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Politics of Malta
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Politics of Malta
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
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
).
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