As from the coming election, leaders of both major parties should stop holding mass meetings in towns and villages but, instead, opt for open spaces such as Ħal Far or Ta’ Qali.

The advantages are numerous, especially in terms of noise from loud speakers, which would not bother residents, adequate parking for the many transport vehicles and cars that converge during such activities and adequate space in case the crowd needs to be dispersed for some reason or other.

Residents of Dingli Street, in Sliema, for example, dread the day meetings are held in their locality every time an election approaches.

Peace and quiet-loving people expect that leaders of all political parties respect their wishes and spare them from the great inconveniences and pollution of all kinds which every mass meeting generates.