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Falzon tours market, stresses contact with grassroots
Labour leadership hopeful Michael Falzon this morning toured the open market in Valletta as part of his leadership campaign.
He stopped to...
New Cabinet sworn in
A new-look Cabinet of 14 ministers and parliamentary secretaries was nominated by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this evening and sworn in by...
Update 4: John Dalli arrives for Cabinet talks
Nationalist MP John Dalli has just entered the Auberge de Castille, in the clearest signal yet that he may be about to join the Cabinet, almost...
Pullicino Orlando excluded from new Cabinet
Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando will not be given a
post in the new Cabinet, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told a PBS...
Unity tops PM's victory speech
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi concluded the PN's election victory celebrations this evening by addressing a mass meeting where he promised to...
Gonzi makes triumphant return to Castille
Lawrence Gonzi made a triumphant return to the Auberge de Castille this afternoon after having been sworn in for his second term as Prime...
Gonzi sworn in as celebrations continue
Lawrence Gonzi has been sworn in as Prime Minister by
President Eddie Fenech Adami in the Palace, bringing to a close a five week process...
UPDATED:
Vote counting ends, former MPs still await their fate
Vote counting has ended at Naxxar counting centre, with
Tourism Minister Francis Zammit Dimech just failing to be elected from the
ninth...
The Times election victory supplement
The Times will tomorrow publish a 16-page supplement carrying the election results and photos of the celebrations, the swearing in ceremony of ...
District 1 - Results
Registered voters *
23,361
Votes Cast
21,720
Valid...
District 2 - Results
Registered voters *
23,933
Votes Cast
22,488
Valid Votes
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District 3 - Results
Registered voters *
24,574
Votes Cast
23,039
Valid Votes
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District 4 - Results
Registered voters *
23,548
Votes Cast
22,216
Valid Votes
21,959
Invalid...
District 5 - Results
Registered voters *
24,204
Votes Cast
22,806
Valid Votes
...
District 6 - Results
Registered voters *
24,253
Votes Cast
22,771
Valid Votes
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District 7 - Results
Registered voters *
24,607
Votes Cast
23,101
Valid Votes
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District 8 - Results
Registered voters *
24,168
Votes Cast
22,713
Valid Votes
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District 9 - Results
Registered voters *
23,831
Votes Cast
22,127
Valid Votes
...
District 10 - Results
Registered voters *
24,006
Votes Cast
22,013
Valid Votes
...
District 11 - Results
Registered voters *
24,705
Votes Cast
23,232
Valid Votes
...
District 12 - Results
Registered voters *
23,976
Votes Cast
21,812
Valid Votes
...
District 13 - Results
Registered voters *
26,191
Votes Cast
24,176
Valid Votes
...
UPDATED: Cristina makes it two
Dolores Cristina has been elected from the ninth district,
completing a remarkable double, having also been elected from the...
UPDATED: Vote counting almost completed
Vote counting at the Naxxar counting hall has been almost completed,with just two PN seats on the ninth district up for grabs.
The full...
Louis Galea, Censu Galea eliminated, Frendo, Zammit Dimech fight for their seats
Ministers Louis Galea and Censu Galea have been eliminated from the race for parliamentary seats while Foreign Minister Michael Frendo and...
Labour take second seat on 10 district
The MLP has taken the second seat on the tenth district (Sliema) as was expected.
The MPs elected from that district are Michael Falzon and...
Hamrun mayor elected MP
Hamrun Mayor Luciano Busuttil has been elected to the House of Representatives, taking the third seat won by Labour on the first district, which...
All AN, AD candidates eliminated, way open for PM to be sworn in
The last remaining candidate of Alternattiva Demokratika, Arnold Cassola, was eliminated from the race in the ninth district tonight, removing...
Sant's surgeon makes it to Parliament, Gulia out
Anthony Zammit, the surgeon who operated on Alfred Sant at the end of December, has been elected to Parliament from the 7th district.
This...
New Labour MP from Mosta
Electro-cardioloist Anthony Agius Decelis has been elected to the House of Representatives from the 11 th district, along with Anglu Farrugia,...
Beppe Fenech Adami elected
Beppe Fenech Adami, the President's son, has been elected to the House of Representatives.
He became the third PN candidate elected from...
Said elected in Gozo
Chris Said, Mayor of Nadur, has been elected to Parliament, taking the seat vacated by PN veteran Anton Tabone, the former Speaker and minister,...
Labour veteran defeated
Labour Party veteran Joe Brincat has failed to win re-election to the House of Representatives.
Dr Brincat , a respected lawyer, was first...
Mario de Marco opens PN account on first district
Nationalist MP Mario de Marco has been returned to Parliament, becoming the first Nationalist candidate to be elected from the first...
MLP regains fourth seat on second district
The Labour Party has regained its fourth seat on the second district, its birthplace and stronghold.
Michael Falzon, MLP deputy leader and...
Puli re-elected, sixth district closed
Nationalist MP Clyde Puli, chairman of the Social Affairs Committee in the last Parliament, has been re-elected.
His seat means all five...
Justyne Caruana elected from Gozo
Labour MP Justyne Caruana has been returned to Parliament, having been elected from the 13th district (Gozo) on the eighth count.
Ms...
Vassallo eliminated in 10th district race
Alternattiva Demokratika leader Harry Vassallo has been eliminated from the race in the tenth district. He was eliminated in the thirteenth...
Gonzi reacts to Sant's resignation
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi in a first reaction to Alfred Sant's resignation, has thanked the MLP leader for the energy he put into the...
UPDATED: Michael Falzon becomes first successful new candidate
The Labour Party deputy leader for party affairs, Michael Falzon, has become the first new candidate to the elected to Parliament.
He was...
Harry Vassallo to submit his resignation
Harry Vassallo, leader of Alternattiva Demokratika, has
announced he will submit his resignation from the chairmanship of the party at
its...
Roderick Galdes re-elected
Labour MP Roderick Galdes had been re-elected from the sixth district, on the 11th count. He won 1,634 first count votes, a massive increase...
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando doubles his votes
Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino has been elected from the seventh district with more than double the number of votes he won in the 2003 general...
Jason Azzopardi elected from fourth district
Lawyer Jason Azzopardi has been re-elected from the fourth district.
Dr Azzopardi was chairman of the Foreign and European Affairs...
Gonzi calls for calm, good natured celebrations
Prime Minister
Lawrence Gonzi has made his first public appearance since the Nationalist Party
declared its election victory...
The general election in figures
Party Name
Votes Polled
%
Of...
John Dalli elected from sixth district
Former finance and foreign minister John Dalli has been elected from the sixth district, which includes his hometown Qormi.
Mr Dalli was...
Evarist Bartolo elected from 12th district
Evarist Bartolo, spokesman for tourism in the last shadow cabinet, has been elected on the 12th count of the 12 district.
He won 3,086...
George Vella first to be elected from third district
Former MLP deputy leader George Vella has become the first candidate to be elected from the third district.
He was elected from the fifth...
PM's swearing-in to await completion of vote counting
The swearing-in of the Prime Minister is to await the completion of vote-counting, official sources said.
No political party won an...
The crucial role of the President
Election time is a crucial period for the President.
It is the President who, acting on the advice of the Prime
Minister, dissolves...
Alfred Sant resigns with immediate effect
Labour leader Alfred Sant has resigned with immediate effect.
The resignation was announced at a press conference currently under way at...
No surprises as first 12 candidates are elected
The counting of the first count votes ended this morning,
with no surprises.
The count confirmed the lead of the Nationalist Party...
Labour concedes election
The Labour Party has conceded electoral defeat, PN general secretary Joe Saliba said.
He said at the counting hall in Naxxar at about...
Nationalist supporters celebrate a narrow victory
Nationalist Party supporters have poured into the streets in
wild and noisy celebrations of an election victory which a few hours earlier...
PN declares election victory, MLP does not concede
The Nationalist Party has declared itself the victor of the
general election, by the slimmest of margins.
The triumph was declared by PN...
Coleiro-Preca becomes first elected candidate
Labour Party candidate Marie-Louise Coleiro has become the first candidate to be elected.
She won 5,490 first count votes on the sixth...
UPDATED: First count result expected around 9.30 p.m.
PN general secretary Joe Saliba has said he expects the final result of the first count vote to be announced around 9.30 p.m.
He told...
UPDATED: Indications point to PN victory
Four
samples of first count votes point to a slim PN victory at the general
election, informed sources said.
The PN is expected to have a...
Parties pore over vote samples as margin remains razor thin
Labour deputy leader Michael Falzon has called for calm and insisted that it is still too early to say which way the election can...
Both parties have same predictions - Falzon
Both political parties have the same predictions of the election outcome, MLP deputy leader Michael Falzon has told journalists in the counting...
"Still some way to go" - Jason Micallef
Labour Party general secretary Jason Micallef has said there is still some way to go before a clear election winner emerges.
Officials...
First indications: too close to call
Forty-five minutes into the vote counting process, officials of the two main political parties say the contest is too close to call.
The...
Vote counting starts at last
Vote counting has started at the Naxxar counting hall, just over 13 hours after the polls closed yesterday.
The vote reconciliation...
Update 2: MLP officials see absolute majority for winning party
Labour Party deputy leader Michael Falzon has said he has a “precise
idea” of who will win the election, but it would be premature...
The waiting game: What to look out for
The overriding numbers to look out for as the election
results start coming in are the number one votes each party obtains.
But there are...
Ballot boxes opened at Naxxar, process proceeding fast
The vote reconciliation process has been underway at the vote
counting hall at Naxxar where the ballot boxes used for yesterday's
general...
Turnout drops to 93%, lowest since 1971
Turnout in yesterday's general election reached 93 percent, three percentage points below the level reached in 2003, according to official...
First ballot boxes arrive at Naxxar
The first ballot boxes started arriving at the Naxxar vote counting centre at 11.52 p.m. on Saturday.
The boxes, from the nearby Naxxar...
The counting process in brief
The vote counting process, which started this evening at the
new counting hall in Naxxar, is a complicated one spelt out in detail in...
Polling stations close and the country awaits the people's verdict
Polling stations across Malta and Gozo are closing after 16 hours of polling
characterised by relatively slow movement during the first part...
Azzjoni Nazzjonali's thanks
Azzjoni Nazzjonali in a brief
statement has thanked the people for the mature way they went about the electoral
campaign. It especially...
Voting time extended by one hour
Voting time has been extended by one hour and polling stations will be closing at 11 p.m. instead of 10, the Electoral Commission said.
The...
Parties remove billboards as voting continues
The political parties have started removing their election billboards from the streets as voting for the general election enters its final two...
UPDATED: 45% turnout by 2 p.m.
The Electoral Commission said this afternoon that 45 percent
of eligible voters had cast their general election ballot by 2 p.m.
That...
President, PM, Sant cast their vote
President Eddie Fenech Adami cast his vote shortly before noon at the primary school in his home town Birkirkara.
Prime Minister Lawrence...
Sant votes at Birkirkara
Opposition leader Alfred Sant voted this afternoon at Birkirkara primary school
He arrived at 2 p.m in a drizzle and appeared in good...
Harry Vassallo votes in Sliema
Harry Vassallo, leader of Alternattiva Demokratika, is accompanied by AD candidates including Carmel Cacopardo and Arnold Cassola on his way to...
Josie Muscat votes
Josie Muscat, leader of Azzjoni Nazzjoni, has cast his vote in Marsascala.
Dr Muscat is making a return to national politics after an...
Gonzi votes at Marsascala
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Mrs Gonzi leave Marsascala primary school after voting at 10 this morning.
Dr Gonzi said he was pleased...
Archbishop casts his vote
Archbishop Paul Cremona this morning cast his vote at Blanche Huber School, Sliema, keeping the tradition of his predecessor of voting early....
Polling stations open in tenth election since Independence
Voting is starting in the tenth general election since Independence, with 309,016 potential voters having 15 hours to submit their choice of...
Pre-election stories
996 uncollected voting documents in 12th district
The 12th district (composed of Mellieħa, St Paul's Bay and Naxxar) has by far the largest number of uncollected voting documents and the...
No phones, cameras in polling stations
The Electoral Commission said today that the use of mobile phones, cameras or other photographic equipment is prohibited in polling places. ...
Electoral campaign ends with mass meetings, leaders' debate
The major parties held huge mass meetings tonight as they
wrapped up a month-long intensive electoral campaign.
The PN gathered its...
UPDATED: Vassallo can still regularise his position - Ministry
The Finance Ministry said this afternoon that contrary to what was claimed yesterday by Alternattiva Demokratika leader Harry Vassallo,...
AD leader reacts to Commissioner's investigation
AD leader Harry Vassallo said this afternoon that he welcomed the fact that the Commissioner of Police appeared to have taken up his suggestion...
UPDATED: MLP says Mistra contract bears Pullicino Orlando's signature
The Labour Party said today it was publishing the contract for the lease of land at Mistra belonging to Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando...
Police Commissioner explains how Vassallo was informed about the arrest warrants
The Police Commissioner in a statement this afternoon said a
sergeant at Sliema police station informed AD leader Harry Vassallo about the...
680 voting documents collected today up to 6 p.m.
Some 680 voting documents were collected today up to 6 p.m. a spokesman for the Electoral Commission said.
That reduces the number of...
updated: Vassallo convicted twice - Court Registrar
The Registrar of the Criminal Court, Paul
Miruzzi, in a statement this afternoon explained how “conviction tickets” were
issued by...
Sant in last foray in Gozo
Labour leader Alfred Sant made a last pitch for votes in Gozo this afternoon and told a mass meeting in Xewkija that while his party was being...
Ministry accuses Sant of not knowing VAT law
The Finance Ministry has accused Labour leader Alfred Sant of not knowing the VAT law and promising something which has already been done by the...
PN rejects 'false and unfair' accusations by European Greens
The Nationalist Party said this afternoon it was categorically rejecting accusations by the European Greens in the Harry Vassallo case.
The...
Wrap-up: Arrest warrant issued against AD leader, Police commissioner investigates
The Commissioner of Police said this evening he had ordered an immediate investigation into allegations made by Alternattiva Demokratika leader...
Labour backs temporary quotas for women
Labour leader Alfred Sant said today that he backed the idea of having quotas to ensure women are
appointed to top positions, but said these...
Green MEP slams surcharge proposal
The
MLP’s proposal to halve the electricity surcharge contradicts the position of
the Socialist Group at the European Parliament on the...
Gift of Life 'perplexed' by Sant comment
Gift of Life, the pro-life foundation, said this afternoon that it was disappointed and perpelexed by a comment given by Alfred Sant during a...
AN says electorate still awaiting replies to many questions
Azzjoni
Nazzjonali said today it was still awaiting replies from the larger parties to
questions it had repeated throughout the electoral...
Gonzi underlines economy growth, stability
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told a business breakfast
today that the government wanted to see the financial services industry account for a...
'Put the country's interest first' - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this evening appealed to the nation to put the country’s interest first and vote for the party that is...
Sant limits confrontation with Pullicino Orlando to court
Labour leader Alfred Sant this evening insisted that he will only confront Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando in court and in the presence...
UPDATED: Gonzi welcomes Sant "U-turn" on Mistra investigation
Opposition leader Alfred Sant this afternoon called at police headquarters and asked the Police Commissioner to investigate the application for...
MLP officials file libel cases
Labour deputy leader Michael Falzon today filed a libel case against Daphne Caruana Galizia over a contribution written by her and published on...
Gonzi criticises Sant for not facing Pullicino Orlando
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this morning that it was not his role to defend anyone in the current Mistra controversy and if, after due...
Sant highlights incompetence, conflicts of interest
Labour leader Alfred
Sant this morning took a tour on the “Victory
bus” to localities which, he said,
highlighted government...
AD leader confident AD will do well
Alternattiva Demokratika leader Harry Vassallo today expressed confidence that his party would have candidates elected to Parliament on...
AN leaders call for Cottonera regeneration
The
leaders of Azzjonali Nazzjonali today toured Cottonera and the Attard
industrial zone and insisted that the government should have given...
Receipt shows Pullicino Orlando informed of Mistra application - Sant
Labour leader Alfred Sant insisted this evening that the Prime Minister was not saying the truth when he denied that the Cabinet had discussed the...
Gonzi urges supporters not to take victory for granted
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this evening called on supporters not to take victory for granted in Saturday’s election and stressed that all...
AD focuses on education
Alternattiva Demokratika said today it was disappointed that a subject as delicate as education – and in particular, the issue of the...
IMJ regrets granting of press card to election candidate
The Institute of Maltese Journalists said this afternoon that it wanted to express its displeasure at the way the Department of Information had...
PM asks Mepa auditor to investigate Mistra case
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has written to the Mepa auditor, Joe Falzon, asking him to investigate the application for development at Mistra,...
Sant deplores state of Kennedy Grove
A future Labour Government would ensure recreational areas such as the Kennedy Grove would be under a management focused to ensure such areas...
Allegations against Labour MPs: Sant satisfied all due tax paid
Labour leader Alfred Sant said today said that he found nothing wrong in the tax declarations of Mirca Properties Ltd, a company co-owned by...
Sant accuses PN of plan to disrupt press conference
Labour leader Alfred Sant charged this afternoon that his scheduled
televised press conference on PBS was intentionally disrupted by the PN in...
BA had accepted Pullicino Orlando - PN
The Nationalist Party has insisted that the Broadcasting Authority this
afternoon initially agreed to Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando representing...
BA planning to hold Sant's press conference tomorrow
The Broadcasting Authority said this afternoon that it is in contact
with all parties concerned so that a press conference by Labour leader...
Gonzi attacks MLP's record
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi accused the
Labour Party today of having a national inferiority complex and still being
euro sceptic, saying...
Pullicino Orlando files libel case
Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando this morning filed libel proceedings against Labour leader Alfred Sant over a press conference held at...
UPDATE 2: Sant walks out of press conference, accuses PN of provocation
Labour leader Alfred Sant this afternoon walked out of the recording of
a press conference at Television Malta after
Nationalist MP Jeffrey...
UPDATED: MLP mudslinging instead of showing vision - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this afternoon that the MLP, instead of offering a vision for the future, was using the electoral campaign...
UPDATED: PN says Labour MPs' company did not declare income for eight years
The Nationalist Party said this afternoon that a company owned by MLP deputy leader Charles Mangion and MP Karmenu Vella submitted false...
MLP mass meeting: Sant hits out at corruption
Labour leader Alfred Sant said this afternoon that his party has more documents showing corruption in the PN government, but they could not be...
AD joins the Mistra controversy
Harry Vassallo, leader of Alternattiva Demokratika, this morning expressed disappointment at Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando's...
Pullicino Orlando calls for withdrawal of Mistra application
Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando said this morning that he was calling on the applicant for a development permit for an outdoor...
Gonzi renews promise to help farmers
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this morning toured a dairy farm and renewed his commitment to continue to help farmers, in the context of EU...
Sant asks if Gonzi will investigate Pullicino Orlando
Labour leader Alfred Sant asked this morning if the Prime Minister planned to take the "scandalous case of corruption" involving...
Update 2: Sant, Pullicino Orlando, play cat and mouse, trade new charges
Labour leader Alfred Sant this afternoon accused Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando of 'corruption' over a development permit granted by...
AD calls for protection of local flora, fauna
Alternattiva Demokratika today called for the better management of Malta’s valleys, such as the popular Chadwick Lakes, to ensure the...
Mistra controversy: Full permit has not been granted - Mepa
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) said in a statement this evening that a full development permit for an outdoor entertainment...
UPDATED: Healthcare fees - Government reacts to new MLP charge
Labour leader Alfred Sant insisted this morning it should be Dr Gonzi and not himself who should apologise to the people on what was said on...
Vote for PN would be vote for stability - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this morning that a vote for the PN next Saturday would be a vote for "stability, certainty, tranquility...
Like father, like son? Four candidates with a hard act to follow
Having your
father as the President, or a former President, may give a limited advantage to
election candidates, but it could also have...
Education minister expresses his concern over MLP's education proposals
Louis Galea, in his role as Minister for Education, said this afternoon that he felt it was one of his duties to make it clear to parents on the...
Josie Muscat challenges Lawrence Gonzi and Alfred Sant
Azzjoni Nazzjonali leader Josie Muscat this morning challenged Nationalist leader Lawrence Gonzi and Labour leader Alfred Sant to sign a...
Mepa working frenetically before the elections - Sant
Labour leader Alfred Sant said this morning that Mepa was approving development permits at a frenetic pace in the run-up to the general...
Healthcare charges: Gonzi demands apology from Sant
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has demanded an apology from
Labour leader Alfred Sant over the health payments issue.
Dr Gonzi said at a...
Alfred Sant meets the Valletta commercial communities
Labour leader Alfred Sant walked along Republic Street in Valletta this morning, stopping at several shops and shaking hands with well-wishers and...
Sant promises to act fast on whistleblower act
One of the first Bills a new Labour government would move in Parliament was for the enactment of a whistleblower Act, which the present...
Gonzi, Cabinet, sue Sant for libel
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this evening filed an urgent libel case Labour leader Alfred Sant for having called him a liar at a press...
Gonzi promises tax cuts in the next budget
The income tax cuts the Nationalist
Party if proposing will be included in the next budget if the PN is confirmed
in government, the Prime...
AN calls for better tourism marketing, facilities
Azzjoni Nazzjonali
today accused the government of having
failed to give tourism sufficient attention, saying that the industry as a...
Sant lists proposals for St Paul’s Bay area
Labour Leader Alfred Sant this morning spoke on his party’s
programme for the St Paul’s Bay-Qawra area, telling representatives...
Sant celebrates birthday on the campaign trail
A Qormi supporter grabbed Alfred Sant's microphone last night to sing him Happy Birthday, drawing long applause. Dr Sant, who turns 60 today, had...
Update: Healthcare payment proposal shot down before it reached the Cabinet - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi insisted this afternoon that a proposal to introduce health care fees had been shot down by a Cabinet committee...
AN calls for private health policies for all
Azzjoni Nazzjonali has proposed that everyone would be covered by an adequate health insurance policy paid for from NI contributions for...
Economic growth has laid basis for further progress - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this morning that the economic growth achieved by Malta over the past few years had laid the foundations for...
Gonzi promises new ministers if PN wins election
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi promised tonight to introduce new people to his Cabinet if the PN is returned to power.He told interviewer...
Sant gets warm welcome in Paola
Labour leader Alfred Sant said tonight that he had absolutely no regrets for upholding his political honour throughout the years and always...
New reception class version will divide school children - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this evening warned parents to evaluate the latest modification announced by Labour Leader Alfred Sant about his...
Gonzi says Sant remarks could harm the economy
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that remarks by
Alfred Sant indicating that the achievement of a budget surplus by 2010 would
not be...
AN suggests law to ban budget deficits
Azzjoni Nazzjonali
Leader Josie Muscat said today that balanced budgets are healthy for the
economy and there should be a law preventing...
- Update 2: Sant denied access to Magħtab - government reaction
Labour leader Alfred Sant was this afternoon denied access to the Magħtab waste facility by security officers who said he needed a Wastserv...
Police work fast to complete crime museum before elections - MLP
Policemen at police headquarters are working at a frenetic
pace to complete and inaugurate a crime museum just three days before the
general...
Updated: PN billboards torched, MLP condemns violence
Nationalist Party billboards in San Gwann and Rabat were set on fire late last night, the PN said.
It condemned the incidents and said this...
AD to seek liberalisation of the bus service
Alternattiva Demokratika leader Harry Vassallo said today that the bus service needed to be liberalised and extended to new areas.
He told a...
Gay Rights Movement meets PN
The Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM) this evening presented a petition, backed by 1,084 signatures, to the Nationalist Party asking for formal...
Window at AD leader's home damaged
Alternattiva Demokratika has condemned an incident during which damage was caused to the residence of its leader, Harry Vassallo.
It said a...
Updated: 29,000 voting documents still to be collected
Some 29,000 voting documents for the general election
remained undelivered by Saturday evening, when distribution ended, a spokesman
for the...
Gonzi attacks MLP on overtime
The Prime Minister said today that the Labour Party had
insisted on flat rate payment for overtime worked by its employees at Super One
and had...
AN disagrees with MLP proposal on persons with disability
Azzjoni Nazzjonali
“absolutely disagrees” with the MLP’s idea of housing persons with disability
in a restructured St...
Sant mentions Maghtab, Qortin as sites for golf courses
Labour leader Alfred Sant this morning mentioned Maghtab and Qortin as the sites of new golf courses and said the Marsa golf course could also...
PN promises are backed by results - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this afternoon reacted to a
comment by Dr Sant that he had no regrets over MLP policies, including...
Gonzi again underlines PN education credentials
A gulf separates the PN from the MLP in the area of education, with PN policies creating opportunities for young people, Prime Minister...
PN holds marathon fund-raiser
The Nationalist Party held a marathon TV fund-raising show yesterday and raised 552,020 euro for its general election campaign.
The event...
Sant urges supporters not to be taken in by 'lies'
Labour leader Alfred Sant told a large crowd of Labour supporters on the Granaries this afternoon that they should not allow themselves to be...
AD insists on rent law reform
Alternattiva Demokratika leader Harry Vassallo insisted today that rent laws needed to be reformed and there had to be an end to the current...
European socialists back MLP programme
The Party of European Socialists has written to Labour Party leader Alfred Sant saying that through his programme, Malta can make a real success...
Sant takes MLP campaign to Gozo and Buskett
Labour leader Alfred Sant said today that Labour will kick start the Gozitan economy after the general elections.
Commenting after a tour...
Ministry denies plans to close lyceums
The Education Ministry said today that not only were Junior Lyceums not to be removed but it was working for all secondary schools to reach...
Gonzi promises investment in Gozo
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told a political activity in Nadur last night that a future PN government will join the private sector in investment...
Sant says government plans to close Junior Lyceums
Labour leader Alfred Sant said this evening that while the PN was accusing Labour of experimenting in the education sector because of the...
AN to seek inquiry into waste recycling plant
Josie Muscat, leader of Azzjoni Nazzjonali, said today that should his party win a seat in Parliament, it would press for an inquiry into the...
Gonzi gets a taste of Maltese agriculture, literally
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi toured farmers at Zebbiegh this morning and literally got a taste of Maltese agriculture, demonstrating a fondness...
Domestic investment deserves importance - AD
Local direct investment should be given the same importance as foreign direct investment, Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Harry Vassallo...
Sant hails consensus on financial services
Labour leader Alfred Sant this morning toured the Malta head office of Banif Bank in Gzira and underlined the fact that the government and the...
Gonzi defends university students
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this evening said that he wanted to send a strong message of solidarity to all university students who, he said,...
Maltese to get preference for SmartCity Jobs - Gatt
Information Technology Minister Austin Gatt
insisted today that SmartCity jobs will be going to the Maltese first.
He said that when the...
Back those who respect you, GWU tells workers
The GWU council in a resolution on the general elections has urged workers to back those who respect them and the union.
In a two-page...
AN calls for specialised secondary schools
Azzjoni Nazzjonali believes in tapping into students' individual talents
by creating an education college system that encourages them to...
Gonzi says reception class proposal is 'dangerous'
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi today described the Labour Party’s reception class proposal as “dangerous and scandalous”,...
Labour to investigate eve-of-election IT contracts - Sant
Labour leader Alfred Sant has warned that a Labour government will investigate any major contracts awarded by the government just before the...
AD seeks career progression for doctors
Medical doctors, particularly those of a young age and in the beginning of their career should be able to make progress more rapidly in their...
Investment growth in Gozo to continue - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this morning that more remained to be done to exploit Gozo's potential in order to improve its economy and...
A day in the life of: Alfred Sant
The first rays of the sun serve as an alarm clock to stir Alfred Sant and though he yearns for the luxury of a lie-in, he has trained himself to...
Electricity tariffs will not be raised - Sant
Electricity and water will continue to be charged at current rates under a Labour government while the surcharge will be halved, Labour leader...
Sant calls for more IT workers
Labour leader Alfred Sant said during meetings in Pieta’, Valletta, Floriana, Marsa and Ħamrun this evening that a Labour government...
Gonzi warns vote for AD benefits Labour
Those people who do not vote in this election, as well as those who vote for Alternattiva Demokratika, will be contributing to the election of...
AD challenges minister to decide on Spring hunting
Alternattiva Demokratika leader Harry Vassallo has challenged Evironment Minister George Pullicino to declare that the Spring hunting season...
Sant tours De La Rue
Labour leader Alfred Sant visited De La Rue security printers this morning and insisted that manufacturing industry was seen as having a viable...
Gonzi urges MLP to reconsider reception class proposal
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi underlined the PN’s commitment to education as one of the pillars of its policies, saying this morning that...
Sant promises tax credits to halve SME's power surcharge
Labour leader Alfred Sant said this morning that under a
Labour government, SMEs would be given a tax credit equivalent to half...
Alternattiva backs gay rights
Alternattiva Demokratika leader Harry Vassallo said today that the recognition of gay rights would be a step forward, helping the political class...
UPDATED: Party leaders in noisy University debate
(Adds PULSE statement)
All four party leaders faced University students today in a well-attended and noisy debate which was short of...
PN is guarantee of further change for the better - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told a PN mass meeting in Zabbar today that it was only under a PN government that the country could continue...
Accent on job creation at MLP mass meeting
MLP leader Alfred Sant focused on job creation and a better quality of life when he spoke at an MLP mass meeting in Mosta this afternoon....
AN calls for change based on local needs
Malta needed real, national, action to put it on the road to prosperity, which was why the political group Azzjoni Nazzjonali was so named,...
Sant insists on discipline, accountability
Labour leader Alfred Sant insisted in a TV interview this morning that whoever was not disciplined, accountable and transparent had no place in...
Gonzi sees lack of confidence by Labour
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi argued this morning that the MLP’s election promises showed it did not have confidence in the Maltese....
PN electoral programme published
The Nationalist Party is promising a range of tax cuts in its electoral programme, approved by the party general council on Saturday evening...
Sant explains plans for Gozo, visits pig farm
Labour leader Alfred Sant took the MLP electoral campaign to Gozo today, explaining the party's plans for the regional development of Gozo at a...
Cacopardo publishes audit report on Sant' Antnin plant
Carmel Cacopardo, an Alternattiva Demokratika candidate who used to work at the Mepa audit office today published the Mepa preliminary audit...
Sant meets Morena
Labour leader Alfred Sant met Malta Song for Europe winner Morena this morning.
He congratulated her on her success and presented her with...
AN proposes to recognise same sex 'partnerships'
Azzjoni Nazzjonali said today that while it underscored the importance of the traditional family, it felt that same sex couples in a permanent...
First jobs at SmartCity this year
The first jobs will be created at SmartCity by the end of the year, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told a meeting for young people last...
AD calls for transport reform
Alternattiva Demokratika leader Harry Vassallo has called for innovative thinking on transport systems in Malta, saying road congestion is...
Steep increase in students following post-secondary courses
The number of 17-year-olds who are continuing their studies has increased from 43 per cent in 1999 to nearly 70 per cent last year, the Prime...
Sant promises tax cuts for sports
Labour leader Alfred Sant met the council of the Malta Football Association this morning and promised that a Labour govenrment would promote...
Wardens should be administered by the police force, AFM by the President - AN
Azzjoni Nazzjonali believes that local wardens should be administered by the police force and that the Armed Forces of Malta be run by the...
PN underlines investment in the environment
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said that the Nationalist Party is the only political party that has made a strong financial commitment towards...
Night centres for the elderly - MLP
A new Labour government would set up night centres for the elderly to encourage them to continue living in their community, Labour leader Alfred...
Dockyard should not be a political football, AD says
Alternattiva Demokratika has urged the government and opposition to refrain from turning Malta Shipyards into an electoral football.
Party...
Do your duty, vote, Gonzi tells university students
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has urged University students
to vote at the general election, saying that was their duty and their...
Church document underlines duty to vote after reflection
The Centre for Faith and Justice and the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archbishop’s Curia this morning
issued a document to...
AN insists: Open centres will be closed if there is no EU help
Azzjoni Nazzjonali insisted today that it will work for the closure of open centres if the EU does not help Malta deal with illegal immigration....
AN billboard causes shock, dismay
Mgr Philip
Calleja, director of the Emigrants’ Commission, expressed shock and regret this
afternoon over an Azzjoni Nazzjonali...
Gonzi promises better Mepa law enforcement
The government is planning to change Mepa enforcement procedures so that illegal buildings would be demolished immediately, Prime Minister...
Sant promises a healthy health sector
Labour leader Alfred Sant this morning insisted that a Labour government would give new life to health centres and also reduce waiting lists for...
PN presents its election candidates
The Nationalist Party this morning presented its 76
candidates for the upcoming general elections. Among them are 26 new
candidates, 11 women...
PM showing no confidence in Pullicino - MLP
Dr Gonzi’s commitment to take charge of Mepa reform if the PN was
re-elected was an admission of the
failure of Environment Minister...
Updated: Mintoff leaves Electoral Office without submitting nomination
Former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff stayed in retirement today after failing to submit his nomination for the general election by the 7 p.m....
Surcharge cut applies to households - Sant
Labour leader Alfred Sant made clear today that the MLP promise to reduce the power surcharge by half applied only to...
107 election nominations submitted today
A total of 107 nominations were submitted by election candidates today.
Among them was Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, who will contest the...
Travel arrangements for Maltese voters living abroad
Travel arrangements are being made for eligible voters living abroad to enable them to vote in Malta at the forthcoming General Election on 8...
Sant reiterates promise to help home buyers
Labour leader Alfred Sant today reiterated promises to help first time property buyers made during the budget debate late last year.
He...
Sant non-committal on divorce
Labour leader Alfred Sant said today
that his party will wait for civil
society to express itself on divorce.
Asked whether the MLP...
Updated: Gonzi sees AD proposals being closer to Labour
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that there was no issue of a possible PN coalition with Alternattiva Demokratika because what he was...
Mintoff 'candidates' deny standing for election
An e-mail purporting to be from the Socialist Freedom Party (Partit Socjalista tal-Helsien) announced this evening that Dom Mintoff is to head a...
Gonzi, Sant both say will respect court decision on hunting
Lawrence Gonzi and Alfred Sant, speaking at about the same time in different locations said today they will respect the decision of the European...
UPDATE 2: Gonzi to take personal responsibility for Mepa reform
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this morning that should he be re-elected
as Prime Minister, he would not retain the finance portfolio but...
Overtime capping proposal came from employer organisations - MEA
The Malta Employers’ Association insisted this morning that the proposal in the Social Pact talks to curtail
overtime payment was...
AN calls for lower tax on business
Azzjoni Nazzjonali today called for a gradual
reduction of tax on business and insisted that any tax investigations should
not go back more...
Dom Mintoff to stand for election?
Former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff "may" contest the general election as an independent candidate, PBS reported tonight.
It said...
Three ex-PN candidates to run with other parties
A total of 104 nominations were filed by election candidates today, the first of three days of nominations.
Among them were Alfred Sant,...
Quality of life is central in this election - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told a televised press conference this evening that a core issue at this general election was quality of life,...
Distribution of voting documents starts on Tuesday
Police officers will start distributing voting documents for the general election and the local council elections as from tomorrow (Tuesday) the...
Children's Commissioner to assume Ombudsman role under Labour
Labour is proposing to transform the Children’s Commissioner
into a Children’s Ombudsman with greater powers than the present...
Updated: Gonzi on Mosta walkabout, Sant submits nomination
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi was on the campaign trail again this morning, meeting residents, shoppers and shop-keepers at Mosta in a visit...
Beattie on AN election list
The new political group Azzjoni Nazzjonali submitted nominations for election candidates in all electoral districts this morning.
Party...
Calling it a day is tough, outgoing MPs say
Calling it a day after decades serving in Parliament is ‘tough’,
the only two serving MPs not to contest the forthcoming general...
PN takes offence
The Nationalist Party
has condemned “disparaging” remarks made by Labour Party officials, saying they
went against the spirit of...
Norman Lowell to stand for election
Norman Lowell, the leader of the far-right group Imperium Europa, is to stand for the general election, it has been learnt.
Lowell had...
Emphasis on health service in MLP mass meeting
Labour leader Alfred Sant placed a particular emphasis on the health service when he spoke at a mass meeting in the Labour heartland of Cospicua...
Gonzi mobbed by supporters in Rabat
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi was mobbed by supporters wishing to speak to him or have his autograph during a visit to the Rabat open market...
PN Mass meeting - Gonzi warns Labour would mean uncertainty
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this afternoon urged the people to compare his government’s record with that of the Sant government and...
Sant insists new talks with EU possible
Labour leader Alfred Sant insisted today that his government could and would reopen negotiations with the European Union on chapters of the...
Parties turn their attention to Gozo
Gozo was in the focus of the political parties today, with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi meeting delegations from the Gozo Business Chamber and...
Updated 2: Government denies Sant claim on overtime, twice
The government in a statement has strongly denied a claim made by the leader of the opposition that during the talks on the social pact, the...
Nature Trust calls for environment agenda
Nature Trust (Malta) has called on all political parties to strongly consider and include environmental issues in the electoral programmes. ...
Gonzi in meeting with young people
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this evening had a meeting with young people as part of the PN's electoral campaign.
The meeting was held at...
MLP speakers insist overtime will be paid at current rates, without tax
Labour leader Alfred Sant and his deputy Charles Mangion insisted this evening that under a Labour government overtime would continue to be paid...
AD wants to 'green' the power surcharge
Alternattiva Demokratika said today that should it have any say in the next government, it would work to ‘green’ the power surcharge...
Sant promises investigation of ferries harbour project
A Labour government will complete the Gozo ferries harbour project in six months and investigate why the project had gone so over budget, Labour...
Nomination of candidates next week
Nominations of election candidates
will be received by Electoral Commissioners between Monday and Wednesday, the
Electoral Commission...
Labour to field 70 candidates for the general election
Labour Party delegates this evening approved all 70 candidates presented to them for the general election. Approval was by secret vote during...
PN tax cuts to cost €46.58 million, PM says
The Nationalist Party’s proposed tax cuts are estimated to cost the country around €46.58 million (Lm20 million), Prime Minister...
MLP approves, publishes electoral programme
The Labour Party's general conference this evening approved its electoral programme for the forthcoming elections. The conference continues to...
UHM groups party leaders to present its proposals
The UHM this afternoon grouped the party leaders to explain its proposals for the general elections.
Union general secretary Gejtu Vella...
Former PN candidate now on MLP list
A former PN election candidate, Marlene Pullicino, is on the MLP list of candidates which the general conference of the Labour Party is due to...
AN announces Valletta masterplan
Azzjoni Nazzjoni
proposed today that Parliament should by moved to the building occupied
by Boffa Hospital in Floriana once the ...
PM confident tax cuts will boost economy further
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told a delegation from the MaltaEmployers' Association today that the purpose of the tax cutting planshe announced...
Labour to give incentives for energy efficiency
A Labour government will introduce incentives to promote energy efficiency and exploit Malta’s natural resources, Labour leader Alfred...
PM says tax cuts are part of two-year-old process
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this morning that the planned tax cuts he announced yesterday were part of a programme unveiled two years ago...
PN executive approves electoral programme
The executive of the Nationalist Party approved the party's electoral programme this afternoon during a meeting at the PN club in Fleur-de-Lys....
Gonzi, Sant, tour commercial centres - Labour promises to review costs to SMEs
Labour leader Alfred Sant said today that a Labour government would review the tariffs and permit costs imposed on SMEs, with a view to reducing...
Hunters' federation claims 17,816-vote membership
The hunters’ federation in a statement short of comment has published a list claiming its members’ vote strength is of 17,816....
Sant asks why PN tax cuts promise was not made earlier
Labour Party leader Alfred Sant this evening reacted to the Prime Minister's promise of tax cuts, asking where the money would come from and why...
Labour promises to stamp out conflicts of interest
Labour leader Alfred Sant promised this morning that a Labour government would set up a structure to monitor spending by government departments...
Gonzi promises tax cuts, incentives for women
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this morning announced an economic stimulus package which includes reductions of income tax and more incentives...
MLP conference to discuss electoral programme on Thursday, Friday
The Labour Party will convene an extraordinary general conference on Thursday and Friday to present its electoral programme and the candidates...
PN puts Gonzi at heart of first campaign rally
The Nationalist Party put its leader Lawrence Gonzi at the heart of the first activity of its electoral campaign this evening, with large...
AD see themselves as real vote for change
This general election will only produce real change if a third party is elected to Parliament, Alternativa Demokratika leader Harry Vassallo...
Party secretaries in joint appeal to supporters
The general secretaries of the PN and the MLP have issued a joint statement appealing to their supporters to be prudent and tolerant throughout...
Elections on March 8 - PM says government targets achieved
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi ended speculation this morning by calling a general election for March 8. At a press conference held at the...
It's official: Election on March 8
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this morning called the general election for March 8 after asking the President to dissolve Parliament....
President dissolves Parliament
President Eddie Fenech Adami has dissolved Parliament, acting on a request from Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi who called at the Palace earlier...
No central issue in this election
People are being
asked to go to the polls next month without a central issue on which to base
their decision.
EU membership was the...
The tenth Parliament - Parliament in review: Major achievements bracket the legislature
The most important achievements of the outgoing Nationalist government bracketed the legislature.
The first and undoubtedly the most...
The elections: an organisational nightmare
This morning's dissolution of Parliament has set in motion a rapid and somewhat complex process which will lead to the election of (at least) 65...
Constitutional amendments come into play
Constitutional amendments approved by Parliament in September will come into play at the forthcoming general election.
The House had...
The electoral districts
The general elections will be contested on the basis of 13 electoral divisions with five candidates elected from each, as has been the case...
The 22nd elections since the granting of self-government
The forthcoming general elections will be the 22nd since 1921, when Malta attained self-government. Turnout has always been high and has...
The 2003 election results
The last general election, in 2003, was dominated by the EU membership issue. The Nationalist Party won another mandate to govern with 51.79...
What if the unthinkable happens?
The government assumes a caretaker role today as it no
longer has the ability, through Parliament, to legislate.
The Constitution lays...
A stern test for the party leaders
The forthcoming general election is the first for Lawrence Gonzi as leader of the Nationalist Party but he was party general secretary in 1998,...
The new counting hall
Vote counting for this general election will take place at the former Trade Fair grounds in Naxxar.
The Electoral Commission was busy...
MEPs will not contest Malta election
None of the five Maltese
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be contesting the general
elections. Asked by The...
Biography: A record Gonzi wants to avoid
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi will be fighting this election hoping he will not become the first man in Maltese history to have held all posts...
Biography: A trying time for Dr Sant
The forthcoming general election will crown a momentous few months for Opposition leader Alfred Sant, who underwent a serious operation at the...
Biography: Josie Muscat - A veteran returns
The general elections mean a return to national politics for Josie Muscat, a former Nationalist Party shadow minister who now heads the Azzjoni...
Biography: Harry Vassallo tries again
You have to admire the man for trying.This will be the fifth time that Harry Vassallo will be standing for election as a candidate for Alternativa...
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