The Malta Independent 4 September 2026, Friday
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A Labour Victory, but more of a PN defeat

Thursday, 11 June 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

There is only one conclusion possible to last Sunday’s election result: the PN government is in serious trouble....

Three Days of counting

Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The time it took to sort and count the votes in this election is ample proof that the vote counting system – at least in the European Parliamentary election – is not an efficient one....

No Real surprises

Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The counting process is a long and arduous one and the Naxxar Hall will still be counting this morning, in an effort to resolve the nightmare which is our transferable vote system....

A Victory but not ‘The Victory’

Monday, 8 June 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Labour Party’s deputy leader for party affairs, Toni Abela summed it up in one sentence....

The Road back to Brussels

Sunday, 7 June 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The candidates have been fielded, the votes have been cast, the verdict has been delivered and now, all that remains today is the counting. ...

Where, Oh where to put the cabbies

Saturday, 6 June 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The first thing that must be said in this leading article is that the debate of whether or not horses drawing cabs is cruel, ...

Is It embarrassment?

Friday, 5 June 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A staggering 75% of sexually active Maltese respondents to a survey admitted that they had never used a condom – it is quite alarming....

Names, Faces, people

Thursday, 4 June 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Saturday’s European Parliament vote is a test case of Malta’s European credentials. Going by what is the norm in so many of the other 26 member states, we would be in the norm if voter turnout slips below 50%, but that’s hardly feasible here, of course....

An Ally in the making

Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Malta is the first country to lend concrete support to the new government of Iceland, which is seeking EU and eurozone membership....

Run Rabbit, run

Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Birdlife on Sunday pointed out an interesting coincidence – applications for rabbit hunting licences have soared by 20 per cent since the first ban on spring bird hunting in 2008....

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