I know people – representatives of candidates and parties – who will explain to you how they will never give up the days they spend in the hall where election votes are counted. They enjoy...

1) Winston Churchill once said that the best argument against democracy is a conversation with an average voter. He was right. He was absolutely right. There are too many...

It would be, to say the least, simplistic if we had to try and evaluate what brought about this massive meltdown of the Nationalist Party in 2,000 words. However, it is safe to state that the...

The electoral victory registered by Joseph Muscat and the Labour Party was expected and deserved. What was not expected (at least by myself) was that it would be so brilliant.  This time round...

I have to admit that I have not been in election mode these last 10 days or so of electoral campaigning because my father, who had been ill, passed away. Dr Simon Mercieca is senior lecturer,...

As of April 2015, medical cannabis has been legal in Malta if it is prescribed by a specialist such as an oncologist, anaesthetist, neurologist or psychiatrist. But if you go to almost any doctor in...

Electoral campaigns are extraordinary for politicians and journalists, for anyone who works in the news media. They eat up all your time and attention as you leap from topic to topic, from event to...

Within a few hours of the publication of this piece, we should have an idea who our Prime Minister will be for the next five years and which party is to run the country.  It has been a tough and...

This Sunday morning, the news will be dominated by the counting process at Naxxar. During the night, until approximately 10.00 am this morning, all ballot boxes will be opened and a reconciliation of...