Ignore what the surveys say, your vote counts: Abela tells supporters
The prime minister urged supporters to vote early on Saturday
Prime Minister Robert Abela told supporters on Monday to ignore election surveys and polls, and not to let them influence their vote ahead of the general election.
“The future and direction of our country are not decided by surveys; they are decided by your vote on May 30,” Abela said during an event in Żabbar, a few days before the country heads to the polls on Saturday.
A poll by Esprimi for Times of Malta recently reported a 28,600 vote gap in favour of Labour, and Maltatoday predicted a 17,400 vote-difference.
According to a poll by Vincent Marmara, Labour is projected to be ahead of the Nationalist Party by around 30,000 votes.
Yet on Monday, Abela told party faithful not to allow the surveys to “impress them”.
“This is one of the most difficult elections the party in government has ever faced,” he claimed .
“This is also an election that is extremely important for the future of our country. We must unite as one for our country.”
He urged those who have yet to collect their voting documents to do so, and to convince family and friends who have yet to pick them up to do so.
“On Saturday, vote early, take your family and friends with you. Go all together and vote for a better Malta. Vote for all the Labour Party candidates, do not leave any of them out.”
Abela spoke of the party's manifesto and how it covers every stage of a citizen's life, even before birth, throughout adulthood, and to retirement.
"We are with you every step of your life, but we also plan for a brighter future, so that our children can find a better country than the one we had," he said.
He said the Labour manifesto is a document where all the costs are known and there are no mistakes, unlike the manifesto by the opposition party. He said there is no mention of IVF nor protection of the country's traditional hobbies in the PN's manifesto.
He added how the PN tried to copy Labour's manifesto, yet instead made many mistakes.
"We have a clear plan, a plan through which your dream will become our project."
He said that despite the challenges the party has faced, the country had come out stronger, and it had built the "best economic machine" in Europe, creating jobs for its families.
Speaking before Abela were MP Omar Farrugia, Parliamentary Secretary Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, and Environment Minister Miriam Dalli.