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The rapid infantilisation of Maltese politics
The saga of the mayor (or the lack of them) of the Birkirkara Local Council is an excellent representation of the rapid infantlisation of Maltese politics. Basically, the councilors can’t get to agree on who gets to become mayor and the local council is now dysfunctional with a petty village war between them. To make…
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A problem of one’s own making
The Birkirkara local council has remained without a mayor after political parties failed to reach on an agreement on who is to become mayor. Given that both the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party have a tie with Council seats, it is up to the elected independent candidate to make a deal with a particular…
