The Maltese Democratic Party (Maltese: Partit Demokratiku Malti; PDM) was a short-lived Maltese political party formed by Lino Briguglio to contest the 1987 general elections. The party ran four candidates across eight of the thirteen electoral districts.[1] The party ran with the slogan "The Citizens first!", this slogan would later be adopted ten years after by the Labour Party.[2]
Maltese Democratic Party Partit Demokratiku Malti | |
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| Abbreviation | PDM |
| Leader | Lino Briguglio |
| President | Michael Vella |
| Founder | Lino Briguglio |
| Colors | Green Yellow |
Election results
edit| Election | Leader | Seats contested |
Votes | % | Seats | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987[3] | Lino Briguglio | 8 / 69
|
380 | 0.16 | 0 / 69
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3rd | Extraparliamentary |
References
edit- ^ Schiavone, Michael J. (1992). Elezzjonijiet f'Malta 1849 - 1992 - Storja, Fatti, Ċifri [Elections in Malta 1849 - 1992, History, Facts, Figures] (in Maltese) (1st ed.). Pietà, Malta: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza (Independence Publications). pp. 440–448.
- ^ Iċ-Ċittadin l-ewwel: il-politika ġdida Laburista [The Citizens First: the new Labour policy] (in Maltese). Partit Laburista, Ċentru Nazzjonali Laburista. 1996.
- ^ Schiavone, Michael J. (1992). Elezzjonijiet f'Malta 1849 - 1992 - Storja, Fatti, Ċifri [Elections in Malta 1849 - 1992, History, Facts, Figures] (in Maltese) (1st ed.). Pietà, Malta: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza (Independence Publications). p. 437.
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