Nationalist Party (Malta)
Nationalist Party Partit Nazzjonalista | |
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| Abbreviation | PN |
| Leader (Kap) | Alex Borg |
| Deputy leader | Alex Perici Calascione |
| Founder | Fortunato Mizzi |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Merger of | Maltese Political Union Democratic Nationalist Party |
| Headquarters | Id-Dar Ċentrali, Triq Herbert Ganado, Pietà |
| Newspaper | In-Nazzjon |
| Youth wing |
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| Women's wing | Moviment Nisa Partit Nazzjonalista |
| Media arm | NET Media |
| Workers' wing | Solidarjetà Ħaddiema Partit Nazzjonalista (SĦPN) |
| Elderly wing | Assoċjazzjoni Pensjonanti Anzjani Nazzjonalisti (APAN) |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Conservatism Historical: National conservatism Italophilia |
| Political position | Centre-right Historical: Right-wing |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group |
| International affiliation | |
| Colours | Blue |
| Anthem | "Sbejħa Patrija" ("Beautiful Fatherland") |
| Parliament of Malta | 35 / 79 |
| European Parliament | 3 / 6 |
| Mayors of localities | 23 / 68 |
| Local council seats | 206 / 462 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| pn.org.mt | |
The Nationalist Party (Maltese: Partit Nazzjonalista, PN) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party.
It is a Christian democratic, and conservative political party, and it has been described as centre-right on the political spectrum. It is supportive of Malta's membership in the European Union. It is currently in opposition to the Labour Party. Since independence in 1964, the Nationalist Party has won six out of the thirteen general elections, in 1966, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2003 and 2008. In 2008 it won with a paper-thin majority of around 1500 votes.