Democratic Party (Malta)
The Democratic Party (Maltese: Partit Demokratiku, PD) was a centrist to centre-left political party in Malta. It was founded in 2016 after a split from the Labour Party. It elected Malta's first two third party MPs for the first time since the country's Independence. In August 2020 the party announced an agreement to merge with the green Democratic Alternative party to form a new party called AD+PD. The merger was conducted on 17 October 2020.
Democratic Party Partit Demokratiku | |
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| Abbreviation | PD |
| Leader | Timothy Alden |
| Deputy Leader | Raymond Azzopardi |
| Secretary General | Mark Zerafa |
| Founder | Marlene Farrugia |
| Founded | 21 October 2016 |
| Dissolved | 17 October 2020 |
| Split from | Labour Party |
| Merged into | AD+PD |
| Youth wing | The Orange Youth |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Green liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
| Colours | Orange |
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