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Democratic Alternative (Malta)

January 01, 1970

Democratic Alternative (Maltese: Alternattiva Demokratika), sometimes referred to as AD – The Green Party,[4] was a green[1] political party in Malta. The party was initially founded by a coalition of former Labour Party members and environmental activists in 1989. On 1 August 2020 the party announced a plan to merge with the Democratic Party to form a new party called AD+PD.[5] The merger was conducted on 17 October 2020.

Democratic Alternative
Alternattiva Demokratika
AbbreviationAD
LeaderCarmel Cacopardo
Founded1989 (1989)
Dissolved17 October 2020
Split fromLabour Party
Merged intoAD+PD
HeadquartersP.O. Box 38, Marsa MTP 1001
Youth wingADŻ Green Youth
IdeologyGreen politics[1]
Pro-Europeanism
Progressivism[2]
Factions:
Eco-socialism[3]
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
European affiliationEuropean Green Party
International affiliationGlobal Greens
Colours  Green and   yellow
Website
www.alternattiva.org.mt

History edit

Alternattiva Demokratika was founded in 1989 when former Malta Labour Party President Toni Abela and former Labour MP and Parliamentary whip Wenzu Mintoff joined a number of environmental activists to form the new political party. Abela and Mintoff had resigned their posts in protest at the presence of certain elements in the Labour Party tainted with political violence and corruption. For this Abela and Mintoff were expelled from the Labour Party. Mintoff retained his seat in Parliament and, between 1989 and 1992 was effectively an MP for the new party as well as its first Chairperson.

Alternattiva Demokratika first stood for the 1992 national elections when it obtained 1.69% of first preference votes (their best result in a general election until 2013) and no seats. In the subsequent elections of 1996 and 1998 the Party's share of the vote declined. Following the 1998 result, Abela and Mintoff resigned and returned to the Labour Party (Abela was to be elected Labour's Deputy Leader in 2008).

Harry Vassallo replaced Mintoff as Chairperson of the Party in 1999. In 2003 the party campaigned for a Yes vote in the referendum on membership in the European Union. In the election that year the Party obtained only 0.7% of first preference votes having campaigned for second preference votes in order to secure the earlier referendum result and Malta's entry into the European Union. In 2004 the party obtained a remarkable result in the European Parliament election with 9.33% of first preference votes cast and the party's candidate, Arnold Cassola narrowly failing to be elected as MEP.

In the Maltese general election of 2008, the party increased its share of the vote to 1.31%. After ten years at the helm, Vassallo resigned as Chairperson and was replaced by Cassola. Barely a year later Cassola handed his resignation following the Party's poor showing at the European Parliament Election in June 2009. Cassola was replaced by Michael Briguglio in October 2009 but returned to the helm following Briguglio's resignation in 2013. Carmel Cacopardo was elected to lead in 2017.

In the general election of 2013, Alternattiva Demokratika obtained its best ever result with 5,506 votes (1.8%) in total across all districts where they ran candidates but failed to win a seat in parliament. The party's best result was in District 10[6] where then party leader Michael Briguglio received 741 first preference votes and a further 154 transfers before being eliminated after the 17th count. The quota for that district was 3,679 votes.[7] After the election some Democratic Alternative supporters claimed this raised a number of issues regarding representation. Talks are expected to take place during a constitutional convention with regards to addressing anomalies with the current Maltese electoral system.[citation needed]

Alternattiva Demokratika entered into preliminary coalition negotiations with the Nationalist Party in April 2017 to determine if they could cooperate to unseat the Labour government.[8] The talks broke down when AD's proposal of a coalition running under a separate name, 'Qawsalla' ("Rainbow"), with a new policy platform was rejected by the Nationalists, who were willing to form the coalition only if AD candidates ran under the Nationalist ticket.[9]

Media edit

In the 1990s, Alternattiva Demokratika had its own newspaper publication, Alternattiva, whose editor in chief from 1989 until 1991 was Harry Vassallo, and its own radio station, Capital Radio.

Leaders edit

Electoral history edit

House of Representatives elections edit

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
1992 Wenzu Mintoff 4,186 1.7
0 / 65
 New   3rd extra-parliamentary
1996 Wenzu Mintoff 3,820 1.5
0 / 69
   0   3rd extra-parliamentary
1998 Wenzu Mintoff 3,209 1.2
0 / 65
   0   3rd extra-parliamentary
2003 Harry Vassallo 1,929 0.7
0 / 65
   0   3rd extra-parliamentary
2008 Harry Vassallo 3,810 1.3
0 / 69
   0   3rd extra-parliamentary
2013 Michael Briguglio 5,506 1.8
0 / 69
   0   3rd extra-parliamentary
2017 Arnold Cassola 2,564 0.8
0 / 67
   0   4th extra-parliamentary

European parliamentary elections edit

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position
2004 Harry Vassallo 22,938 9.33
0 / 5
 New 3rd
2009 Arnold Cassola 5,802 2.34
0 / 5
     3rd
2014 Arnold Cassola 7,418 2.95
0 / 6
     3rd
2019 Carmel Cacopardo 1,866 0.72
0 / 6
     5th

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Malta". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Genderqueer Quotas? Green Party Has a Radical Proposal for Malta's Constitution". 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Meet the Team". 21 September 2018. from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. ^ . The Malta Independent. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Malta's small parties to merge". Times of Malta. August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  6. ^ "General Election 2013 - District 10". gov.mt. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. ^ "General Election 2013 Results". gov.mt. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  8. ^ "PN-AD coalition talks hit a snag". Times of Malta. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  9. ^ "'No coalition': PN-AD talks break down as parties refuse to budge on demands". Times of Malta. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
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with the Democratic Party to form a new party called AD PD 5 The merger was conducted on 17 October 2020 Democratic Alternative Alternattiva DemokratikaAbbreviationADLeaderCarmel CacopardoFounded1989 1989 Dissolved17 October 2020Split fromLabour PartyMerged intoAD PDHeadquartersP O Box 38 Marsa MTP 1001Youth wingADZ Green YouthIdeologyGreen politics 1 Pro Europeanism Progressivism 2 Factions Eco socialism 3 Political positionCentre left to left wingEuropean affiliationEuropean Green PartyInternational affiliationGlobal GreensColours Green and yellowWebsitewww wbr alternattiva wbr org wbr mtPolitics of MaltaPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 History 2 Media 3 Leaders 4 Electoral history 4 1 House of Representatives elections 4 2 European parliamentary elections 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Democratic Alternative Malta news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Alternattiva Demokratika was founded in 1989 when former Malta Labour Party President Toni Abela and former Labour MP and Parliamentary whip Wenzu Mintoff joined a number of environmental activists to form the new political party Abela and Mintoff had resigned their posts in protest at the presence of certain elements in the Labour Party tainted with political violence and corruption For this Abela and Mintoff were expelled from the Labour Party Mintoff retained his seat in Parliament and between 1989 and 1992 was effectively an MP for the new party as well as its first Chairperson Alternattiva Demokratika first stood for the 1992 national elections when it obtained 1 69 of first preference votes their best result in a general election until 2013 and no seats In the subsequent elections of 1996 and 1998 the Party s share of the vote declined Following the 1998 result Abela and Mintoff resigned and returned to the Labour Party Abela was to be elected Labour s Deputy Leader in 2008 Harry Vassallo replaced Mintoff as Chairperson of the Party in 1999 In 2003 the party campaigned for a Yes vote in the referendum on membership in the European Union In the election that year the Party obtained only 0 7 of first preference votes having campaigned for second preference votes in order to secure the earlier referendum result and Malta s entry into the European Union In 2004 the party obtained a remarkable result in the European Parliament election with 9 33 of first preference votes cast and the party s candidate Arnold Cassola narrowly failing to be elected as MEP In the Maltese general election of 2008 the party increased its share of the vote to 1 31 After ten years at the helm Vassallo resigned as Chairperson and was replaced by Cassola Barely a year later Cassola handed his resignation following the Party s poor showing at the European Parliament Election in June 2009 Cassola was replaced by Michael Briguglio in October 2009 but returned to the helm following Briguglio s resignation in 2013 Carmel Cacopardo was elected to lead in 2017 In the general election of 2013 Alternattiva Demokratika obtained its best ever result with 5 506 votes 1 8 in total across all districts where they ran candidates but failed to win a seat in parliament The party s best result was in District 10 6 where then party leader Michael Briguglio received 741 first preference votes and a further 154 transfers before being eliminated after the 17th count The quota for that district was 3 679 votes 7 After the election some Democratic Alternative supporters claimed this raised a number of issues regarding representation Talks are expected to take place during a constitutional convention with regards to addressing anomalies with the current Maltese electoral system citation needed Alternattiva Demokratika entered into preliminary coalition negotiations with the Nationalist Party in April 2017 to determine if they could cooperate to unseat the Labour government 8 The talks broke down when AD s proposal of a coalition running under a separate name Qawsalla Rainbow with a new policy platform was rejected by the Nationalists who were willing to form the coalition only if AD candidates ran under the Nationalist ticket 9 Media editIn the 1990s Alternattiva Demokratika had its own newspaper publication Alternattiva whose editor in chief from 1989 until 1991 was Harry Vassallo and its own radio station Capital Radio Leaders editWenzu Mintoff 1989 1999 Harry Vassallo 1999 2008 Arnold Cassola 2008 2009 Michael Briguglio 2009 2013 Arnold Cassola 2013 2017 Carmel Cacopardo 2017 2020Electoral history editHouse of Representatives elections edit Election Leader Votes Seats Position Government 1992 Wenzu Mintoff 4 186 1 7 0 65 New nbsp 3rd extra parliamentary 1996 Wenzu Mintoff 3 820 1 5 0 69 nbsp 0 nbsp 3rd extra parliamentary 1998 Wenzu Mintoff 3 209 1 2 0 65 nbsp 0 nbsp 3rd extra parliamentary 2003 Harry Vassallo 1 929 0 7 0 65 nbsp 0 nbsp 3rd extra parliamentary 2008 Harry Vassallo 3 810 1 3 0 69 nbsp 0 nbsp 3rd extra parliamentary 2013 Michael Briguglio 5 506 1 8 0 69 nbsp 0 nbsp 3rd extra parliamentary 2017 Arnold Cassola 2 564 0 8 0 67 nbsp 0 nbsp 4th extra parliamentary European parliamentary elections edit Election Party leader Votes Seats Position 2004 Harry Vassallo 22 938 9 33 0 5 New 3rd 2009 Arnold Cassola 5 802 2 34 0 5 nbsp nbsp 3rd 2014 Arnold Cassola 7 418 2 95 0 6 nbsp nbsp 3rd 2019 Carmel Cacopardo 1 866 0 72 0 6 nbsp nbsp 5thSee also editGreen party Green politics List of environmental organizationsReferences edit a b Nordsieck Wolfram 2017 Malta Parties and Elections in Europe Retrieved 11 April 2019 Genderqueer Quotas Green Party Has a Radical Proposal for Malta s Constitution 5 February 2019 Meet the Team 21 September 2018 Archived from the original on 12 November 2023 Retrieved 21 September 2018 AD submits party registration documents to Electoral Commission The Malta Independent 27 June 2016 Archived from the original on 17 August 2016 Retrieved 26 July 2016 Malta s small parties to merge Times of Malta August 2020 Retrieved 2020 08 03 General Election 2013 District 10 gov mt Retrieved 15 October 2016 General Election 2013 Results gov mt Retrieved 15 October 2016 PN AD coalition talks hit a snag Times of Malta 28 April 2017 Retrieved 28 April 2017 No coalition PN AD talks break down as parties refuse to budge on demands Times of Malta 1 May 2017 Retrieved 3 May 2017 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Democratic Alternative Malta amp oldid 1191707635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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