A tsunami that went wrong

Nationalist Party officials and delegates celebrate their party’s gains at the Naxxar counting hall. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

The last weeks in Malta have been dominated by the European and local elections held on June 8.In both elections, the party that has been governing Malta since 2013 with large majorities saw its lead decrease substantially by a wind of change. Many citizens had been fooled by a superbly run PR campaign based upon...