281:. The Democratic Party resisted this move in Parliament, acting as the first Parliamentary party to stand up to the hunting lobby. Noticing the vacancy left open by the Nationalist Party in Malta's Commission Against Corruption, the Democratic Party would also nominate its own candidate, Philip Micallef, to the post. These stands in favour of the environment and good governance led to Alden declaring that the Democratic Party was dictating the agenda in Parliament. The Democratic Party would also blow the whistle and raise resistance against an MP pensions reform bill, claiming that Parliamentarians should not be entitled to more public money until the country's other problems were taken care of. The Democratic Party was then able to claim victory against this bill, when the government and Nationalist Party backtracked on the proposal.
258:, believing the Democratic Party to be the vehicle for the greatest positive change in Maltese political history. Timothy Alden stated his belief in the need for constitutional reform, an end to tribalism and a more inclusive society. During the contest, he organised a clean-up of St. George's Bay and invited Anthony Buttigieg. Due to the fact he was not yet ready to step down from his practical and bread-winning professional obligations in Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, however, Timothy Alden decided to remove himself from the leadership contest, and supported the leadership bid of Anthony Buttigieg as his deputy leader.
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Districts. He believed that a third party was the only way to bring about desperately needed reform. Although the government retained its power after the election, the Democratic Party elected two members to Parliament, becoming the first third party to do since
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Alden led a third meeting to the committee where it was argued that the
Constitution required the implementation of a rule of law control system, to empower the Constitutional Court, that the President be chosen by a two-thirds majority and that timeframes and terms of reference be established for
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Steering Committee for Constitutional Reform. The second meeting took place on 7 January 2019, and the Democratic Party argued that the process of Constitutional reform should not be limited to the remit of the Steering Committee, but
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which reigns in Malta, whereby each
Ministry has a "customer care department". The existence of these departments was confessed by a government Minister. Alden received a phone call at his household in which a Ministry offered favours to the family, implying an attempt to buy their vote. Alden
361:. During the congress, the Democratic Party ensured that the section of the ALDE manifesto dealing with defence was in line with Malta's constitution, which states that Malta is a neutral country. Alden also advocated a more pro-active approach to good governance reform in the EU.
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Godfrey Farrugia. His pledge as leader was to unite Partit Demokratiku with
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Executive Committee of ADŻ (Alternattiva Demokratika Żgħażagħ), nominating Giosue Agius to the role of co-chairperson.
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412:"No justice without environmental justice – Timothy Alden"
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