Alleanza Nazzjonali Repubblikana
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Alleanza Nazzjonali Republikana (ANR) (National Republican Alliance) was a Maltese
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 pressure group formed in 2005 with Martin Degiorgio, Philip Beattie and Paul Salomone as its spokespersons.

It had been described as "far-right" http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2006/06/04/top_story.html and was thought to have connections with the political party Imperium Europa
Imperium Europa
Imperium Europa is a New Right positioned far-right Maltese political party, founded in 2000 by Norman Lowell, who is also its leader...

. However, the Alliance disclaimed any such connections http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=243048, describing itself as "a conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...

, Christian-inspired, nationalist political pressure group" http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=243048.

The Alliance organised two demonstrations
Demonstration (people)
A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.Actions such as...

 against illegal immigration
Illegal immigration
Illegal immigration is the migration into a nation in violation of the immigration laws of that jurisdiction. Illegal immigration raises many political, economical and social issues and has become a source of major controversy in developed countries and the more successful developing countries.In...

 in Valletta
Valletta
Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta, and the historical city has a population of 6,098. The name "Valletta" is traditionally reserved for the historic walled citadel that serves as Malta's...

 in 2005 and 2006. http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/2005/10/tempers_flare_a.php. It has since faded with the creation of the National Action
National Action (Malta)
National Action was a right-wing Maltese political party active between 2007 and 2010.-History:The party was founded in June 2007, the two most prominent founders being Josie Muscat, a medical doctor and entrepreneur and a former MP of the Nationalist Party, and real estate magnate Anġlu Xuereb...

as a political party and appears to have become defunct.
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