Malta
Lists of candidates for the 2024 European elections, on the 8th of June
Results of the 25 May 2019 European elections
Political Parties | European affiliation | Number of votes | Percentage of votes | Number of seats | Trend compared with 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Party | S&D | 141 267 | 54.26 % | 4 | ↑ |
Nationalist Party | EPP | 98 611 | 37.90% | 2 | ↓ |
Electoral Procedures for 2024
> Election Dates : 8 June 2024
> Number of MEPs : 6
> At what age can one vote? 18 years
> At what age can one be elected? 18 years
> Who can vote? European citizens living in Malta.
Electoral rules
> Voting method : Single transferable vote
> Means for attributing seats : First past the post preferential vote with transfer (VUT- Droop’s quotient).
> Can candidates be chosen from a list? Yes
Institutions and political situation
Democratic parliamentary republic
– Head of State: George Vella
– Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat
Economy
> Currency : Euro
> GDP : € 12 319.8 million (2018)
> GDP per capita (PPS) : € 25 600 (2018)
> GDP Growth : 7.9% (Q3 2018)
> Unemployment: 3.8% (January 2019)
> Inflation : 1.3% (February 2019)
> Public Debt : 45.9% of GDP (Q3 2018)
Geography and population
– Surface Area : 316 km² (source : The CIA World Factbook)
– 475 700 inhabitants (2018)