23-year-old activist Steve Zammit Lupi has been elected as an independent candidate in the ?a? ?ebbu? local council after making a name for himself in the environmental sector.

“Thank you for those who chose civic sense, ?ebbu? culture, and the environment above everything else!” Zammit Lupi said in an emtional Facebook post.

Zammit Lupi, who had told Lovin Malta that he would put his “community and it residents first”, was elected with 947 votes

?a? ?ebbu? itself is no stranger to electing independent candidates they believe in, with Godfrey Farrugia being elected as an independent mayor for the area way back in 1993, serving for seven years.

“I decided to throw my name in as an independent candidate because I truly believe that local councils should be a platform where civic pride and community belonging reign before party politics,” Zammit Lupi told Lovin Malta when announcing his candidature earlier this year.

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Julian Bonnici

Julian is the former editor of Lovin Malta and has a particular interest in politics, the environment, social issues, and human interest stories.