In my opinion, the vote of 24 May in Malta – and not only in Malta– is a reflection of one main issue – the question of immigration from outside the EU.

The people in their majority are worried that the EU institutions are not responding adequately to this issue. This includes the Nationalist Party in Malta who is identified with such policies.

Consequently, my advice to the leaders of the Nationalist Party is to heed such concern and seek to address this issue if they wish to obtain a majority of votes and a popular mandate. The Nationalist Party has suffered a third national election defeat in succession in the last five years with a margin of over 30,000 votes, something without precedent in Malta’s political history.

Mario Mifsud

Hamrun