Imperium Europa Explained

Imperium Europa
Leader:Norman Lowell
Foundation:2000
Founder:Norman Lowell
Headquarters:Valletta
Slogan:Ave Europa nostra vera patria
Position:Far-right
Registered:2019
Country:Malta

Imperium Europa is a neo-fascist political party in Malta. It was founded in 2000 by Norman Lowell, who is also its leader. Its primary aim is to unite Europe into one political entity.

Party programme

Imperium Europa is positioned on the far-right[1] [2] on the political spectrum and it has been described as a neo-Nazi,[3] neo-fascist,[4] [5] right-wing populist,[6] radical right,[7] and white nationalist party.[8] [9] As stated in its program, its goal is to unite all European natives under one flag, hence the name "Imperium Europa", leading to "a Europid bond forged through spirituality (cosmotheism, not Christianity) closely followed by race, nurtured through high culture, protected by high politics, enforced by the elite."[10] Imperium Europa is also opposed to immigration.[11] Imperium Europa has connections with the French Nouvelle Droite.[12]

It was officially registered as a political party in 2019.[13] Its leader, Lowell, has expressed sympathy for Adolf Hitler.[14] [15]

Election results

House of Representatives

Campaigning strongly against illegal immigrants, Lowell was the party's candidate in the 11th and 12th Districts in the March 2008 parliamentary election. He obtained 84 votes on first count from both districts, obtaining 0.03% of the overall votes.

European Parliament

Norman Lowell was the party's candidate in the first European Parliament elections that were held in Malta on 12 June 2004. He obtained 1,603 first-count votes from a total of 250,691 votes cast (0.64%). In the 2009 European Parliament elections, Lowell obtained 3,359 first-count votes (a 122% increase over the 2008 MEP elections).[16] Mr. Lowell ran again in 2014 and got 7,000 votes, more than double the 2009 MEP result.

ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/–RankEP Group
2004Norman Lowell1,6030.65New 4th–
20093,6371.47 0 4th
20147,4182.68 0 4th
20198,2383.17 0 3rd
20246,8162.62 0 3rd

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Far-right group leader sues weekly for libel. 2021-11-19. Times of Malta. November 2006 . en-gb.
  2. Web site: Norman Lowell to contest election. 2021-11-19. Times of Malta. 11 February 2008 . en-gb.
  3. Web site: Elections européennes 2009 : poupée brune et vague populiste. 2021-11-19. Paperblog. fr.
  4. Schmitt. Hermann. Teperoglou. Eftichia. 2015-07-03. The 2014 European Parliament Elections in Southern Europe: Second-Order or Critical Elections?. South European Society and Politics. en. 20. 3. 287–309. 10.1080/13608746.2015.1078271. 154854512 . 1360-8746. free.
  5. Book: Lorenzo De Sio, Vincenzo Emanuele, Nicola Maggini . Malta : hidden change? . 2014 . CISE – Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali . 978-88-98012-15-2 . Roma . 938598181.
  6. Leusch . Caroline . 2019-10-07 . Maltese exceptionalism in the populist trend . MaRBLe . 1 . 10.26481/marble.2019.v1.752 . 2468-0311. free .
  7. Book: Political handbook of the world 2012 . 2012 . Sage . Tom Lansford . 978-1-4522-3434-2 . Los Angeles . 914 . 794595888.
  8. http://www.nationalvanguard.org/story.php?id=3151 Malta: White Leader Decries "Betrayal of Our Beloved Island"
  9. http://www.nationalvanguard.org/story.php?id=2016 Radical–Racialist–Right–Revolutionary-Reactionaries!
  10. Book: Atkins, Stephen E. . Holocaust denial as an international movement . 2009 . Praeger . 978-0-313-34539-5 . Westport, Conn. . 136 . 624337327.
  11. Book: Routledge handbook of European elections . 2016 . Donatella M. Viola . 978-1-317-50363-7 . London . 918941246.
  12. Bar-On . Tamir . 2012-01-01 . The French New Right's Quest for Alternative Modernity . Fascism . en . 1 . 1 . 21 . 10.1163/221162512X631198 . 2211-6249. free .
  13. Web site: Imperium Europa officially becomes political party, leader Norman Lowell to run for MEP - The Malta Independent. 2021-12-27. www.independent.com.mt.
  14. News: 2006-03-26 . Police question Lowell's adherents on arson attack . Malta Today . dead . 2023-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060422102350/http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2006/03/26/t8.html . 2006-04-22.
  15. Web site: Hockenos . Paul . Is There a Secret Recipe for Preventing Far-Right Populism? . 2023-01-11 . Foreign Policy . 9 May 2019 . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2009 MEP Election Results in Malta.

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