The Malta Independent 4 November 2026, Wednesday
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TMID Editorial: A flawed mechanism

Friday, 5 June 2026, 07:09 Last update: about 6 months ago

The gender corrective mechanism was introduced with good intentions. Few would dispute that Malta needed to address the chronic underrepresentation of women in Parliament, a problem that persisted for...

TMID Editorial: Another defeat, but the PN finds new hope

Thursday, 4 June 2026, 07:03 Last update: about 6 months ago

The Nationalist Party has suffered its fourth consecutive electoral defeat. In politics, a loss is a loss, and no amount of spin can change that reality. Governments are formed by those who win...

TMID Editorial: From celebration to delivery

Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 09:19 Last update: about 6 months ago

Labour has achieved what no political party in Malta has ever managed before. By securing a fourth consecutive electoral victory, it has written a new chapter in the country's political history and...

TMID Editorial: The messages sent by the voters

Monday, 1 June 2026, 10:47 Last update: about 6 months ago

The Labour Party has won its fourth election in a row, becoming the first ever political party to achieve such a feat. Robert Abela will be sworn in as Prime Minister of the country in a ceremony...

TMID Editorial: The myth of electoral silence

Friday, 29 May 2026, 09:58 Last update: about 6 months ago

The campaign has finally come to an end and, tomorrow, voters will head to the polling stations to choose the country's next government. Traditionally, the day before an election has long been...

TMID Editorial: One day left to convince the undecided

Thursday, 28 May 2026, 08:57 Last update: about 6 months ago

The campaign reaches its final day today, closing a month of rallies, slogans, promises and political theatre before Malta enters the traditional day of silence on Friday and votes on Saturday....

TMID Editorial: The social media circus of Maltese politics

Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 09:46 Last update: about 6 months ago

The election campaign in Malta has become less about ideas and more about visibility. Not visibility in the traditional sense of public meetings, debates or political discussion, but visibility...

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