Updated 7pm with PN reaction

The "success" of the last four years is nothing compared to what is to come, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told a packed crowd at a Labour Party political rally this afternoon.

Joseph Muscat addressing the crowd.

In an exultant speech punctuated with applause from the crowd, Dr Muscat said the country had experienced a "silent revolution" under his administration, while branding the Opposition a precarious and disunited "house of cards".

"This country is unrecognisable from the one we inherited four years ago," Dr Muscat told supporters who gathered for the rally in Gżira.

"People have money in their pockets, businesses are investing again, workplaces that were drying up are chasing workers, and pensions that hadn't seen an increase in their pensions in years have now seen two increases in a row."

Highlighting the achievements the administration has showcased in its recent campaign marking four years in government, from economic growth and foreign investment to civil liberties, the Prime Minister said he was only halfway through the 15-year programme he had laid out when taking over as party leader in 2008, with the best yet to come.

If they cannot keep a party together, they cannot be expected to run a country

“All of this was done in just four years. And when next year we go before the people, we will tell them what we've achieved. How we helped disabled people find work, how we helped the poor and the elderly. If you give us the chance, the next five years will build on this foundation and deliver the best times our country has ever seen.

Dr Muscat said that while many, before the last election, had harboured doubts about the PL's ability to deliver on its promises, success had now become so commonplace that people had all but forgotten.

"Our achievements seem like they've been around for a generation," he said, “but it’s only been four years. We've made a difference while people continued to live their lives. It's been a silent revolution that the silent majority is recognising.”

Turning his sights on the Opposition, Dr Muscat claimed that while his party remained strong and united in the face of adversity, the PN was rife with infighting, and like a house of cards, ready to collapse with the slightest gust of wind.

"If they cannot keep a party together, they cannot be expected to run a country," he said, appealing to PL supporters to welcome with open arms anyone who wished to align themselves with the Labour movement.

Dr Muscat called for supporters to help in reaching sectors of the population – particularly those in poverty – who had not benefited as much from the government’s efforts, and to ensure that the party did not lose heart at the “halfway stage”.

“This is a period of transformation for our party. We are changing the PL into the natural party of government for years to come, whoever the leader is,” he said.

Malta needs radical change - PN

The only guarantee Dr Muscat can give is that he will provide a more corrupt government if he were to be re-elected, the Nationalist Party said in reaction.

If Dr Muscat allowed his friends at Castille to open secret companies in Panama just days after the last election, another victory would give him a licence to start filling the companies with millions from commissions, the PN said.

The Opposition took exception to the fact that the Prime Minister managed to spend €11,000 while on vacation in six days in Dubai when half the population does not earn it in a year. 

Malta needs a radical change in the way it does politics to ensure everybody enjoys the same opportunities. It is only PN leader Simon Busuttil who can carry out this change, he said.