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Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said a government led by the PN and PD coalition would be “born unstable” and unable to take decisions.

Speaking at a political rally in Siġġiewi, Dr Muscat said he had spoken to “genuine Nationalists” who felt the PN had “ridiculed itself” by “putting itself at the mercy of a one-woman party with no track record, no structure, that would imperil the stability of the country”.

“This is a choice between an unstable government, or a strong and stable one that can move the country forward,” he said.

“This election is not just about passing judgement about what we have done – which we will acknowledge – but it is a decision based on a programme and the principles on which our programme is built: social justice, social mobility, equality and unity. Meanwhile, others can speak only about corruption.”

Dr Muscat said that while PN candidate Salvu Mallia had claimed both parties were corrupt, “whole books” could be written on the corruption of past Nationalist administrations.

Meanwhile, he said, while his government had made mistakes, nobody had taken as much action against corruption as he had, highlighting ministers removed from their position and people expelled from the party.

“Some of those who voted for us for the first time in 2013 are satisfied with what we’ve done but find it difficult to accept the Panama issue. I tell them that we will show that the mistakes that were made will never be repeated.”

Highlighting various measures proposed in the Labour Party manifesto – including resurfacing roads, lowering the voting age, and measures to empower citizens in the face of corruption or illegalities – Dr Muscat said his government should be judged on what it had done and what it promised to do.

“Weigh up the good and the bad of this government. Consider whether we kept our promises. Consider also that nothing has changed within the PN: which still houses the same people and the same divisive mentality that drove this country to the brink.

“Ask yourselves three fundamental questions. Are your families better off now than four years ago? Is the country better off than it was four years ago? And who will help your family and your country move forward in the years to come?”

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