In the Press: Hospital sees three self-harm cases a day | Energy minister tops popularity charts

The Times of Malta

Maltese hospitals are seeing about three cases of self-harm a day, a situation that should be cause for concern according to the psychiatry chairman at Mt Carmel hospital. Dr Anton Grech called for better education and awareness about depression, a common cause for self-harm. He said that research shows that those who self-harm face higher risks of death when these behaviours escalate.

In-Nazzjon

This newspaper analyzes the run-up to the results of the MEP elections, which took three days and the full 28 counts to be finalized. Therese Comodini Cachia was the final candidate elected and the third from the PN camp, splitting the Maltese MEP cohort evenly between PN and PL.

L-Orizzont

This newspaper also analyzes the MEP election results, saying that the 33,000-vote majority the PL had over the PN was not enough for the Labour party to secure a fourth seat. Because only one candidate - Alfred Sant - surpassed the 36,00-vote quota, votes had to be redistributed over a number of counts, the reason the process took so long.

The Malta Independent

Energy and Health Minister Konrad Mizzi is, according to a survey carried out by this newspaper, the most popular cabinet minister. His rating - 52.3% - surpasses that of now-President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca when she was a minister, 34.7%.