March 10, the day after people cast their vote in a general election, should be one like any other with all the people emerging as winners irrelevant of the result, Labour leader Joseph Muscat said this evening.

In his message for the New Year, Dr Muscat said that the country had major challenges ahead, not just economic ones, but ones that would put the country under scrutiny.

These included the presidency of the European Union in 2017, for which Malta should start to prepare.

This challenge, Dr Muscat said, cannot be won by half the people, irrespective of who is in government.

Other challenges were the creation of employment, wealth and social services.

Dr Muscat’s message in full can be read in the pdf link below.