National Action (Malta)
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| Azzjoni Nazzjonali | |
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| National Action | |
| Leader | Josie Muscat Josie Muscat Josie Muscat is a Maltese politician, a former Nationalist MP , an independent local councillor in Marsascala and co-founder of Azzjoni Nazzjonali... |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | 74, The Strand, Sliema Sliema Tas-Sliema is a city located on the northeast coast of Malta. It is a centre for shopping, restaurants and café life. Tas-Sliema is also a major commercial and residential area and houses several of Malta's most modern hotels. Tas-Sliema, which means 'peace, comfort', was once a quiet fishing... |
| Website | www.azzjoninazzjonali.org |
| See also | Politics of Malta Politics of Malta The politics of Malta takes place within a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Malta is the constitutional head of state. Executive Authority is vested in the President of Malta with the general direction and control of the Government of Malta... Political parties Elections Elections in Malta Malta elects on a national level the executive -, legislature and 6 MEPs representing Malta in the European Parliament.... |
National Action was a right-wing Maltese
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
active between 2007 and 2010.
History
The party was founded in June 2007, the two most prominent founders being Josie MuscatJosie Muscat
Josie Muscat is a Maltese politician, a former Nationalist MP , an independent local councillor in Marsascala and co-founder of Azzjoni Nazzjonali...
, a medical doctor and entrepreneur and a former MP of the Nationalist Party
Nationalist Party (Malta)
The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the...
, and real estate magnate Anġlu Xuereb. Muscat was elected National Action's first Leader
The party was best known for its position on immigration. It believed that Malta should close its borders to illegal immigration and, where this is not possible, the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
(of which Malta is a member) should be obliged to share Malta's burden of illegal immigration
Illegal immigration
Illegal immigration is the migration into a nation in violation of the immigration laws of that jurisdiction. Illegal immigration raises many political, economical and social issues and has become a source of major controversy in developed countries and the more successful developing countries.In...
. Illegal immigrants should not be hosted in Malta for not more than a month, then being moved on to other states. The party has also called for a directly-elected President of Malta
President of Malta
The President of Malta is the constitutional head of state of Malta.The President is appointed by a resolution of the House of Representatives of Malta for a five year term, taking an oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution....
with expanded powers and politically unaffiliated, a smaller Parliament
House of Representatives of Malta
The House of Representatives is the unicameral legislature of Malta and a component of the Parliament of Malta.The House is composed of an odd number of members elected for a five year term...
and a Council of State
Council of State
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. It also wanted to lower taxes using a flat tax
Flat tax
A flat tax is a tax system with a constant marginal tax rate. Typically the term flat tax is applied in the context of an individual or corporate income that will be taxed at one marginal rate...
methodology in exchange for more social responsibility and the curbing of social services abuse.
After the result of the general elections of 2008
Maltese general election, 2008
The latest Maltese general election for the renewal of the House of Representatives of Malta was held on March 8, 2008. The incumbent ruling party the Christian democratic Nationalist Party, led by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, narrowly won over the social democratic Malta Labour Party led by...
, Muscat announced his retirement from politics. He was eventually persuaded to stay on as Party Leader.
On 15 April 2010, after a second poor showing, this time in the 2009 elections for the European Parliament
European Parliament election, 2009 (Malta)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Malta was the election of the delegation from Malta to the European Parliament in 2009. The elections were held on June 6 on the same day as the Maltese local council elections, 2009....
, the Party's executive committee proposed to transform the party into a pressure group. No activities have been noted since.