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Nationalist Party, Malta

Partit Nazzjonalista

image by Marcus Schmöger, 20 October 2008

Description
Variant flag
Flag used by Prime Minister Gonzi

See also:

Malta

Description

This webpage (no longer available, image available here) is the flag of the Partit Nazzjonalista (Nationalist Party) of Malta. It consists of the Malta coat-of-arms on a dark blue field and the letters 'P' and 'N' in the third and fourth corners respectively.
T.F. Mills, 11 December 1998

An emblem or logo of the PN is also at http://www.naxxar.com/mt/assocjazzjonijiet.shtml.
Francisco Santos, 12 April 2003

The Nationalist Party was established in 1880 by Fortunato Mizzi as an opposition against British rule as a liberal party. This caused tensions with the Roman Catholic Church. In its early years the party was split up into “abstentionists” and “anti-abstentionists”. The latter didn’t occupy their seats in parliament as a sign of protest. After WWI the Maltese Political Union (UPM) came into being. Its pro-Italian wing seceded, giving itself the name Democratic National Party (PDN). Both wings took part of the elections of 1921 (only one of both wings per region) and 1923 (both wings everywhere). In 1923 they built a coalition. In 1926 both wings had been reunited taking the original name again. In 1927 PN lost the elections against a coalition of MLP and the Constitutional Party(PC). Quarrels between the church and the PC pushed the country into crisis in 1930. The next elections in 1932 were won by PN triumphantly, supported massively by the church. A little later government and constitution however were sacked by British government, caused by close relationships between Mussolini and the PN and PC. Though being under heavy pressure by British government (leaders were detained and brought to Uganda) and forbidden to take part of elections in 1945 the party survived after WWII.

Description of flag:
It is a black flag with a yellow bordure. In the centre of the flag is a shield divided per fess into white and red. The shield is flanked at the bottom by yellow, dotted capitals “P.” and “N.” and topped by a yellow coronet with blue interior.
Source:
I spotted this flag in front of the casino in Valetta, Republic Street on 21 September 2008
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 October 2008

Variant Flags

image by Marcus Schmöger, 24 October 2008

Also found: the same as above, but a wide blue border added all around.
Sources:
http://www.pn.org.mt/content/images/2522008202323PN%20Mass%20Meeting%20Sliema%2004.JPG
http://www.pn.org.mt/content/images/1822008201154MASS%20MEETING%20ZABBAR%2006.JPG
Marcus Schmöger, 24 October 2008

image by Marcus Schmöger, 24 October 2008

And the same as above, but with a narrow outer border of yellow, and a wider inner border of blue, all around.
Marcus Schmöger, 24 October 2008