Libertas Malta Explained

Country:Malta
Libertas Malta
Colorcode:
  1. 0000FF
Leader:Mary Gauci
Foundation:21 March 2009
Ideology:Anti-Lisbon Treaty
Euroscepticism
Headquarters:Realco Buildings, Triq Imħallef Paolo Debono, Msida (University Roundabout), Malta[1]
Colours:blue, gold
European:Libertas Party Limited
Europarl:none
Website:www.libertas.eu/malta

Libertas Malta was a political party in Malta set up to contest the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Libertas.eu. Its only candidate Mary Gauci failed to be elected and the party has been inactive since.

History

Plans of Libertas.eu's leader Declan Ganley to cooperate with the Maltese Azzjoni Nazzjonali (AN) on contesting the 2009 European Parliament elections[2] didn't realize. However, Mary Gauci, AN's former vice-president decided to run under the banner of Libertas.[3]

On 21 March 2009, Ganley announced the establishment of the party Libertas Malta. Mary Gauci, announced as party leader, advanced the issues of democracy, accountability, transparency, subsidiarity, a concise constitution passed by referendums, and illegal immigration.[4]

In the European Parliament election held that year Gauci got only 314 first-preference votes out of 248,169 valid votes cast (i.e. 0.1%).

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Notes and References

  1. "Jiktbu l-kandidati: 5 April 2009: Nr 126: Mary Gauci – Libertas ", 5 April 2009, from http://www.illum.com.mt
  2. Web site: AN ponders contesting EP elections under Libertas banner. Malta Today. 31 December 2008.
  3. Web site: Former AN official to contest for Libertas MEP. Malta Today on Sunday. 8 February 2009.
  4. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090321/local/new-political-group-to-be-launched Updated: New political group launched