Born in Victoria, Gozo, in 1952, President Spiteri Debono is a notary and will become the first female Gozitan appointed President. Her political career includes stints in the Labour Party’s National Executive. Myriam had unsuccessful attempts as a candidate in the general elections. However, in 1996 she was appointed as the first woman speaker of...
In copy-pasting the the role of the British Monarch, we lost the main point of the role of the Maltese President- a spunt opinion piece This April, a respectable and most likely elderly politician will be selected to become Malta’s next head of state. It’s happened every five years since 1974, when our country became...
L-għażla tal-President ta’ Malta storikament kienet deċiżjoni parlamentari, li teħtieġ biss maġġoranza sempliċi biex tappoġġja n-nomina mressqa mill-Prim Ministru. Fi kliem sempliċi, il-partit fil-gvern dejjem għażel lil min deherlu xieraq b’ djalogu mill-inqas mal-oppożizzjoni. Aqra l-artiklu bl-Ingliż Madankollu, fl-2020 ġew introdotti bidliet sinifikanti, li biddlu l-proċedura. Skont l-Artikolu 48 (1) tal-Kostituzzjoni, il-President ta’ Malta issa...
The selection of Malta’s President has historically been a parliamentary decision, requiring only a simple majority to support the nomination put forward by the Prime Minister. Put simply, the party in government could choose whoever it deemed appropriate with little input required from the opposition. However, significant changes were introduced in 2020, altering the procedure....