Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg has insisted he is fully in favour of in-vitro fertilisation(IVF), despite previously voting against laws that widened access to the treatment and introduced pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT) at a debate hosted by XTRA on TVM. “I never said that [being against IVF]. That is a lie, I am in favour of IVF. We are
After days of rallies, social media clips and carefully managed events, the television format forced Prime Minister Robert Abela and PN leader Alex Borg into a direct confrontation that highlighted both the similarities and stark differences between the two campaigns. The debate revolved around three broad themes - the economy, governance and quality
Robert Abela and Alex Borg may have sensed a pang of déjà vu on Thursday, as they found themselves standing beside one another from across a room, pitching their party’s manifesto for the third time in just four days. Unlike Monday’s rowdy and occasionally ill-disciplined discussion at university and Tuesday’s more sedate gathering with small businesses,
Prime Minister Robert Abela and PN Leader Alex Borg both said that they are in favour of a referendum being called for the people to decide whether or not Malta should legalise voluntary assisted euthanasia. During a debate between the two party leaders on Thursday evening on television programme Xtra, the Prime Minister defended his party's electoral
With both parties having already unveiled their manifestos, the election campaign appears to have entered a quieter and more repetitive phase. Day 23 of the campaign was marked less by major announcements and more by the continued recycling of already familiar proposals and political messages. It is a stage in which journalists are increasingly struggling
The second head-to-head debate between Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition leader Alex Borg offered a clearer picture of the contrasting styles, priorities and political instincts. Unlike the first debate at the University, this encounter - organised by the Malta Chamber of SMEs - featured only the two leaders, and the absence of third parties
Prime Minister Robert Abela warned that voters who choose not to vote could "open the door to Castille" for the PN, as he said that Malta needs experienced and stable leadership during a sensitive international period, and over the past 13 years, only Labour has shown that it knows how to drive the country's economic engine. Addressing supporters in