The Nationalist Party is right to raise serious questions about political balance at PBS, but if the Broadcasting Authority is genuinely going to enforce Malta's broadcasting laws, as it should, then it must apply the same rules to every broadcaster, not just to PBS, Momentum said Saturday.

The law is clear. Malta's broadcasting framework requires due impartiality on television and radio in matters of public policy. Importantly, the rules do not allow a broadcaster to simply argue that the other side can be heard on another station. The law must apply to all broadcasters, it said.

For the most part PBS reports Momentum statements on TVM, typically featuring them at the very end of its news bulletins. The choice of timing and placement does raise some eyebrows, with political segments from other parties and all sorts of variety news items always taking precedence.

Yet during the 2026 election campaign, Momentum was also invited to participate in some political debates. This does not hold outside of the election period, as Momentum is rarely represented on PBS stations and has not been given the same opportunities to participate in political discussion programmes, it said.

The Broadcasting Authority must enforce Malta's broadcasting laws consistently across all stations. The law cannot mean one thing for PBS and another thing for NET or ONE.

Momentum sends its press releases to all the media houses in Malta on a daily basis. Yet, NET and ONE do not mention Momentum in their news bulletin or news portals. Also, Momentum has never been invited to participate in a political debate on either of those stations, and that includes radio stations, the party said.