The Malta Independent

11 June 2024, Tuesday

The far right made big gains in European elections. What's next, and why does it matter?

For decades, the European Union — which has its roots in the defeat of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy — confined the nationalist far right to the political fringes. With...

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latest comment from missawt, 11/06/2024 11:46: If by Far Right they mean those who oppose the so-called democrats who want to impose their views on others, then I am a far-rightist.

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Daniel Micallef resigns as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

Daniel Micallef has resigned from his position as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Writing on Facebook, Micallef said that he told his friends he will continue working duringthe period of...

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Resident groups call out Prime Minister’s bluff

Resident groups on Tuesday called out the Prime Minister’s bluff following his declaration that a balance had to be found between the tables and chairs blocking pavements and public...

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BCA and MTA prohibit demolition and excavation works in selected tourist areas for summer

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) has prohibited demolition and excavation works in selected tourist areas for the summer period, between 15 June and...

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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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latest comment from Christian S Borg, 11/06/2024 09:40: The usual identity politics garbage. What have female politicians contributed to politics different than their male counterparts? Nothing! Same ideas, same puppetmasters. All Friends of Open Society! Utter drivel.

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Sand replenishment projects to take place at St George’s Bay and Buġibba Perched Beach

The Malta Tourism Authority has notified the general public that as part of its beach maintenance programme, sand recharges are going to be executed in the coming days in Buġibba Perched Beach,...

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latest comment from Dunstan Crockford, 11/06/2024 11:07: Can`t Balluta Bay be considered,please?

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Vitals charges pushed back by a week after prosecutors contest notification argument

The Vitals Global Healthcare scandal-related re-arraignment of former deputy prime minister Chris Fearne, Central Bank Governor and former finance minister Edward Scicluna and 13 others has been...

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Clint Azzopardi Flores vows to continue being the voice of the minorities

PL MEP candidate for the 2024 European Parliament elections Clint Azzopardi Flores said that he will continue being the voice of the small. Azzopardi Flores failed to get elected as one of...

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latest comment from missawt, 11/06/2024 11:39: Is he still in favour of the Billioners' Club?

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Where did Labour’s huge vote majority go?

The dust is only just starting settle and reality is only just beginning to kick in from what Malta witnessed over the weekend as the votes from the 2024 European Parliament election were cast and...

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latest comment from fred, 11/06/2024 11:08: 10 -15k kaz ta sofia 5k traffic 5k BCRS Kumplament nuqqas ta serjeta ! Hemm intilfu l voti

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Ministry invites project proposals from VOs offering humanitarian assistance to developing countries

The Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade invites project proposals from Malta-based registered Voluntary Organisations offering humanitarian and development assistance to developing...

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TMID Editorial: Independent candidates and third parties

The 2024 European Parliament elections saw many noteworthy points. The biggest surprise was the gap between the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party. Pre-election surveys showed this gap to be...

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latest comment from Jools Seizure, 11/06/2024 10:44: Perhaps the editorial missed a very important point: ADPD have now been in politics for 35 years and they are heading in the wrong direction. Much as I would have liked them to make inroads at each election since 1989, I genuinely think it is time for them to call it a day.

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PN achieved all set targets for MEP elections, Grech says

The PN has achieved all its set targets for last weekend's MEP elections, PN Leader Bernard Grech said during a political interview on Monday. The Nationalist Party won three of the six seats in...

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latest comment from ElGreco, 11/06/2024 11:09: No one can ever believe you because you never published your targets before the election.

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These candidates who won seats in the European Parliament this week aren't who you might expect

He has no political experience. No high-profile endorsements. No party affiliation. What Fidias Panayiotou does have is 2.6 million followers on YouTube and more on TikTok. And now he has won a...

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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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latest comment from F Galea, 10/06/2024 17:02: When eliminated, Cassola has just 1000 votes less than Thomas Bajada, who was elected. Hardly a flop.

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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 L F Cassar, 10/06/2024 19:47: The widening cracks may soon turn to fissures!

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The Labour Party has always been on the side of good – Abela

The Labour Party has always been on the side of good, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Monday evening. He spoke during an interview on party media, the day after the MEP elections which saw...

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latest comment from joe tedesco, 11/06/2024 11:47: ZIIIIIINNNN. TELL IT TO THE MARINES AND YOUR BLINKERED PL SUPPORTERS!!!

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UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

The U.N. Security Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The...

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Joseph Muscat spotted in promo video for ‘Billionaire Dinner Club’

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat featured for a fleeting moment in a promotional video for a ‘Billionaire Dinner Club’ restaurant in the luxurious Porto Cervo on the island of...

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latest comment from Joseph Bartolo, 11/06/2024 10:43: Ma nara xejn hazin. It's called Champagne Socialism. They're socialists, but they like champagne. Others, like me, call themselves Lidl Capitalists, we love money, but we shop at Lidl, as ordinary folks. We don't invite the Fenechs to our parties because their wines cost more than our kitchen, and besides, we're usually in bed at 9 pm because we have to get up to do things, but we're more than happy. Our greatest worry is when the electrics go out and come back, around midnight, waking us all up. But my wife says it's no big deal; at least we don't have to escape on a yacht.

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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 Frans Camilleri, 10/06/2024 18:50: Some people suffer from a death wish but they will go under still singing "I'm alive and kicking." Anybody thinking that the PL can improve its chances by embracing the ghost ftom the past, must be living in netherland.

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Pollster Vincent Marmara said that the high rate of undecided voters seemS to have subverted all polls which were published ahead of the European Parliament elections, which had suggested that the...

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latest comment from RF, 10/06/2024 16:55: I never gave Marmara's surveys any weight. I am sure they were skewed in favour of the Labour Party. He has been getting several thousands of Euro for what I believe are phantom consultancies to pay for It-Torca's surveys from our taxes.

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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 Angus Black, 10/06/2024 15:25: The horns of the bull has mortally gored Roberto Abela.

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Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election after defeat in EU vote

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 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 Harold Hare, 10/06/2024 12:00: You were robbed by the system Prof Cassola and you deserved better. Wishing you better luck 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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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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latest comment from Vani, 10/06/2024 18:34: "preserving our traditions" If by this he means let the hunters do what they like, I hope that the other MEPs don't take up his idea. I don't appreciate that someone gets his jollies by stealing what belongs to all, just because they have done so for a while.

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The far right made big gains in European elections. What's next, and why does it matter?

Daniel Micallef resigns as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

Resident groups call out Prime Minister’s bluff

BCA and MTA prohibit demolition and excavation works in selected tourist areas for summer

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

Sand replenishment projects to take place at St George’s Bay and Buġibba Perched Beach

Vitals charges pushed back by a week after prosecutors contest notification argument

Clint Azzopardi Flores vows to continue being the voice of the minorities

Where did Labour’s huge vote majority go?

Ministry invites project proposals from VOs offering humanitarian assistance to developing countries

TMID Editorial: Independent candidates and third parties

PN achieved all set targets for MEP elections, Grech says

These candidates who won seats in the European Parliament this week aren't who you might expect

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

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

The Labour Party has always been on the side of good – Abela

UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

Joseph Muscat spotted in promo video for ‘Billionaire Dinner Club’

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

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

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No distinction between European and national politics, Metsola says

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

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

Pollster says high rate of undecided voters distorted surveys ahead of elections

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

TMID Editorial: A clear message sent

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

Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election after defeat in EU vote

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

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

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

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