Nationalist MEP candidate David Casa has spoken out about the expected voting gap in this year’s European Parliament elections.

“A slap in the face for the Labour Party,” Casa wrote on social media.

“In spite of the reign over the state, the people are sending a clear message: Stop pigging off our backs.”

Secretary General of the PN Michael Piccinino stated that the gap between the two parties has dropped to somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 – this is less than half of the 2019 election in which Labour won by 42,656 votes.

Soon after Labour’s win was announced, Prime Minister Robert Abela entered the counting hall while Opposition Leader Bernard Grech gave an address on NET TV where he said that “it’s clear that the Maltese population wants better leadership and transparency rather than a political spin”.

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