The Maltese Political Union ( Italian : Unione Politica Maltese , Maltese : Unjoni Politika Maltija ) was a political party in Malta .
3-658: The party was established in 1920 by a merger of the Malta Political Association and the Patriotic Committee. It emerged as the largest party in Parliament as a result of the 1921 elections , and its leader Joseph Howard became the country's first Prime Minister . Two of the most popular politicians within the party were Enrico Dandria and Ignazio Panzavecchia, both clerics representing the party in Parliament. The 1924 elections saw
6-705: The party reduced to ten seats, and it had to form a coalition with the Democratic Nationalist Party to stay in power. In 1926 the two parties merged to form the Nationalist Party . In 1947 the Democratic Action Party was established as a revived Maltese Political Union. The party sought to give the Italian language equal status with English in education and to progress towards self-government. It also defended
9-650: The powers of the Catholic church. 1921 Maltese general election General elections were held in Malta on 18 and 19 October 1921. The Maltese Political Union emerged as the largest party, winning 14 of the 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly and four of the seven elected seats in the Senate . Joseph Howard became prime minister. Members of the Legislative Assembly were elected using
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