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Shadow Cabinet Of Simon Busuttil
The Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist Party Shadow Cabinet of Dr Simon Busuttil was announced on May 14, 2013. It was formed following the Maltese general election, 2013, 9 March election which replaced the PN majority with a Labour majority. Former Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist Party Leader Dr Lawrence Gonzi announced his retirement and resigned from parliament on July 17, 2013. Upon his resignation, Dr Chris Said's election as Secretary General of the Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist Party on June 5, 2013, and Mr Antoine Borg's casual election to parliament on July 30, 2013, Dr Simon Busuttil announced changes in the shadow cabinet on August 3, 2013. List * Dr Simon Busuttil – Leader of the Opposition * Dr Mario de Marco – Deputy Leader of the Opposition for Parliamentary Affairs and Spokesperson for the Economy, Investment and Small Business * Dr Beppe Fenech Adami – Deputy Leader of the Opposition for Party Affairs and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationalist Party (Malta)
The Nationalist Party ( mt, 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 also described as centrist or 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 and 2003. In 2008 it won with a paper-thin majority of around 1500 votes. Ideology Malta's Nationalist Party is the successor to the Anti-Reform Party founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1883, opposing taxation policies decreed by the British authorities and measures to anglicise the educational and judicial systems during the " Language Question" period. This would lead to the party openly siding with General Franco's fascist army in the Spanish Civi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
