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Partit Nazzjonalista
Nationalist Party
Leader	Lawrence Gonzi
Founded	1880 reorganised 1926
Headquarters	Id-Dar Ċentrali Triq Herbert Ganado Pietà
Political Ideology	Christian Democracy
International Affiliation	Christian Democrat International and International Democrat Union
European Affiliation	European People's Party
European Parliament Group	European People's Party - European Democrats
Colours	Blue
Website	www.pn.org.mt
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The Nationalist Party (PN, Maltese: Partit Nazzjonalista) is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Malta Labour Party. It was founded by Dr Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the judicial systems. The presence of Italian refugees from the Risorgimento gave the party a liberal constitutionalist character (which caused friction between Mizzi and the Church in the Party's early days) and a pro-Italian stance which lasted until the Second World War. The Malta Labour Party (MLP, Maltese: ) is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Nationalist Party. ... Fortunato Mizzi, (1844 - 1905) was the founder of the Reform Party and also the one who started the process which eventually led to Maltas independence. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about law in society. ... Italian unification, also known as Risorgimento (resurrection), was a historical process by which the Kingdom of Sardinia (ruled by the Savoy dynasty with Turin as its capital) gradually conquered the Italian peninsula, including the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Duchy of Modena, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the Duchy... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... Constitutionalism is the limitation of government by law. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

History

In its early years the party was divided between abstentionists and anti-abstentionists. The abstentionists would immediately resign their post in the Council of Government immediately upon election as a protest against the token representation of the electorate on the Council; the anti-abstentionists favoured co-operation with the colonial authorities in order to work for a better constitution.

Following the First World War a broader and more moderate coalition, the Maltese Political Union (UPM), was formed but a more radical and pro-Italian group, the Democratic Nationalist Party (PDN), split from the main party. The two groups contested the first legislative elections of 1921 but in separate constituencies so as not to damage each other's chances. However, after elections the UPM, which emerged as the largest Party in the Legislative Assembly, chose Labour as its coalition partner. {{Politics of Mal VIVA PN VIVA PN VIVA PN VIVA PN VIVA PN VIVA PN VIVA PN VIVA PN VIVA PN VIVA PN VIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA PNVIVA...

The parties again contested the 1923 elections separately although this time they did form a coalition, eventually merging in 1926 under the old name of Nationalist Party. It lost its first elections as a re-unified Party in 1927 to the "Compact", an electoral alliance between the Constitutional Party and Labour.

A constitutional crisis, resulting from a dispute between the Church and the Constitutional Party (Malta), meant that elections were suspended in 1930. They were held again in 1932 when the Church interdiction on the Constitutional Party and Labour meant that the Nationalists won by a landslide (21 seats out of 32). However, the Nationalists did not last long in government. The colonial authorities, concerned at the rise of fascist Italy in the Mediterranean and Africa, suspended the government and the constitution on the pretext that government's measures to strengthen instruction of Italian in schools violated the Constitution. Fascist redirects here. ...

The Nationalists received what could have been their coup de grace during the War. Their association with Italy, the wartime enemy, antagonised them with the electorate and their leader, Dr Enrico Mizzi (son of Fortunato) was first interned and then exiled to Uganda during the War along with other prominent members of the Maltese Italians community. The Party did not even contest the 1945 elections for the Council of Government which for the first time raised the Labour Party from third-party status to that of a major party at the expense of the Constitutionals. Dr. Enrico Mizzi - Prime Minister of Malta (1950) Born in Valletta (Malta) on the 20 September 1885, Dr. Enrico Mizzi popularly known as Nerik Mizzi, was the son of Fortunato Mizzi (founder of the Nationalist Movement) and of Maria Sofia Fogliero de Luna. ... The Maltese Italian Enrico Mizzi (1885-1950), former leader of the Nationalist Party and Prime Minister of Malta Maltese Italians are the people of Malta who wanted the unification to Italy of the Maltese islands, following the Italian Irredentism ideals. ... In any two-party system of politics, a third party is a party other than the two dominant ones. ...

Notwithstanding, the Nationalist Party survived and in its first major electoral test, the legislative elections of 1947, it managed to stay ahead of various splinters that had formed from people who did not want to be associated with the main party. In the following elections 1950, a very damaging split occurred in the ranks of the governing Labour Party resulting in two parties: the Malta Labour Party (MLP) and the Malta Workers' Party (MWP). This helped the Nationalists become the largest party in the Legislative Assembly and form a minority government which, though short-lived, re-established the Nationalist Party as a major political party. The Malta Labour Party (MLP, Maltese: ) is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Nationalist Party. ...

Two subsequent elections were held in 1951 and 1953 where the Nationalists formed short-lived coalitions with the Malta Workers Party (which, over the years, eventually disintegrated). The Party lost the 1955 elections to Labour and the following years it led the campaign against the Government's proposal for Integration with Britain. Integration failed largely because Britain lost interest after the Suez fiasco and the constitution was again revoked in 1958 following massive disturbances over redundancies at the Malta Drydocks. Malta has been inhabited since around 5200 BC and a significant pre-historic civilisation existed on the islands before the arrival of the Phoenicians who named the main island Malat, meaning safe haven . // Further information: Timeline of Maltese history about 5200 BCE: Earliest settlers arrive on Malta. ...

A new constitution was enacted in 1961. The Nationalists won the 1962 elections, fought largely over the issue of independence and having as a backdrop a second politico-religious crisis this time between the Church and the Labour Party. Independence was achieved in 1964 and the Party was returned to office in elections in 1966. It lost the 1971 elections by a narrow margin and lost again in 1976.

In the elections of 1981 the party achieved an absolute majority of votes for the first time since 1933 but it did not gain a parliamentary majority and was relegated to the opposition. A crisis followed with the party MPs refusing to take their seats seeing they were kept out of office due to gerrymandering. Amendments to the constitution in 1987 meant that the party was voted into office that same year.

In 1990 the government formally applied to join the European Community. A wide-raging programme of liberalisation and public investments meant the return to office with a larger majority in 1992. However, the party was defeated in the 1996 elections. The stint in opposition would last only 22 months as the government soon lost its one-seat majority. The party won the 1998 elections convincingly, a feat that was repeated in 2003 following the conclusions of accession negotiations with the European Union in 2002. The Nationalist Party won narrowly the general elections in 2008. The European Community (EC) was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ...

Today

The Nationalist Party owns its own media company, Media.Link Communications, which includes NET Television, Radio 101, newspapers In-Nazzjon and Il-Mument, and the online newsportal Maltarightnow. NET Television is a product of Media. ...

The party presently holds 35 seats in the 69 member House of Representatives (reduced to 34 on appointment of a Speaker). Politics of Malta takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Malta is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...

It is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and its 2 MEPs in the European Parliament sit in the EPP-ED Group. The European Peoples Party (EPP) is the largest transnational European political party. ... EPP-ED logo The European Peoples Party - European Democrats is a group in the European Parliament. ...

The party is led by Dr Lawrence Gonzi. PN will always rule Malta because MLP suck. Lawrence Gonzi (born July 1, 1953) is the Prime Minister and finance minister of Malta. ...

Past and current leaders

• Leaders since 1926
  • 1926-1940 Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud (Prime Minister: 1924-27, 1932-33) and Dr Enrico Mizzi
  • 1940-1944 Giorgio Borg Olivier
  • 1944-1950 Dr Enrico Mizzi (Prime Minister: 1950)
  • 1950-1977 Giorgio Borg Olivier (Prime Minister: 1951-1955, 1962-1971)
  • 1977-2004 Dr Eddie Fenech Adami (Prime Minister: 1987-1996, 1998-2004)
  • 2004- Dr Lawrence Gonzi (Prime Minister: 2004-2008, 2008-)

Ugo Pasquale Mifsud (12 September 1889 - 11 February 1942) was the third and fifth Prime Minister of Malta. ... Dr. Enrico Mizzi - Prime Minister of Malta (1950) Born in Valletta (Malta) on the 20 September 1885, Dr. Enrico Mizzi popularly known as Nerik Mizzi, was the son of Fortunato Mizzi (founder of the Nationalist Movement) and of Maria Sofia Fogliero de Luna. ... Giorgio Borg Olivier (5 July 1911 - 29 October 1980) was three times Prime Minister of Malta (1950 to 1955 and 1962 to 1971) as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. ... Dr. Enrico Mizzi - Prime Minister of Malta (1950) Born in Valletta (Malta) on the 20 September 1885, Dr. Enrico Mizzi popularly known as Nerik Mizzi, was the son of Fortunato Mizzi (founder of the Nationalist Movement) and of Maria Sofia Fogliero de Luna. ... Giorgio Borg Olivier (5 July 1911 - 29 October 1980) was three times Prime Minister of Malta (1950 to 1955 and 1962 to 1971) as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. ... Edward Fenech Adami (Dwardu Fenech Adami, born February 7, 1934, Birkirkara) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004. ... Lawrence Gonzi (born July 1, 1953) is the Prime Minister and finance minister of Malta. ...

External links

• Partit Nazzjonalista
• Media.Link Communications
• maltarightnow.com

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