The Christian Nationalist Party of Melite (Maltese: Partit Nazzjonalista Kristjan), commonly abbreviated as PNK (English: CNP), and formerly the C.N.P 11B Party, is the founding and ruling party of the Democratic Christian Federation of Melite, commonly known as Melite. Founded as the the spiritual but non-legal successor of the Potato Party in the former Democratic Communist Republic of 11B, the PNK is the only ruling and represented party in Melite not to be registered with the federal Electoral Commission of Melite.

The PNK is currently in control of the Presidency of Melite and is represented by seven out of the nine governors of the states and territories of Melite, together with five of the nine seats in the Constitutional Convention. The party operates in all states of Melite, except the Fgura SAR and North Zagoria State, where in the latter the PNK is in an electoral and alliance and permanent coalition with the Zagorian regionalist ZA-CNP called the Melitian Christian Parliamentary Alliance.

The current Chairman of the Party is Matthew Vella, elected by party members following the first-ever chairman election on 10 August 2023, following Matthew T.'s resignation the day before^[1].

Party History

Christian Nationalist Party

Il-Partit Nazzjonalista Kristjan tal-FDK ta Melite
Christian Nationalist Party Il-Partit Nazzjonalista Kristjan tal-FDK ta Melite
Abbreviation	PNK; CNP (avoided)
Secretary	Matthew T.
Chairman	Matthew Vella
Vice Chairman	Jayden Dagsa
Founder	Matthew T.
Founded	September 2021
Preceded by	Potato Party (not legal successor)
Headquarters	Dominica
Membership (2022)	17 ▲
Ideology	Christian Nationalism; Social Conservatism; Catholic Social Teaching Historically: Anti-Islam; Pseudo-Communism
Political position	Socially: Right Wing to Far Right
Religion	Roman Catholicism; Greek Orthodoxy co-recognized
National affiliation	National Alliance Front; (2021 - February 2022); Melitian Christian Parliamentary Alliance;
International affiliation	International Christian Forum (2022 - 2023); Micronational Conservative Solidarity Front (formerly);
Colors	Black ; Blue
Slogan	Christus Vincit, Christus Regnat, Christus Imperat
Anthem	Ave Crux Alba (Instrumental)
President of Melite	1 / 1
Parliament	0 / 10
State Governors	7 / 9
Constitutional Convention	6 / 10
Election symbol
Party flag
	; Other Flags: Flag with English inscriptions: Campaign Flag:; ;
	Politics of Melite; Political parties;

Potato Party (2019 - September 2021)

The Christian Nationalist Party is the spiritual successor of the communist era Potato Party (Maltese: Partit Patatista), a satiric tongue-in-cheek party that ruled the Democratic Communist Republic of 11B in its mid-life period as the sole legal party. The satiric nature of the party was lost in party to developments in Maltese politics, and after its reformation as the Partit Nazzjonalista Kristjan. (English: Christian Nationalist Party). The Potato Party Logo was a caricaturistic fix of the flag of the Maltese Nationalist Party, with the removal of the letter 'N.', for 'Nazzjonalista' (English: Nationalist) replaced with another 'P', for 'Patatista'. The PP did however retain most of its Maltese inspiration's values.

Christian Nationalist Party (September 2021 - present)

The date of dissolution of the Potato Party is relatively unknown as the party went inactive in the summer of 2021 and was never formally dissolved. However, the beginning of the Christian Nationalist Party in around October 2021 is considered to be the end of the former Potato Party and the start of the current party. It consolidated its status as the Melitian ruling political party in the October 2022 general election, however not alone, but with the support of Melitian Christian Parliamentary Alliance, the electoral alliance of two parties which it is a founder of and leads together with the Christian Nationalist Party of North Zagoria. The Alliance holds eight out of ten seats of the Parliament of Melite. The anthem of the party was Cara al Sol (English: Facing Sunward) until 26 August 2023 where it was replaced in the 3rd Congress by Ave Crux Alba (English: Hail to the White Cross).

Affiliations

National Alliance Front

In its nascent period, the Christian Nationalist Party participated in a coalition with the former TT Party, forming the National Alliance Front, until its de facto dissolution in February 2022.

Micronational Conservative Solidarity Front

The PNK had opted to enter the now defunct Micronational Conservative Solidarity Front as a full member, and had been accepted by the Director-General, Rafe Burfield, President of the State of Norton. The party remained in the Front until its dissolution.

Melitian Christian Parliamentary Alliance (PNK/ZA-CNP)

On 7 September 2022, the PNK of Melite joined the Christian Nationalist Party of North Zagoria in an electoral alliance called, the Melitian Christian Parliamentary Alliance (Maltese: L-Alleanza Parlamentari Kristjana ta Melite) in what can be considered a partnership agreement between the two parties, similar to the German CDU/CSU. Both parties operate independently but in a co-ordination with each other. Both shall also run joint lists in the The incumbent President and Vice-President of Melite come from this alliance.

Party Congresses

The Christian Nationalist Party, since its inception, has held two party congresses in total, the first one in November 2022 and an elaborated second Congress in June 2022.

First Congress

The First Congress of the PNK was when it was allied with the TT Party as the National Alliance Front. It was held on the 22 November 2022 and never concluded.^[2]

Second Congress

The Second Party Congress of the Christian Nationalist Party were a series of meetings held for a week between the 17–23 June 2022 in a public Discord venue, where speeches were given as a way of formulating the current state of the party. This was considered the most significant event that generated attention in Melite, anticipating the then-incoming 2022 presidential election.^[3]^[4]

Third Congress

żThe Third Congress was held between 8 to 26 August 2023 on the Discord public platform. This Congress saw the resignation of founder and then-Chairman Matthew T. and the election by member's vote of Matthew Vella as the new Chairman and Jayden Dagsa later appointed Vice-Chairman. Matthew T. was appointed Party Secretary. A disciplinary motion was submitted and dealt with, resulting in the expulsion of a member, former President Thomas Jacobs. A final motion also changed the party anthem from Cara al Sol to Ave Crux Alba, concurrently the national anthem of the Knights of Saint John.

Electoral History

General elections

Election	Total seats won	Total votes	Share of Seats	Changes	Lead Candidate^[c]	Status	President of Melite
2021	3 / 4	—	75%	▲3	Matthew T.	Majority	Matthew T.
2021 (2)	4 / 4		100%	▲1		Supermajority
February 2022	8 / 16		50%	▲4		Coalition
October 2022	7 / 10	2^[d]	80%	▲1		Coalition

Presidential Elections

Election	Candidate	Running mate	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome
2022^[5]	Matthew T.	Thomas Jacobs	13	76.5%	Elected Y

List of Chairmen

#	Portrait	Chairman	Deputy	Leader Since:	Secretary	Relevant Election
1		Matthew T.	Tómas Jacobs	27 September 2021 – 8 August^[1]	Matthew Vella	Never elected, founder of the party
2		Matthew Vella	Jayden Dagsa	10 August – incumbent	Matthew T.	August 2023

Gallery

Flags and Symbols

Flag of the former Potato Party (Maltese: Partit Patatista)
First Flag of the PNK (2021 - 2022).
First Symbol of the CNP, with the Hammer in Yellow, the Sickle in Red, and the Cross in Blue.
Second CNP Symbol, with all of the hammer, sickle and cross in blue. A white outline is added.
Electoral Symbol of the PNK: a round circle with a representation of the PNK Emblem in Black, and the letters 'CNP' at the bottom. This symbol was never implemented in any ballot paper. Unchanged since the first emblem of the PNK.
Logo of the 2022 2nd Party Congress of the CNP.
Logo of the 2023 3rd Party Congress of the PNK.
Present Logo of the Party
Logo of the Melitian Christian Parliamentary Alliance, with which the party is affiliated locally.

References

Endnotes

↑ Democratic Communist Republic of 11B period.
↑ Counts all partisan and ex-officio seats of party members.
↑ Although it has been custom since the founding of the party, the lead candidate is not necessarily the Party Chairman.
↑ Election only held in Mustensis State, thus share of votes are of that state.

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tonna, 9 August 2023, Resignation M. PP. Tonna - PNK - EN
↑ The First Congress of the National Alliance Front to be convened today | The Melitian Times (webador.com)
↑ CNP Leadership, 18 June 2022, Party Congress Agenda 1/2022
↑ Office of the Premier of Melite, 23 June 2022, Speech from the Premier of Melite for the 2nd Congress of the CNP - 06/23/2022
↑ 13 July 2022 - Report on the 2022 Presidential Election - ECM

[1] Democratic Communist Republic of 11B period.

[2] Counts all partisan and ex-officio seats of party members.

[7] Although it has been custom since the founding of the party, the lead candidate is not necessarily the Party Chairman.

[8] Election only held in Mustensis State, thus share of votes are of that state.

[:2-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Tonna, 9 August 2023, Resignation M. PP. Tonna - PNK - EN

[4] The First Congress of the National Alliance Front to be convened today | The Melitian Times (webador.com)

[:0-5] CNP Leadership, 18 June 2022, Party Congress Agenda 1/2022

[:1-6] Office of the Premier of Melite, 23 June 2022, Speech from the Premier of Melite for the 2nd Congress of the CNP - 06/23/2022

[9] 13 July 2022 - Report on the 2022 Presidential Election - ECM

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