Talk:2009 Maltese presidential election

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Should be deleted as the President of Malta is not elected. This is an erroneous article. No Presidential election is, or was ever, held in Malta.

I've nominated this for deletion discussion for the same reason as above. A vote in Parliament is not an election. If that were the case, then all cabinet positions in the US would be elected (as they have to be approved by the Senate). Further discussion in appropriate section 80.254.82.124 (talk) 07:31, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just realised I cannot create the appropriate page, so I shall continue my discussion here. I recommended that this be speedily deleted, however some has consistently refused to accept that, as a voting Maltese citizen, I understand my country's culture and political process better than they do. Malta does not have a Presidential Election. Approval in Parliament is not an election (any more than approval in the Senate/House of Representatives would be). This article documents something that has never existed. 80.254.82.124 (talk) 07:38, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would tend to agree that the confirmation of US cabinet members amounts to an election, as well, yes. The terminology is different in this case; if it's established usage to call the event "confirmation vote" or something like that in Malta, we can use that as the title just as well. —Nightstallion 09:25, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, yes "Confirmation Vote" is more fitting than election. But still, I question it's notability. Does wikipedia really need a page for every confirmation vote? On another note, I am not a vandal as per your description on edit history page, I did not create the AFD-page because I am not registered (and have no intention of registering). I appreciate that your usage of the word may have been an honest mistake - so no worries. 80.254.82.124 (talk) 10:09, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for that - I had not looked at the talk page before removing the AfD tag. Still, you shouldn't AfD articles unless you're willing to go through the motions to create the necessary pages...

Either way, I believe that an election is inherently notable even if the result is a foregone conclusion. —Nightstallion 11:41, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. But if this is the case, then we should also create pages for the 'election' of Hillary Clinton as US Secretary of State, Janet Napolitano as US Secretary of Homeland Security...etc. The procedure is identical with one exception - the confirmation of US cabinet positions is larger (more members) than the confirmation of the Maltese President (US Senate - 100 members, Maltese Parliament - 65 members). 80.254.82.240 (talk) 18:48, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there is a difference -- the one is for the office of leader of a country, the other is "only" for a government. —Nightstallion 20:58, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, there is an article on the cabinet confirmaton of Obama's cabinet. —Nightstallion 21:00, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]