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Live: Labour Party declares victory, with reduced majority; gap goes down to 10,000 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 Mario aquilina, 09/06/2024 16:45: What goes up must come down. If you're arrogant.

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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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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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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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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 Carmelo Borg, 09/06/2024 16:21: Robert IBQA GHANNAQ LIL PRIM KORROT U TARA SE JIGRILEK. ROBERT GIB LURA NIES BHAL DESMOND ZAMMIT MARMARA. FAWK GID IRRIDU LIL PARTIT MHUX NIES IMDAWWARRIN MIEGHEK BIEX JERDAW BISS

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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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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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Bernard Grech ‘very satisfied’ with reduced voter gap, says indications ‘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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'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 Lino CUOMO, 09/06/2024 12:25: Does he realise that the PL lost 66% on the last MEP election.

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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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Tens of millions across the European Union voted Sunday in EU parliamentary elections in a massive exercise of democracy that is expected to shift the bloc to the right and redirect its...

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Red sea or blue wave? The potential local council battlegrounds

Voters on Saturday were asked to fill out two ballot sheets: one being for the European Parliament elections and the other for the, oft less publicised, local councils election. It’s the...

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TMID Editorial: The country has voted

Malta has voted to elect its six representatives at the European Parliament for the next five years. We will know the unofficial result during the morning, but we will have to wait until 11pm for the...

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Your time is up, Italy's hard-right leader tells EU centre parties as she votes in European election

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined voters in Italy and a half dozen European Union nations in casting a ballot during the penultimate day of European Union parliamentary elections on Saturday. The...

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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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EP and local councils: A look back at the election campaign

The campaign for the European Parliament and local council elections has come to a close, the people have cast their vote, and the country now awaits the results. Today, the counting of votes...

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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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‘Whatever happens, I won’ – James ‘Ryder’ Muscat

“Whatever happens” James ‘Ryder’ Muscat, an independent candidate, who contested unexpectedly on the premise of “We’ve had worse”, was satisfied with how his...

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Watch: Zaren Tal-Ajkla shares his thoughts on election campaign

Zaren Bonnici, known as Tal-Ajkla, was one of the most colourful figures in the election campaign. In a short comment to The Malta Independent, Bonnici said he is convinced that independent...

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Malta votes to elect EP representatives, local councillors

Malta has voted to elect its representatives at the European Parliament and local council for the next five years. Voting in the 117 polling stations across Malta and Gozo opened at 7am yesterday...

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Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed

Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza in a heavy air and ground assault. At...

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latest comment from Bob Hawke, 09/06/2024 07:48: Israel is fighting evil on all fronts. Hezbollah are nothing but a drug cartel which the FBI tried to destroy, however the CIA under oba did not let them. Hamas bosses are multi millionaires getting the Palestinian youngsters to die for them. Egypt pretending to be in a peaceful treaty with Israel while letting hamas do whatever they want. All this is sponsored by Iran, trying to turn the world into one islamic state. Europe is getting there. England will fall first.

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Woman in critical condition after swimming incident

A woman is in critical condition after she found herself in difficulty while swimming, the police said. The woman, aged 32 from China, was swimming in Comino. The incident took place at...

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Man injured in two-car collision in Gozo

A man was injured on Saturday evening following a two-car collision in Gozo, the police said. The accident took place in Ghajn Street, Fontana, at 8pm. It involved a Hyundai i40 driven by a...

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latest comment from ElGreco, 09/06/2024 09:13: MALTEXIT

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A World War II veteran just married his bride near Normandy's D-Day beaches. He's 100, she's 96

Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot...

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Man arrested while committing a theft in Naxxar

A man was arrested on Friday evening as he was allegedly committing a theft in Naxxar, the police said. The police were informed that the man was seen entering a building in San Gorg Street at...

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latest comment from Jo Tonna, 08/06/2024 10:33: As we say in Maltese, "Il-Garra, gejja u sejra fl'ahhar tinkiser'.

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10% of EP election, 24% of local council voting documents not collected

10% of eligible voters have not collected their voting document for the European Parliament elections, while 24% did not collected their voting document for the Local Council elections. Closing...

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latest comment from leon 1, 08/06/2024 11:36: ''10% of EP election, 24% of local council voting documents not collected'' What does this mean ??

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Live: Labour Party declares victory, with reduced majority; gap goes down to 10,000 votes

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