Times Talk Campaign Watch: Avoiding the elephants in Malta's election room

Times Talk speaks to political insiders about the controversies raised on week two of the campaign

The second week of Malta’s 2026 general election campaign sparked its first controversies.

As Labour leader Robert Abela and Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg make their political pitches, mainly through cash bonanzas, are the country’s (medium-to-long term) problems being ignored?

Times Talk analyses week two of the general election campaign. Video: Antoine Farrugia Lauri

In this episode of Times Talk, Times of Malta editor-in-chief Herman Grech sits down with former Labour deputy leader and president Daniel Micallef and former PN chief of staff Ray Bezzina to dissect the campaign narratives, the long-term economic impact of today’s pledges, the racism directed at Omar Rababah, and the growing debate over overdevelopment.

It was a candid discussion on the issues shaping Malta’s election, and the ones politicians may prefer to avoid.

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