Patrijotti to contest MEP elections for a 'fair, safe and Christian Europe'

The party said that the 'social pendulum' had shifted too far in favour of neo-liberalism

Party officials met on Sunday to decide wether the party should contest the MEP elections
Party officials met on Sunday to decide wether the party should contest the MEP elections

Moviment Patrijotti Maltin (MPM) will be contesting next year’s European Parliament elections, the party said on Monday.  

Despite not yet having announced any candidates, the party insisted that it would be campaigning on a platform of reinstating Christian values in Malta and Europe. 

“The EU has lost its values," a party statement read. "This is reflecting badly on Europeans, especially on the younger European generation that are keen to start a family.” 

MPM also blamed Europe’s neo-liberal policies for the lack of values stressing that it should “immediately ditch dangerous and failed liberal policies and thinking.”

The party also pointed to what it said was the degradation of the environment and the "massive rise in crime" to over population.

"We are also pressed against the use of cheap labour and the exorbitant property and rental prices caused by the massive influx of foreigners," MPM said. 

The party added that the influx of foreign workers was resulting in "strenuous negativity, social and economic strangleholds". "Maltese sovereignty is at state (sic)."

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"Maltese politics is dominated by two large political parties which keep in power by completely controlling the local media and ensuing favours for votes in every election," MPM said. 

On immigration, MPM said that neither of the two main parties had a mandate to integrate "numerous illegals that are present on the island", adding that the EU was playing a "dangerous game where it is using mass immigration as a means to hold down wages and hence protect competitivity index".

The party stressed that Europe needed to rediscover its Christian values. 

"Europe is Christian," the party said. “Tolerance to other religions and minorities does not means that we should for sake our core believes and values,” a party statement said. 

The party will also be contesting local council elections next year.