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The Government of Malta (Maltese: Gvern ta' Malta) is the executive branch of the Republic of Malta.It is made up of the Cabinet and the Parliamentary Secretaries. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Malta, with the President making their decision based on the situation within the Maltese parliament.
The Maltese Government 2022–2027 is the incumbent Government of Malta (Maltese: Il-Gvern ta' Malta) as from 30 March 2022. It is the second ministry of Prime Minister Robert Abela . The Maltese government is elected through a General Election for a five-year term.
The Cabinet of Malta is the collective decision-making body of the Government of Malta, composed of the Prime Minister and a number of ministers who are selected by the Prime Minister from the elected members of the House of Representatives to head government departments.
Malta has had a system of local government since 1993, [138] based on the European Charter of Local Self-Government. The country is divided into six regions (one of them being Gozo), with each region having its own Regional Council, serving as the intermediate level between local government and national government. [ 139 ]
The office of "Head of Ministry" was created as soon as Malta was granted autonomous government in 1921. [2] The 1921 constitution was suspended twice before being revoked. On the first occasion (1930–33), the head of ministry (at the time, Gerald Strickland ) and his cabinet were retained.
The Democratic Alternative polled 0.68%. The Nationalists were thus able to form a government and sign and ratify the EU Accession Treaty on 16 April 2003. On 1 May 2004 Malta joined the EU and on 1 January 2008, the Eurozone with the euro as the national currency. [3]
Malta attained full independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 and has maintained independent, official diplomatic relations with other nations since then. [1] The ministry moved to its current location, within the Palazzo Parisio, in 1973, although the building itself was built in the 1700s and was once occupied by Napoleon Bonaparte during his invasion of Malta, as part of the Egyptian ...
The president of Malta (Maltese: President ta' Malta) is the constitutional head of state of Malta. The president is indirectly elected by the House of Representatives of Malta , which appoints the president for a five-year term and requires them to swear an oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution. [ 2 ]