We had been used to having very high turnouts in elections. Except for one time in 1966, since Independence Malta always exceeded the 90% line in terms of voter participation. Between 1976 and...

The 2022 election saw many new faces elected to Parliament, and a number of notable veterans lose out. The Nationalist Party suffered a major defeat at the polls, but the voters also seemed to...

There were no surprises at the Naxxar counting hall yesterday, except for a high level of absenteeism which, in itself, is a vote against the political parties. As amply predicted, the Labour...

The people have spoken. It is safe to assume that Malta will have another Labour government, which will be formally set up in the coming days.  While the official result will be out later on this...

It is the day when the Maltese get to decide which political party will govern them in the next five years. The political campaigns came to an end on Thursday night and, after observing a day of...

The election campaign is over and, tomorrow, we are being invited to exercise our right to vote to elect the new government. The Friday before the election has been traditionally known as the...

The election campaign comes to an end today. The political parties will make their final push for votes. Most of us have already made up their minds what they will do on Saturday.  It is...

Surveys continue to show that Maltese voters will give the Labour Party another comfortable victory in Saturday’s election. It would be the third in a row. And yet Prime Minister Robert...

An urgent investigation is required into what took place during the early voting day last Saturday. It was recently revealed that two prisoners who were not meant to be allowed to vote, are on...

Much is said, particularly come election time, about the power of incumbency and how it is used by the governing party to support their electoral campaigns. This year’s electoral campaign...