Arnold Cassola chose not to contest casual elections held on Friday and Tuesday because it was “not worth it” given the number of votes he received. Casual elections are held to fill seats vacated by candidates elected from two electoral districts. The casual elections for the Labour seats were held on Friday and those for the PN on Tuesday. During
The Nationalist Party’s seven casual elections have now been concluded, confirming the latest MPs set to join Parliament. The seven candidates elected today are: Andrew Agius (7th District) A veterinary surgeon by profession, Agius enters Parliament for the first time after securing a seat vacated by Adrian Delia. He is the son of former PN Parliamentary
Twenty-three Nationalist Party candidates will be competing for seven seats in Malta's next parliament when casual elections for additional PN seats are held this morning. The seats to be filled are ones vacated by candidates elected in two districts: Stephen Spiteri (3rd district), Mark Anthony Sammut (10th), Conrad Borg Manche’ (5th), Adrian Delia
More women have been elected into parliament in this general election, but with the limited number of women contesting the Nationalist Party’s casual election, parliament will need the maximum 12 seats allocated to women – and will still be five percentage points short of the 40% threshold. This year’s general election saw a record number of women
PN Leader Alex Borg has announced that he will once again seek the party’s trust to continue the renewa l process he says began eight months ago. Speaking during an interview on NET TV, Borg said the general election may be over, but the Nationalist Party’s mission to build a better Malta and Gozo is only just beginning. While acknowledging that the
PN leader Alex Borg on Sunday stood by his decision to hold on to his 13th district seat and give up the 12th, insisting he did not breach the party’s statute. During an interview on party television, Borg said he retained discretion, as party leader, to decide which district seat to give up. The party’s statute explicitly says that a candidate who
Opposition and Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg has pledged to continue rebuilding the PN following the recent general election, insisting that despite the defeat, the party has emerged with renewed energy, increased support and a stronger connection with younger voters. Speaking in an interview with Thomas De Martino on party media, Borg described
The outcome of the election is clear. The Labour government was re-elected with a strong mandate and a comfortable majority. There is no denying that reality and no attempt to sugarcoat or distort the electorate’s verdict will change that. Yet, elections are rarely defined by only one narrative. While Labour understandably celebrated another electoral