Parliament of Malta

Parliament of Malta Il-Parlament ta' Malta
14th Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
Houses	House of Representatives
History
Founded	1921
Leadership
President	Myriam Spiteri Debono, Labour since 4 April 2024
Speaker	Angelo Farrugia, Labour since 6 April 2013
Leader of the Opposition	Bernard Grech, Nationalist since 7 October 2020
Structure
Seats	79
Political groups	Government (44)   Labour Party (44) Opposition (35)   Nationalist Party (35)
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote (not counting members co-opted to fulfill gender quota)
Last election	26 March 2022
Next election	2027
Meeting place
Parliament House, Valletta
Website
http://www.parlament.mt/

Politics of Malta
Republic Constitution President (list) Myriam Spiteri Debono
Government Prime Minister (list) Robert Abela Deputy Prime Minister (list) Ian Borg Cabinet (current)
Parliament Speaker (list) Angelo Farrugia Deputy Speaker (list) David Agius Leader of the House (list) Ian Borg Leader of the Opposition (list) Bernard Grech
Judiciary Chief Justice (list) Mark Chetcuti Law Courts and Tribunals Commission for the Administration of Justice
Political parties Labour Party Nationalist Party AD+PD People's Party ABBA (political party) Volt Malta
Recent elections Legislative: 2017 2022 next European: 2014 2019 2024 Referendums: 2003 2011 2015
Administrative divisions Regions Local councils (There are also statistical Districts and electoral, police, postal zones without administrative functions.)
Foreign relations Ministry for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Trade Minister: Ian Borg Diplomatic missions of / in Malta Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The Parliament of Malta (Maltese: Il-Parlament ta' Malta) is the constitutional legislative body in Malta, located in Valletta. The parliament is unicameral, with a democratically elected House of Representatives and the president of Malta. By constitutional law, all government ministers, including the prime minister, must be members of the House of Representatives.

Between 1921 and 1933 the Parliament was bicameral, consisting of a Senate (Senat) as well as a Legislative Assembly (Assemblea Leġiżlattiva).