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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President George ABELA
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Joseph MUSCAT
- Assembly: Malta has a unicameral House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati) with 65 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
- The Prime Minister is appointed by the President to serve a 5-year term.
- In the House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati) 65 members are elected through a single transferable vote (STV) proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.***
*** Additional seats may be given to ensure proportionality.
Population:
- Population: 409,836 (January 2013 )
Future elections
- Presidential - April 2014
Past elections
- Parliamentary - March 9, 2013
- Referendum - May 28, 2011
- Parliamentary - March 8, 2008
- Presidential - March 29, 2004
- Parliamentary - April 12, 2003
- Referendum - March 8, 2003
- Parliamentary - September 5, 1998
Last Updated on 03/21/2013
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