List of political parties in Malta

This article lists political parties in Malta. Since World War II Maltese political culture has developed into a two-party system dominated by the Nationalist Party and the Labour Party. Although other political parties have presented candidates and, in some cases, elected MPs, in most cases these were splinter groups of the main parties and, on the rare occasions when they were successful, this success was short-lived.

Active political parties

In Malta there is no law requiring the registration and regulation of political parties. The General Elections Act makes the necessary provisions for party participation in Maltese elections but there is no official list in between elections.

Parliamentary parties

Name		Abbrev.	Ideology	House	MEPs
	Nationalist Party Partit Nazzjonalista	PN	Christian democracy	30	3
	Labour Party Partit Laburista	PL	Social democracy	39	3

Non-parliamentary parties

The following parties contested the last parliamentary election, but failed to win a seat:

Name	Founded	Ideology
Democratic Alternative Alternattiva Demokratika	1989	Green politics
Imperium Europa	2000	Pan-European nationalism
Alpha Liberal Democratic Party Alpha Partit Liberali demokratiku	c. 2004	Liberalism
Alliance of Liberal Democrats Malta Alleanza Liberal-Demokratika Malta	c. 2009	Classical liberalism

Defunct and inactive political parties

• Anti-Reform Party
• Christian Workers' Party (active during to 1960's Church/PL conflict)
• Communist Party of Malta
• Constitutional Party
• Democratic Action Party
• Democratic Nationalist Party (1921–26)
• Democratic Nationalist Party (1959-66)
• Gozo Party
• Jones Party
• Libertas Malta
• Malta Workers Party
• Maltese Political Union
• National Action (Azzjoni Nazzjonali)
• Progressive Constitutionalist Party

See also

• Politics of Malta
• List of political parties by country