Labour leader Joseph Muscat this afternoon attacked the Nationalist Party for failing to prioritise transparency legislation in its electoral programme.

Speaking in Sannat, Dr Muscat said a whistleblower act, a party financing law and the removal of time-barring in cases of political corruption were all crucial reforms, but the PN electoral programme mentioned none of them.

"We need these laws so that no politicians tainted by corruption, whoever they are and whenever they were in power, can rest easy," Dr Muscat said, adding that "those not proposing these things must have something to hide."

Dr Muscat, who was speaking in Sannat, also made mention of the party's open governance proposals (see separate story), which would see individual seats on selected government boards opened up to members of the public.

The pilot project would ensure policy-making was wrestled out of politicians' complete control, Dr Muscat said.

"Anyone, without having to become politically involved or befriend a minister, will be able to sit on a government board," he said.

Dr Muscat called on the crowd to welcome doubters into their homes and encourage them to vote for change.

"Elections come and go, but we need a government that works for everyone, not one that says 'Gozo is ours and not theirs', because Gozo belongs to everyone," he said. The rhetoric drove the crowd wild, as it rose to its feet and applauded long and hard. "We are writing history together, and this is about more than elections or colours, but about unity," Dr Muscat said.