National Action

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National Action (Maltese: Azzjoni Nazzjonali, AN) is a right-wing Maltese political party founded in June 2007.

Two people were mainly involved in the founding: Josie Muscat, a medical entrepreneur and former Nationalist Party MP, who was later elected National Action's first Leader, and local real estate magnate Anġlu Xuereb.

The party is best known for its position on immigration. It believes that Malta should close its borders to illegal immigration, and where this is not possible, the European Union (of which Malta is a member) should be obliged to share Malta's burden of illegal immigration. Illegal immigrants should not be hosted in Malta for more than a month, instead being moved on to other states. The party has also called for a directly-elected President of the Republic with expanded powers and politically unaffiliated, a smaller Parliament and a Council of State. It also wants to lower taxes using a fair flat tax methodology in exchange for more social responsibility and the curbing of social services abuse.

After the result of the General Elections 2008, Josie Muscat announced his retirement from politics. Despite his retirement, Josie Muscat was persuaded to stay on as Party Leader. His was the only nomination for Party Leader during the Party Assembly. The Party has also setup a Vigilance Board to scrutinize any members who wish to contest the election or form part of the Executive Committee.

References

External links

• Official website

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