Sharon Ellul-Bonici is a 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...

 eurosceptic

Euroscepticism

Euroscepticism is a general term used to describe criticism of the European Union , and opposition to the process of European integration, existing throughout the political spectrum. Traditionally, the main source of euroscepticism has been the notion that integration weakens the nation state...

 politician.

Sharon Ellul-Bonici has been a member of the soft eurosceptic Maltese Labour Party. She tried to obtain her party's endorsement as a candidate for the 2004 European Parliament election

European Parliament election, 2004 (Malta)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Malta was the election of MEP representing Malta constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The vote took place on June 13 and used Single Transferable Vote...

, but was turned down for her hard eurosceptic links. Ellul-Bonici was at the time active in pan-European organisations such as No2EU and TEAM

The European Alliance of EU-critical Movements

The European Alliance of EU-critical Movements or TEAM is a cooperation between eurosceptic or EU-critical associations in various countries of Europe, including both non-partisan associations and political parties....

. The party's vigilance board feared that – once elected – she could join Europe of Democracies and Diversities

Europe of Democracies and Diversities

Europe of Democracies and Diversities was a euro-sceptic political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1999 and 2004. Following the elections in 2004, the former MEPs of the group took MEPs from the new member countries on board and together, they registered the new group...

 rather than the PES

Party of European Socialists

The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...

 group.

For the 2009 Euro election

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....

 she was fielded on the Labour Party list, but not elected to the European Parliament.

She has been the founding secretary-general of the European Alliance for Freedom

European Alliance for Freedom

The European Alliance for Freedom is a pan-European political party of right-wing Eurosceptics. It was founded in late 2010, the party was recognised by the European Parliament in 2011. Unlike in other pan-European parties, the members of the Alliance are not national parties but individuals.The...

, a eurosceptic pan-European party, established in late 2010, and led by UKIP europarlamentarian Godfrey Bloom

Godfrey Bloom

Godfrey Bloom is a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the United Kingdom Independence Party...

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Sharon is married to Kevin Ellul Bonici.