Roberta Metsola Shatters Election Record With 80K+ Votes

Jun 9 2024

Roberta Metsola, the European Parliament President and candidate for this year’s European Parliament election on the Nationalist Party (PN) ticket, has set a new record by securing over 80,000 votes. This achievement surpasses the previous record of 68,782 votes held by Simon Busuttil in the 2009 MEP election.

Metsola’s record-breaking performance has been an earmark of the 2024 election, showcasing strong support while the PN celebrating their best-ever performance in a European Parliament election. Despite multiple previous survey results suggesting otherwise, a reduced margin of around 7,000 votes PN and the PL has been marked.

The Labour Party’s Electoral Head has provided the following provisional first-count figures:

Roberta Metsola: 81,130
Alex Agius Saliba: 58,316
Arnold Cassola: 12,884
Daniel Attard: 10,634
Thomas Bajada: 9,601
Steve Ellul: 8,670
Peter Agius: 8,640
Claudette Abela Baldacchino: 8,284

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PN May Regain Third Seat in European Parliament, Sources Suggest

Jun 9 2024

The most recent information from various sources suggests that the gap between the Nationalist and Labour Party is down to approximately 7,000 votes or a 3% gap between the parties.

According to unofficial sources, PL have claimed 45% of eligible votes while the PN secured 42%, with the remaining 13% being scattered amongst others.

As things stand, indications are that seats will be 3-3, with Roberta Metsola on the PN ticket and Alex Agius Saliba confirmed. The remaining MEPs will be determined depending on vote inheritance.

7,000 dubious votes reportedly remain, with the full result to be revealed at 11PM.

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Roberta Metsola & Alex Agius Saliba Re-Elected

Jun 9 2024

PN candidate and European Parliament president Roberta Metsola and PL candidate Alex Agius Saliba have reportedly been re-elected due to a guarantee of reaching the quota, Times of Malta reported.

According got ToM’s live blog, the two candidates are guaranteed to exceed the quota and therefore the first two candidates elected in the 2024 MEP election.

That means 2 out of 6 six seats have been taken, one for the Labour Party and one for the Nationalist Party.

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Jason Azzopardi Alleges PN-PL Vote Margin of 5,473

Jun 9 2024

Former PN MP Jason Azzopardi has claimed that the vote gap between PL and PN has gone down to around 5,473.

If correct, this would mark a radical decrease in the gap between the two main parties.

It was first announced to have gone down to 15K, then 10K and now, if Azzopardi is correct to 5K.

Official results will showcase the official gap as counting continues.

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