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The snappiest of snap elections

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 10:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Clyde Puli

We’re now halfway through this electoral campaign and of all the campaigns I remember, this must rank as the strangest. First of all, why are we at it now, more than a year early? Early...

Editorial: The untouchables

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 09:45 Last update: about 11 years ago

It is only a matter of time before the chickens begin coming home to roost in the wake of the many corruption and money laundering scandals that are plaguing the country and its...

Editorial: Muscat and Schembri's reputations are intertwined

Friday, 12 May 2017, 12:57 Last update: about 11 years ago

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has, whether he likes it or not, tied his personal reputation to that of Keith Schembri. Keith Schembri is at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal, and has been...

Editorial: EU Presidency, what EU Presidency?

Thursday, 11 May 2017, 14:39 Last update: about 11 years ago

It all started out with such high hopes, such promise.  Malta, the government said, would be placed at the heart of the European Union, it would push its national agenda, it would reunite a...

Dissecting the growth

Thursday, 11 May 2017, 10:56 Last update: about 11 years ago

These days one cannot go anywhere without hearing about Malta's economic growth. Even the credit ratings and outside bodies such as the European Commission have been singing skyhigh Malta's...

A sigh of relief for Europe

Thursday, 11 May 2017, 08:40 Last update: about 11 years ago Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici

Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French Presidential election last Sunday had been largely anticipated following his strong showing in the first round of voting, two weeks earlier. However it...

Muscat’s bogus slogans

Thursday, 11 May 2017, 08:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Mangion

Joseph Muscat called a snap election for 3 June, a year ahead of time, confirming he is in a panic. Announcing the election as Party Leader during a mass meeting, he did not distinguish between State...

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