fiscal stabilityGovernment of Malta - Government priorities after the 2026 election
  3. 3Health and quality of lifeGovernment of Malta - Government priorities after the 2026 election
  4. 4Education and skillsGovernment of Malta - Government priorities after the 2026 election
  5. 5Sustainable mobility, environment and digitalisationGovernment of Malta - Government priorities after the 2026 election

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
43
Active in source
10
Historical in source
12
parties shown
43
More parties (31)

Administration

Partial

Government of Malta

Current

Aug 9, 2026 · 0 Party

Legislature

Partial

Parliament of Malta

Elections

Partial

Malta — Parliamentary election — 2022-03-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 26, 2022

Completed

Malta — European Parliament — 2019-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 2019

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 2017-06-03

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 3, 2017

Completed

Malta — European Parliament — 2014-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 2014

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 2013-03-09

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 9, 2013

Completed

Malta — European Parliament — 2009-06-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 6, 2009

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 2008-03-08

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 8, 2008

Completed

Malta — European Parliament — 2004-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 2004

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 2003-04-12

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 12, 2003

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1998-09-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 5, 1998

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1996-10-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 26, 1996

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1992-02-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Feb 22, 1992

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1987-05-09

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 9, 1987

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1981-12-12

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 12, 1981

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1976-09-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 18, 1976

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1971-06-14

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 14, 1971

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1966-03-28

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 28, 1966

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1962-02-19

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Feb 19, 1962

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1955-02-28

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Feb 28, 1955

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1953-12-14

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 14, 1953

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1951-05-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 6, 1951

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1950-09-04

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 4, 1950

Completed

Malta — Parliamentary election — 1947-10-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 27, 1947

Completed

Sources

10

  1. 1Official institutions of Malta - manual editorial v20citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2President of Malta - Biography of Myriam Spiteri Debonocitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Parliament of Malta - Motion electing Myriam Spiteri Debonocitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Government of Malta - Prime Minister Robert Abelacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Government Gazette - Appointment of Robert Abela as Prime Minister in 2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Electoral Commission of Malta - 2026 general election resultscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Parliament of Malta - Political groups of the 15th legislaturecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Government of Malta - Government priorities after the 2026 electioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  10. 10Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Southern Europe

Greece. Primary executive: Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Head of state: Konstantinos Tasoulas. StaleAlbania. Primary executive: Edi Rama. Head of state: Bajram Begaj. StaleCroatia. Primary executive: Andrej Plenković. Head of state: Zoran Milanović. ConflictingPortugal. Primary executive: Luís Montenegro. Head of state: António José Seguro. StaleSpain. Primary executive: Pedro Sánchez. Head of state: Felipe VI of Spain. StaleItaly. Primary executive: Giorgia Meloni. Head of state: Sergio Mattarella. StaleSlovenia. Primary executive: Janez Janša. Head of state: Nataša Pirc Musar. StaleBosnia & Herzegovina. Primary executive: Denis Bećirović, Borjana Krišto, Željko Komšić, Željka Cvijanović. StaleNorth Macedonia. Primary executive: Hristijan Mickoski. Head of state: Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova. StaleSerbia. Primary executive: Đuro Macut. Head of state: Aleksandar Vučić. StaleMontenegro. Primary executive: Milojko Spajić. Head of state: Jakov Milatović. Stale
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