Tag: Momentum
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Momentum gains more votes than ADPD but ADPD Leader comes out stronger
As expected, Momentum has continued to further divide the opposition against the Labour Party by providing an anti-feminist version of ADPD. Momentum leader Arnold Cassola obtained a stronger personal result than his ADPD counterpart Sandra Gauci, winning 1,517 first-count votes across two districts, compared to Gauci’s 968. By the final count, Cassola had reached 1,987…
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Labour wins 2026 General Election with 21,963-vote majority
The Labour Party has secured victory in the 2026 General Election, obtaining 158,444 first-count votes and an estimated 51.8% of the national vote, according to projections based on the completed count of all districts. The Nationalist Party garnered 136,723 votes, equivalent to 44.7%, leaving Labour with a lead of 21,963 votes and a margin of…
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An election characterised by a fragmented opposition
Yesterday, late at night, ADPD released what seems to be its last press release before election day. The press release condemned PN Leader Alex Borg’s comments during the last mass rally held by the PN in Floriana. ADPD condemned Alex Borg’s attack on small opposition parties, after he stated that a vote for smaller parties…
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Alex Borg conquers University as students greet him with big cheers
The Malta University Debating Union held its traditional political leaders’ debate of the general election campaign at Sir Temi Å»ammit Hall at the University of Malta. Political party leaders had the opportunity to pitch their election campaigns to university students in what is, so far, the first and only debate between political party leaders during…
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Labour extends lead over PN as new Election Surveys show growing gap
Two new election surveys published midway through the 2026 general election campaign indicate that the Labour Party has widened its advantage over the Nationalist Party, with both polls pointing to a growing lead for Prime Minister Robert Abela and his party. A survey published by MaltaToday places Labour ahead of the PN by an estimated…
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Momentum proposes €360 weekly minimum wage and independent institutions
Earlier this week, Arnold Cassola’s party, Momentum, released their manifesto making them the second political party to publish their manifesto after ADPD. The manifesto focuses heavily on state reform but also contains a raft of measures on the economy. The party’s focus is mainly on reforming the state and addressing the rule of law crisis,…
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ADPD is the only political party in favour the decriminalisation of abortion
Among all the political parties, including the political party Momentum, ADPD – The Green Party is the only party in favour of the decriminalisation of abortion. Momentum, the new political party competing against ADPD for the third-party space it has traditionally occupied, is led by Arnold Cassola, who is firmly opposed to the decriminalisation of…
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Momentum seeks coalition with ADPD
There’s finally some good news about third-parties in Malta with Momentum and ADPD currently discussing coalition-options together for the next general election. The discussions follow a resolution approved at Momentum’s Annual General Meeting to form a broad coalition alliance. Knowing the situation very well, I fully blame Arnold Cassola for the division in third-parties notably…
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Hiding behind the Standards Commissioner (again)
Political party Momentum and NGO Repubblika have requested the Standards Commissioner to investigate the allegations made by Judge Lawrence Mintoff including those about the Paqpaqli case. The focus should be on the Prime Minister’s irregular meetings with the Judiciary – anything else is just a distraction and diversion. Under no normal circumstances should the Prime…
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Momentum demands Government to strip Lord Mandelson of his Ä ieħ Ir-Repubblika Honour
Political party Momentum has released a statement demanding the government to strip Peter Mandelson of his Ä ieħ Ir-Repubblika Honour. The political party described the previous British Ambassador to the US as Tony Blair’s guru who received the honour by Joseph Muscat in 2016 when the Maltese premier was currying favour with European leaders. Momentum’s statement…
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Small parties need to get together under one list for the next general election
Momentum Leader Arnold Cassola brought many excuses to take on the political fray single-handedly and separately from the party he himself had founded. The current surveys show that both Momentum and ADPD are at around 2.3% and this means that any headway they are both doing is being lost through their division. Arnold Cassola is…
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Concerns raised about nightclubs’ safety following incident on New Year’s Eve at Swiss ski resort
Concerns are being raised by politicians and activists about the safety standards of Malta’s nightclubs in Paceville following the gruesome incident at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana which left up to 47 people dead. Pressing with these concerns is the political party Momentum. Momentum is proposing a consolidated and a unified Fire Safety Act…
