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Communist Party of Malta (in Maltese: Partit Komunista Malti), is a communist political party in Malta. PKM was founded in 1969, following a split in the Malta Labour Party. The party has only contested the elections in 1987, obtaining only 0.1% of the votes. The office of the President of Malta, known in Maltese as President ta Malta, came into being on 13th December 1974, when Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth. ... Edward Fenech-Adami (born February 7, 1934) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004. ... The Prime Minister of Malta is the most powerful figure within the government of Malta, although the President of Malta has higher rank. ... Lawrence Gonzi (born July 1, 1953) is the Prime Minister of Malta and Finance Minister of Malta. ... The Parliament of Malta, the House of Representatives (Il-Kamra tar-Raprezentanti), has 65 members, elected for a five year term in 13 5-seat constituencies with a possibility of rewarding bonus members for the popular largest party which doesnt succeed in getting absolute majority in parliament. ... Political parties in Malta lists political parties in Malta. ... Politics of Malta Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Malta ... Since 1993, Malta has been subdivided into 68 local councils or localities. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 25 European states. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... For the first several years of independence, Malta followed a policy of close co-operation with the United Kingdom and other NATO countries. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Malta Labour Party (MLP, Maltese: Partit Laburista) is a Maltese political party. ...
It is the main party of opposition in Malta, and at the 2003 general elections obtained thirty of the sixty-five seats in the Maltese House of Representatives, with a 47.5% share of the vote.
The Party agreed to constitutional amendments in 1987, which guaranteed that the party with a majority of vote was given a majority of seats.
In the European Parliament the Malta Labour Party's representatives belong to the Party of European Socialists.
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