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THE YEAR OF THE PROTEST VOTE

Unquestionably the unexpected event of the year was the political outcome in the European parliamentary election held in June. After 15 years, Malta’s third and smallest political formation managed to garner 23,000 first count votes in a closely fought national election.

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