Moviment Patrijotti Maltin


Moviment Patrijotti Maltin is a nationalist political party in Malta. It was founded in April 2016 as the political wing of the anti-immigration group Għaqda Patrijotti Maltin.

History

The MPM was founded on the 8 April 2016 and immediately announced its application to the Electoral Commission as a new political party under the Financing of Political Parties Act. In the 2017 Maltese general election, the party failed to elect any candidate in parliament.

Positions

MPM opposes the integration of migrants with culturally different backgrounds into the Maltese society, calling for European Union funds allocated to Malta for the purpose be instead allocated for the benefit of Maltese people and for Malta to no longer be a member of the Schengen Area.
Additionally, the party has opposed the presence of Islam in Malta. At an October 2016 protest led by the party against the possible opening of a Muslim prayer room in Buġibba, leader Henry Battistino called for a national registry of Muslims and compared Muslim immigrants to rabbits breeding excessively.
Battistino referred to the media as traitors that are trying to "force down everyone's throats". The party's mother organisation, Għaqda Patrijotti Maltin, was the subject of a complaint from the Institute of Maltese Journalists for protesters obstructing reporters from doing their job.

Election results

General elections