The Malta Independent

10 June 2024, Monday

Independent candidates: Cassola, Borg Manche top; Mercieca, Grech Mintoff flop

Independent candidates picked up a hefty 8.5% share of the electoral vote over the weekend which, coupled with the near 4% obtained by the smaller parties, notched a not-insignificant piece of the...

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Women candidates at the EP elections: Metsola dominates, the rest lag sorely behind

Sunday’s counting day saw the Nationalist Party’s lead candidate Roberta Metsola smash the previous record for the highest votes ever received by a woman during a European Parliament...

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In clear reference to PM Abela, Silvio Grixti speaks of ‘false humility’

Former PL MP Silvio Grixti, who faces charges in court over the social benefits racket, has taken to Facebook to post a short message which seems to be directed at Prime Minister Robert...

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latest comment from C Xerri, 10/06/2024 10:47: Somebody who may have contributed to the loss of votes for the Labour Party trying to speak about humility and falsification................

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‘This was just the beginning,’ Cassola says as he lauds ‘wave of new politics’

Independent candidate Arnold Cassola said that the electoral campaign which just concluded was just the beginning, as he lauded “an encouraging wave of new politics spread across these...

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latest comment from Maria Aquilina, 10/06/2024 10:18: So sorry that Profs was not elected.Until the next time.

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Labour Party victorious in European Parliament election, but majority slashed to 8,454 votes

All is set for the first part of the counting process to start at the Naxxar counting hall....

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latest comment from Joe Tabone Adami, 10/06/2024 05:22: Humpty Dumpty walked a tight rope, But slipped and fell downwards, losing all hope. All the Kink's horses and all the Kink's men won't manage to put Humpty together again. There were also pretenders, hoping to gain some sort of glory - their dreams were all slain. Empires and Castles, small fries and whatnot, but soon they showed as a good-for-nothing lot. Sic transit gloria mundi. Chi troppo vuole nulla stringe.

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Updated: Metsola smashes Simon Busuttil’s record with 87,473 votes; Agius Saliba tops Dalli

The Nationalist Party's lead candidate Roberta Metsola has smashed the previous record for the highest votes ever received by one candidate during a European Parliament election, as she has received...

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Far-right gains in the EU election deal stunning defeats to France's Macron and Germany's Scholz

Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union and made major gains in parliamentary elections Sunday, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President...

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Jason Micallef criticises PL’s ‘confused’ response to Vitals inquiry in election post-mortem

Former PL general secretary Jason Micallef criticised the Labour Party’s response to the Vitals inquiry as being “confused” and compared some minister’s social media usage to...

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latest comment from C Xerri, 10/06/2024 10:12: "On this, in my personal opinion, the PL had a very confusing strategy..." Maybe Jason Micallef is right. But had he considered that part of the blame for this confusion may be actually his, when deciding to organise the Joseph Muscat support demonstration, posing a problem to the LP administration to decide whether recognizing officially this demonstration, while approved by the thousands of Muscat's followers, would keep back other electors who voted Labour in the last four elections?

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These are Malta’s six MEPs for the next five years

Malta has voted, and it has elected its six European Parliament representatives for the next five years. They are split between the Nationalist Party and the Labour Party, who will have three...

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latest comment from B J Simmons, 10/06/2024 08:56: Much ado about nothing then! Maybe all six should stay at home, not claim the exorbitant salary and expenses and just cancel each other out!

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TMID Editorial: A clear message sent

The people have sent a clear message to the Labour Party through their votes in the European Parliament elections. At the time this editorial was written, the final official result wasn’t...

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PL post-mortem begins, and the blame is put at the foot of ‘some ministers’

The Labour Party post-mortem has begun as the vote counting of the European Parliament election continue to reveal a narrowing margin between the PL and the PN, and some are blaming certain government...

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latest comment from il Bumbardun, 10/06/2024 09:19: A major reshuffle and introduction of new political blood in ministerial and PS appointments is indicated. Thomas Bajada showed the way forward. There are many other young labor MPs who are eager to get going. Among these especially young women MPs who are much closer to the people than some pompous self important fogeys.

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President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was...

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This is a moment to move away from political tribalism - Newly elected MEP Thomas Bajada

Thomas Bajada, who has been elected as one of the Labour Party MEPs, has said that this is a moment to move away from political tribalism and political colours speak more as a united...

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latest comment from L. Attard, 10/06/2024 06:41: Very well said Mr. Bajada, if you mean what you say then you are a much-needed breath of fresh air from the fossilised mentality of those who run the two big parties who are solely focused on increasing party member numbers through tribal behaviour and football team attitudes.

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Bernard Grech ‘very satisfied’ with reduced voter gap, says results ‘best survey in months’

Nationalist Leader Bernard Grech stated Sunday that he is “very satisfied” with the indications on the gap between the two major parties in the European Parliament elections. Soon...

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Here's what happened in some key countries in the EU Parliament elections

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the EU elections. Voters cast ballots in two dozen languages in 27 countries with scores of different campaign issues. So here’s a look at what...

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Daniel Attard hopes Maltese MEP delegation will work together, in spite of partisan differences

Newly elected Labour Party MEP Daniel Attard hopes and expects all six elected MEPs to work together for the interests of Maltese and Gozitans as a united delegation, in spite of their equal partisan...

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PM Abela speaks of people’s wish to have ‘authentic’ and ‘responsible’ politics

Prime Minister Robert Abela said that one of the main messages voters have sent to his Labour Party through today’s electoral results is that the country wants authentic and responsible...

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latest comment from Cikku Borg, 10/06/2024 07:28: I know there are many people hurt on the subject of Pensions such as those forced to give up the bank’s private pension on the false promise of a 2/3 state pension e.g. mid-med employees, whilst their peers at bank of valletta could retain their pension and today enjoy a real 2/3 bank pension.

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Bitter sweet victory: The unhappy comments below Labour candidate celebration posts

It was a bitter sweet victory for the Labour Party, and this could be seen by the reaction on social media and also the contained celebrations in front of the party headquarters, where leader Robert...

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latest comment from Maria l-Maws, 10/06/2024 09:07: “Labour cannot afford to revert to tactics, style and people which in the past have made it one of the most morally, physically and ideologically corrupt parties which our country ever had.” Joseph Muscat The Malta Independent ~ 25th September, 1998 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2ca9415550bc9168cbb2ebe0ab23c8fde4e0edd689b7c65ff7fc9a6c10bcf47a.jpg

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No distinction between European and national politics, Metsola says

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said she does not make a distinction between the politics of the European Parliament and national politics. “This is national politics,”...

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‘I want Europe to become more Maltese and for Malta to become more European’ – Peter Agius

After official results confirmed PN candidate Peter Agius as one of Malta's six Members of the European Parliament (MEP) for the upcoming five-year term, Agius said that he hopes for Europe to become...

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latest comment from B J Simmons, 10/06/2024 08:54: I'll reply when I have tried to untangle the headline of this article!!!

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'Solid' victory for Labour, as Nationalists celebrate a loss, says Prime Minister

“It is a solid victory,” Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday after early indications of European Parliament vote counting indicated that the Labour Party had amassed the most...

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latest comment from Rachel Galea, 09/06/2024 20:39: You mean 80% on the last EP elections!

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Arnold Cassola happy he got third-most first-preference votes

Independent candidate Arnold Cassola told The Malta Independent that he was very happy to be told that he is ranking in third place in total first-preference votes attained, though he has no other...

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latest comment from L F Cassar, 09/06/2024 17:33: Well done Arnold! Hopefully, you will secure a seat, athough potentially difficult. Fingers crossed however. The blame game within the PL has commenced; it may even turn into a witch-hunt, but the real evil lies very much within the corridors of power. I was naive to say in the past that developers had ministers and other high ranking officials in their pockets. Alas, I now suspect, as very many others do, that nobody is in anyone's pocket... they are merely silent partners!

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Voter turnout at 72.82% for EP election, 59.47% for local councils

The Electoral Commission said Sunday that the voter turnout for European Parliament elections was 72.82 per cent of the total registered voters, while 59.47% of the total number of registered voters...

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Updated: Roberta Metsola, Alex Agius Saliba both elected, Cassola in third place

Roberta Metsola and Alex Agius Saliba, as expected, top the list on either side of the political fence in terms of votes obtained, according to graphs released by the Electoral Commission. The...

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latest comment from L F Cassar, 09/06/2024 13:20: Doesn't Grech Mintoff even feature? Hens rejoice, no more egg-laying in vain!

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‘PL can better act on the peoples’ priorities’ – Agius Saliba reacts to reduced electoral gap

PL MEP Alex Agius Saliba has said that the Labour Party, in his opinion, can do better in listening and acting on the needs and desires of the people. The PL's only MEP who stood for re-election...

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ADPD estimates it won 3,000 votes; Sandra Gauci says she will remain leader

Malta’s Green Party, ADPD, are forecasting to have received a total of around 3,000 votes in this year’s European Parliament elections. The party said it was not content with these...

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latest comment from John, 09/06/2024 17:47: Would have helped PD if just one candidate was fielded for the EP elections

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EP election: Sixth and eighth districts register largest drop in turnout compared to 2019

The sixth and eighth districts registered the largest drops in turnout when compared to the 2019 European Parliament election. From having the highest district turnout in 2019 at 75.62%, the...

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Alex Agius Saliba re-elected, Cassola gets third highest number of first count votes

PL MEP Alex Agius Saliba has achieved enough first preference votes to be re-elected to the European Parliament, according to statistics provided by Louis Gatt, head of PL's electoral delegation at...

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Max Verstappen wins 3rd straight Canadian Grand Prix for 60th Formula 1 victory

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Independent candidates: Cassola, Borg Manche top; Mercieca, Grech Mintoff flop

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