Politics of Malta

Politics of Malta

Politika ta' Malta
Polity typeUnitary parliamentary republic
ConstitutionConstitution of Malta
Legislative branch
NameParliament of Malta
TypeUnicameral
Meeting placeParliament House
Executive branch
Head of state
TitlePresident
CurrentlyMyriam Spiteri Debono
Head of government
TitlePrime Minister
CurrentlyRobert Abela
AppointerPresident
Cabinet
NameCabinet of Malta
Current cabinetMaltese Government 2022–2027
LeaderPrime Minister
Judicial branch
NameJudiciary of Malta
Constitutional Court

The politics of Malta takes place within a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president of Malta is the constitutional head of state. Executive authority is vested in the president of Malta, with the general direction and control of the Government of Malta remaining with the prime minister of Malta, who is the head of government and the cabinet. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Malta, which consists of the president of Malta and the unicameral House of Representatives of Malta with the speaker as the presiding officer of the legislative body. Judicial power remains with the chief justice and the judiciary of Malta. Since independence, the party electoral system has been dominated by the Christian democratic Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) and the social democratic Labour Party (Partit Laburista).

The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Malta a "flawed democracy" in 2022.[1][needs update]

  1. ^ Democracy Index 2023: Age of Conflict (PDF). Economist Intelligence Unit (Report). 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-07-22.