The Malta Independent

9 June 2024, Sunday

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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Live: All set for counting process to start

All is set for the first part of the counting process to start at the Naxxar counting hall. Voting closed at 10pm on Saturday, and the ballot boxes were brought over in the following...

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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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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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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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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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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 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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Relevance of trade unions and mandatory membership: what those involved think

Construction, hospitality and tourism are the main sectors contributing to the country’s economy yet workers in these industries are either "not unionised" or show low levels of unionisation,...

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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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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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Pharmacies open today 9am to 12pm & 4 to 7pm

Valletta Collis Williams Pharmacy, 15, Triq ir-Repubblika; Ħamrun Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Triq Villambrosa; Qormi Brown's San Bastjan Pharmacy, 74, Triq San Bartholomew; Birkirkara The...

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By 2pm, 42.59% vote in EP election, 41.13% for local councils; statistician highlights discrepancy

By 2pm, the percentage of votes cast in the European Parliament election was 42.9 per cent, the Electoral Commission said Saturday. The percentage of votes cast in local council elections was...

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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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Russell takes Canadian Grand Prix pole, edging F1 points leader Verstappen on tiebreaker

George Russell edged Formula 1 points leader Max Verstappen on a tiebreaker for the pole position Saturday in the Canadian Grand Prix. Russell and Verstappen had identical laps of 1 minute 12.000...

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Updated: Polls open as Malta elects EP representatives, local councillors; political leaders vote

Polls have opened as Malta votes 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...

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Russell takes Canadian Grand Prix pole, edging F1 points leader Verstappen on tiebreaker

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England lose to Iceland in its last friendly before Euro 2024; Host Germany beat Greece

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Conte confirmed as Napoli coach, becomes team's 5th manager in just over a year

Defending Euro champ Italy draw 0-0 against Turkey, Portugal win 4-2

Novak Djokovic withdraws from French Open with a knee injury and will lose the No. 1 ranking

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Kylian Mbappé finally joins Real Madrid in a union of football's top player and club

Slovaks and others go to the polls in EU elections under the shadow of an assassination attempt

Voters in Slovakia, Italy and other European Union nations are casting their ballots Saturday on the third day of elections for the European Parliament, with populist and far-right...

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7 Giugno commemoration: Speaker says Parliament speeches should be shorter

Speaker Anglu Farrugia said Friday that parliamentary speeches should be shorter than they are today, and should be cut down to a maximum of 15 or, at most, 20 minutes from the 30 allotted...

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latest comment from John Vassallo, 08/06/2024 11:14: Indeed the why I see it it is more like a two party club, there to care for themselves and their inner clan!

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Danish prime minister is assaulted by a man on a Copenhagen square

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a square in the capital of Copenhagen, the state news agency Ritzau reported Friday. Copenhagen police confirmed on the X...

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latest comment from Harold Hare, 08/06/2024 11:07: Are there no Police in Denmark?

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TMID Editorial: Remembering D-Day

This week was the 80th anniversary since the day that thousands of young soldiers took part in what was the biggest amphibious landing event in history. D-Day, when allied forces stormed...

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Irish and Czech voters go to the polls on Day 2 of EU elections

Voters in Ireland and the Czech Republic, two countries where immigration was a key issue on the campaign trail, took to the polls on Friday, the second day of the balloting for the European...

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Rishi Sunak's D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in UK election campaigns

The decision by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to leave D-Day commemorations in northern France early has caused a political storm that threatens to derail his Conservative Party's...

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Iga Swiatek wins her third consecutive French Open women's title by defeating Jasmine Paolini

Iga Swiatek won her third consecutive French Open championship and fourth in five years by defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final on Saturday. The top-seeded Swiatek trailed 2-1...

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As the campaigns come to an end, is a silent day still relevant in the age of social media?

The campaigns have fallen silent, and voters now have a day of peace from politics to reflect on who to vote for in tomorrow’s European Parliament and Local Council elections. Or do they?...

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Man arrested in connection with string of thefts

A man was arrested on Friday in connection with a string of thefts, the police saod. The man was arrested as he was committing a theft from an outlet in St Julian’s. Further...

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Suspected PL HQ bomber remains in custody, investigators believe Parliament was also a target

The 18-year-old-teenager who was arrested in connection to a makeshift explosive device that was found nearby the Labour Party Headquarters in Hamrun on the 30th of May now faces charges included the...

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

Live: All set for counting process to start

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

Red sea or blue wave? The potential local council battlegrounds

TMID Editorial: The country has voted

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

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

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

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

Relevance of trade unions and mandatory membership: what those involved think

Malta votes to elect EP representatives, local councillors

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

Woman in critical condition after swimming incident

Pharmacies open today 9am to 12pm & 4 to 7pm

By 2pm, 42.59% vote in EP election, 41.13% for local councils; statistician highlights discrepancy

Man arrested while committing a theft in Naxxar

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

Russell takes Canadian Grand Prix pole, edging F1 points leader Verstappen on tiebreaker

Updated: Polls open as Malta elects EP representatives, local councillors; political leaders vote

Italian showgirl Lorella Cuccarini in Malta

14 barn owls released into the wild as part of FKNK project

Friendly: Malta suffers humiliating defeat against Czech Republic

England lose to Iceland in its last friendly before Euro 2024; Host Germany beat Greece

Sette Giugno commemorated in ceremonies in Valletta and Addolorata

TMID Editorial: Is the silent day still relevant?

Dutch exit poll suggests neck and neck race between far right and centre left in EU election

Attacks on businesses linked to US brands rattle Baghdad as anger over the war in Gaza surges

The power is in your hands, PM Abela tells Labour supporters at the end of the campaign

Slovaks and others go to the polls in EU elections under the shadow of an assassination attempt

7 Giugno commemoration: Speaker says Parliament speeches should be shorter

Danish prime minister is assaulted by a man on a Copenhagen square

TMID Editorial: Remembering D-Day

Irish and Czech voters go to the polls on Day 2 of EU elections

Rishi Sunak's D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in UK election campaigns

Iga Swiatek wins her third consecutive French Open women's title by defeating Jasmine Paolini

As the campaigns come to an end, is a silent day still relevant in the age of social media?

Man arrested in connection with string of thefts

Suspected PL HQ bomber remains in custody, investigators believe Parliament was also a target

Votes not given to a PN candidate helps Abela ‘and the political mafia that clings to him’ - Grech

Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas

Bail denied for man, 25, who allegedly raped victim and kidnapped her

PA approves application to transform Villa St Ignatius into hotel

D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe's new war

Police issue list of 11 people wanted to appear before Magistrate