2019 Maltese presidential election

The 2019 Maltese presidential election took place on 2 April 2019. Members of the Parliament of Malta voted in an indirect election to approve the appointment of former cabinet minister George Vella, the only nominee, as President of Malta.^[1]

2019 Maltese presidential election

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Nominee George Vella Party Labour Electoral vote Uncontested

President before election Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca Labour Elected President George Vella Labour

Vella's nomination was supported by both the governing Labour Party and opposition Nationalist Party.^[2] The Democratic Party announced they supported Vella's nomination for the presidency but would boycott the vote to protest in favour of a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority to elect the president,^[3] and the party's two MPs did not attend the vote.^[4]

The election was followed by Vella's formal swearing-in as president on 4 April 2019.^[5]