Tag: Sandra Gauci
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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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ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci comes close to get getting elected on the 12th district, but chances look slim
ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci has received up to 950 votes at the final tally in her home and 12th district. She has got close to getting elected but chances look slim as major party heavy-weights Jonathan Attard and Grazziella Galea are set to re-clinch their seats. She nearly doubled her vote count having obtained up…
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Party Leaders vote in uneventful election
Party leaders have voted in what is considered one of the most uneventful general elections in recent Maltese history. Prime Minister Robert Abela called a snap election riding a wave of high-trust ratings with the aim to consolidate power. Robert Abela voted in Żejtun while Alex Borg voted in Munxar (Gozo). Sandra Gauci voted in…
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Three promising names of this election
This general election has brought out the best out of some political candidates, who have emerged as very promising names with a very interesting political career ahead. Here’s three of the political candidates who have really outdone themselves during this general election campaign. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana This has been Clyde Caruana’s general election campaign.…
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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 Żammit 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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ADPD commends Labour for taking on its proposal to raise the Tourist Eco-Tax and invest in local communities
ADPD – Green Party Leader Sandra Gauci has welcomed the Labour Party’s decision to adopt a long-standing ADPD proposal to increase the tourist eco-contribution and redirect part of the revenue toward local councils. ADPD had originally argued that localities most affected by mass tourism should directly receive eco-tax funds in order to finance waste collection,…
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ADPD launch their Electoral Manifesto: propose decriminalisation of abortion
ADPD – The Green Party is the only political party that has so far published in full its electoral manifesto for the general election campaign. The elections will be held on May 30th. ADPD leader urged the public to vote for ADPD to increase accountability in parliament. She added that a critical voice is also…
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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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ADPD – Green Party Leader Sandra Gauci wants Local Councils to have a say in planning permits and outdoor notices by establishments on chairs and tables
Yesterday during a discussion on the public broadcaster, ADPD- Green Party Leader Sandra Gauci stated that local councils should have a say in planning applications. She also added that establishments which receive permission to set up tables and chairs outside in the public space, should have their permits for their chairs and tables fixed outside…
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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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Constitutional Court rejects ADPD appeal on human rights and electoral law
The Constitutional Court has rejected a complaint filed by ADPD–The Green Party, saying it has no authority to rule on the matter. The case focused on Articles 52 and 52A of the Constitution. The Court said the Constitution does not explain how to deal with possible conflicts between its own provisions. Because of this, it…