Comments on: Turn-out down on all districts except Gozo

By: John Higgins

John Higgins — Sun, 25 May 2014 20:45:19 +0000

Expect price rises after this election. Obviously they wouldn’t raise any prices before the election. But as Marie Antoinette said about the common people “Let them eat cake”. They deserve it after all.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sun, 25 May 2014 09:40:02 +0000

It is not good sense to stay home in protest at being let down and not vote at all. Let’s just say that at least this time round they were not stupid enough to vote for Labour MEPs.

By: J Farrugia

J Farrugia — Sun, 25 May 2014 08:31:08 +0000

I am more inclined to hope for a good result from Gozo for the PN. Let’s wait and see.

By: Michelle Pirotta

Michelle Pirotta — Sun, 25 May 2014 08:01:16 +0000

In reply to Thaddeus. @Thaddeus: a World Cup (cue mass public hysteria) is coming soon. So your theory of "coming weeks" makes sense.

By: vic

vic — Sun, 25 May 2014 07:43:56 +0000

In reply to Thaddeus. Who told you we, the common people, were going to benefit from the sale of passports?

By: observer

observer — Sun, 25 May 2014 07:39:51 +0000

I do not share your assessment regarding the 10th district.

I think that the only way that the 2013 switchers could have redeemed themselves was to go out en masse and vote for all the PN candidates.

I am almost sure, at this moment, that very few of them have actually done that.

We will know in a few hours.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sun, 25 May 2014 06:01:34 +0000

I think this means another big win for PL. Even if these are all switchers, they were once PN voters who decided not to vote, leaving more PL voters.

Disillusioned switchers couldn’t face the fact that they voted poorly, and couldn’t face swallowing their words and do the right thing by voting PN. I suspect not going to vote is becoming the new’ ‘cool’.

However it’s significant that voting turnout decreased too in PL strongholds; people are not happy with PL’s way of things.

By: Min Jaf

Min Jaf — Sun, 25 May 2014 05:56:44 +0000

What do you mean, rumour? Bus fare increase is a cert. Pay more for less is the norm with Labour government.

By: G

Sun, 25 May 2014 04:25:52 +0000

In reply to Thaddeus. And the electricity bills are arriving on Monday too. What's in them that needed to wait till after election day?

By: Matthew S

Matthew S — Sun, 25 May 2014 02:00:42 +0000

I doubt it’s because of Manuel Mallia.

It was an uninspiring campaign all round so I’m not surprised that turn-out is down.

By tackling the wrong things and confusing domestic issues with European ones (not just in Malta but all around Europe), politicians are undermining the European project.