The Government of Malta () is the executive branch of the
Republic of Malta. It is made up of the
Cabinet and the Parliamentary Secretaries. The
Prime Minister
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...
is appointed by the
President of Malta
The president of Malta () is the constitutional head of state of Malta. The president is indirect election, indirectly elected by the House of Representatives of Malta, which appoints the president for a five-year term and requires them to sw ...
, with the President making their decision based on the situation within the
Maltese parliament. The Prime Minister is responsible for assigning departments of government to Permanent Secretaries. The President of Malta also appoints the rest of the cabinet with the assent of the
Prime Minister of Malta.
See also
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Cabinet of Malta
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List of Maltese governments
References
European governments
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