Alleanza Bidla Explained

The Alliance for Change (AB) is a defunct right-wing Christian-democratic political party in Malta.^{[1] [2]} It is eurosceptic and has expressed socially conservative stances.^{[3] [4]} It was led by Ivan Grech Mintoff, who in 2021 founded ABBA Party.^{[5] [6]} Although the party's social media has not been updated since 2019, Alleanza Bidla still remains a registered political party.^[7]

2017 parliamentary election

After going through the judicial system, Alleanza Bidla were able to nominate a total of four candidates to contest on two electoral districts each.^{[8] [9] [10]}

The names of the candidates (along with the electoral districts that they contested on) were:^[11]

• Ivan Grech Mintoff (1st and 12th district)
• Elizabeth (k/a Claire) Mikkelsen (9th and 10th district)
• Joseph Giardina (7th and 12th district)
• Saviour (Sonny) Xeureb (6th and 11th district)

Election results

European Parliament elections

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position
2014	Ivan Grech Mintoff	1,015	0.40		New	6th
2019		1,186	0.46			6th

Notes and References

1. News: Yannick Pace. 4 January 2017. On the right, Maltese conservatives still unable to find common ground. MaltaToday. 29 May 2017.
2. Web site: Tim Diacono. Far-right leaders make pitch for return to 'traditional Maltese, Christian values'. 29 May 2017. MaltaToday.
3. Web site: 23 August 2015. Alleanza Bidla forms part of a new group to fight the harmful 'non-gender conformity' agenda. live. 29 May 2017. The Malta Independent. https://web.archive.org/web/20150826221231/http://www.independent.com.mt:80/articles/2015-08-22/local-news/Alleanza-Bidla-forms-part-of-a-new-group-to-fight-the-harmful-non-gender-conformity-agenda-6736140924 . 2015-08-26 .
4. Web site: 18 December 2016. Alleanza Bidla calls on people fed up with mainstream politics to join his party and bring change. 29 May 2017. The Malta Independent.
5. News: Sansone. Kurt. 18 December 2016. Expect a long ballot sheet next general election. Times of Malta. 29 May 2017.
6. Web site: ABBA registered as a new political party. 2021-12-27. Times of Malta. en-gb.
7. News: Sansone . Kurt . From Floriana l-Ewwel to ABBA, Malta has 12 registered political parties . 19 March 2022 . MaltaToday . en.
8. Web site: Not historical at all: Alleanza Bidla told they cannot field candidates in more than two districts. The Malta Independent. 17 May 2017. 29 May 2017.
9. Web site: Court rules Alleanza Bidla candidates cannot run on more than two districts each. Matthew Agius. MaltaToday. 19 May 2017. 29 May 2017.
10. Web site: Four Alleanza Bidla candidates to contest two districts each, court rules. Edwina Brincat. Times of Malta. 19 May 2017. 29 May 2017.
11. Web site: Candidates. www.alleanzabidla.com/.