Far-right party Imperium Europa to contest general election

Far-right party Imperium Europa is set to contest the upcoming general election under the slogan Salva Pajjiżek (Save Your Country).

Party Leader Eman Cross will be running in the first and ninth districts, with more candidates to be announced soon.

Before being elected leader, Eman Cross was permanently expelled from Imperium Europa in 2021 due to what Party Founder Norman Lowell described as bad character and aggressive behaviour.

Cross has a questionable history of court appearances on record.

In 2022, he pleaded not guilty after he was charged with terrorizing his mother and threatening to kill her partner during a domestic argument. However, Cross pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a firearm without a permit and of having committed these offences whilst already under a probation order. 

Cross was cleared of the threat-related charges due to lack of evidence, after his alleged victims decided not to testify, but placed under a treatment order for alcohol abuse. In 2024, Cross pleaded guilty to breaching bail conditions after police found him in a Ħamrun bar.