Why is Malta’s south red and the north blue?

Times of Malta coloured in its interactive map in blue − when the Nationalist Party won a majority; red for PL victories; or yellow, when no party won a council majority. The results were unsurprising.

While the local council elections sprung some surprises, the outcome has actually reinforced the long-standing tradition of a predominantly Nationalist north and Labour’s stronghold in the south of Malta.Labour managed to eat into traditional PN strongholds in the past decade or so but the European and council elections of June 8 appeared to return the...