2024 Maltese presidential election explained

Election Name:2024 Maltese presidential election
Country:Malta
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Maltese presidential election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2029 Maltese presidential election
Next Year:2029
Election Date:27 March 2024
Nominee1:Myriam Spiteri Debono
Party1:Labour Party (Malta)
Electoral Vote1:75
Percentage1:100
President
Before Election:George Vella
Before Party:Labour Party (Malta)
After Election:Myriam Spiteri Debono
After Party:Labour Party (Malta)
Turnout:94.9% of Maltese Parliamentarian Deputies

The 2024 Maltese presidential election took place on 27 March 2024. Members of the Parliament of Malta voted in an indirect election to elect the next President of Malta with former parliament speaker Myriam Spiteri Debono being the only nominee.[1]

Spiteri Debono's nomination was supported by both the governing Labour Party and opposition Nationalist Party and she was elected unanimously in a 75–0 vote out of 79 deputies as Malta's third female and third Gozitan president.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Arena . Jessica . Government and Opposition in agreement on Presidential picks . 31 March 2024 . Times of Malta . 26 March 2024.
  2. News: Magri . Giulia . Parliament unanimously approves Myriam Spiteri Debono as Malta's next President . 31 March 2024 . Times of Malta . 27 March 2024.