Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Marie-Louise Coleiro PRECA 
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Joseph MUSCAT
• Assembly: Malta has a unicameral House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati) with 69 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President to serve a 5-year term.
• In the House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati) 65 members are elected through a single transferable vote (STV) proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms. Additional seats may be given to ensure proportionality. After the 2013 elections, the Parliament increased to 69 seats.