Malta has failed Daphne and itself, says sister of assassinated journalist

Mar 27 2022

Mandy Mallia, sister of assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has stated that Malta has “failed Daphne yet again, but above all, it has failed itself.”

This comes after the Labour Party’s recently-announced electoral victory, the third consecutive general election win since they first got elected in 2013 with a significant majority, during which Joseph Muscat was Labour Party leader.

In a subsequent comment, Caruana Galizia’s sister Mandy Mallia stated that “It goes without saying that the fight for justice for Daphne and for her stories will go on until all the bastards are where they belong: behind bars for as long as possible.”

The 2022 general election is the first election to take place after the 2017 murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the case which shook Malta to its core and raised concerns about the stability of Malta’s climate with multiple corruption scandals being unveiled throughout the years.

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Joseph Muscat addresses Labour victory in lengthy post; “The Movement won again”

Mar 27 2022

In a post-election victory comment, former prime minister Joseph Muscat took to Facebook to state that ‘the movement won again’.

This comment and the subsequent few paragraphs refer to the movement birthed from Muscat’s first tenure as Labour leader, a turning point in the history of the Labour Party which lead to the eventual electoral domination up until today’s landslide electoral win.

In his Facebook post, Muscat highlighted that not only is the movement still alive, but stronger than ever – stating that it was not created out of political convenience but as a political, social and economic project which changed, and will continue to change Malta.

The former Prime Minister also stated that it is clear that the people refuse to accept the negativity they were subjected to, appealing to the Labour Party to reinvent itself and analyse the reasoning behind the unprecedented amount of non-voters, sustaining that superficial analysis is not enough.

He went on to state that he has no advice for the Nationalist Party and doesn’t think they would want it, choosing ‘to only highlight historical facts’ such as “the last time the PN secured the absolute trust of the majority for its governmental program in normal circumstances was in 1992. The 1998 election was premature amid crisis whilst the 2003 was a decision on the European Union. in 2008, there was only a relative majority of less than one chair. From 2009 until now, the Labour Party consistently secured the trust of around 55% of the people and the PN around 43%.”

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Indications suggest 41,000-vote lead for Labour party; largest victory since Independence

Mar 27 2022

Just a few hours after ballot boxes were opened and counting officially began, indications from within the Labour Party suggest that Labour have won the 2022 general election by a margin of around 41,000 votes.

The news was broken by Labour Party news platform One News, which also stated that this would be the largest electoral win since Malta’s independence, with the Labour Party securing 55.9% of votes and the Nationalist Party 41.7%.

Today’s general election win is Labour’s third consecutive general election win after securing a historic victory back in 2013, with the 2022 election being Robert Abela’s first win as Labour Party leader.

Earlier today, Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech vowed to remain PN leader and contest the party’s leadership despite such a significant loss. As per Nationalist Party statute, a leadership race will have to take place following the loss of a general election.

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Joseph Muscat celebrates Labour Party victory; “Malta has spoken… again”

Mar 27 2022

Following many other Labour supporters, candidates and members, former Prime Minister and Labour leader Joseph Muscat has taken to social media to celebrate Labour’s third consecutive general election win.

Beyond a few campaign endorsements, Muscat remained relatively on the sidelines during this year’s election campaign. The former leader attended a number of Labour events to endorse candidates like Pieta mayor Keith Azzopardi Tanti as well as Chris Agius and Deo Debattista.

Earlier today, thousands of Labour supporters took to the streets of Malta for a number of street parties to celebrate the party’s ‘absolute majority’ electoral win.

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