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The Democratic Alternative (Alternattiva Demokratika) is an ecologist political party in Malta. Ecology is the branch of science that studies the distribution and abundance of living organisms, and the interactions between organisms and their environment. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by...

Alternattiva Demokratika was founded in 1989. Labour Party President Toni Abela and Labour MP Wenzu Mintoff resigned their posts within the Malta Labour Party and joined a number of environmental activists to form the new Party. Mintoff retained his seat even though he resigned the Labour Party whip. The Malta Labour Party (MLP, Maltese: Partit Laburista) is a Maltese political party. ...

Alternattiva Demokratika first stood for national elections in 1992 when it obtained 1.69% of first preferences (their best result so far) and no seats. In subsequent elections (1996, 1998, 2003) their share of the vote declined further, obtaining only 0.7% in 2003. Following the 1998 result, Abela and Mintoff quit the Party and returned to the Labour Party (Mintoff even stood unsuccessfully for the 2004 European Parliament election on a Labour Party ticket). The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...

In 2003 the Party campained for a "Yes" vote in the referendum on membership in the European Union.

In 2004 the Party obtained a remarkable result in the European Parliament election with 9.3% of the first preference votes. This, however, was not enough to elect an MEP. The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...

The Party also holds a few local council seats.

Chairperson: Dr Harry Vassallo (since 1998)

External link

• Official web site