Democracy took another dip this week with both parties willing to discuss awarding themselves extra seats if they win with a one-seat majority.

Democracy took another dip this week with both parties...

MediaToday Managing editor Saviour Balzan on Sandro Chectuti's defence counsel arugment that Vince Farrugia had asked a blogger to undermine Chetcuti.

MediaToday Managing editor Saviour Balzan on Sandro...

Bondiplus provided a much-needed basis for comparison between the widely-held view of Franco Debono as madman and the Franco Debono we all saw deftly putting...

Bondiplus provided a much-needed basis for comparison...

The very fact that he home affairs minister has chosen to keep his distance from any controversy is proof of his weak resolve when it comes to standing up for...

The very fact that he home affairs minister has chosen to...

An electoral defeat for the PN might be a blessing in disguise if it presents the party with the opportunity for a generational revolution.

An electoral defeat for the PN might be a blessing in...

In 2010, the at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate stood at 20.6%, below the EU average by nearly 3 percentage points.

In 2010, the at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate...

Franco Debono may be giving a clear message that he believes the Labour Party in government is more likely to take forward the reforms that he is championing.

Franco Debono may be giving a clear message that he...

By the time the election is held, Lawrence Gonzi would have prepared the way for blaming Franco Debono’s intransigence in case of an electoral defeat.

By the time the election is held, Lawrence Gonzi would have...

Beyond all recriminations, has anybody asked whether Gonzi has failed to smell the coffee? Did he honestly believe this problem would blow over by simply...

Beyond all recriminations, has anybody asked whether Gonzi...

Imposing a presidential system based on feudal loyalties between leader and candidate on our parliamentary democracy has provoked the current crisis. The...

Imposing a presidential system based on feudal loyalties...

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on the current political crisis and reminds what had happened during the Labour Party's crisis in 1998

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on the current...

An early election is not what the country needs, but Debono has given a name to the sleaze machine that replaced official party media.

An early election is not what the country needs, but Debono...

Gonzi’s stronger image won him his one-seat majority but the GonziPN brand...

Gonzi’s stronger image won him his one-seat majority but...

If Gonzi doesn’t call for a vote of confidence he risks being perceived as someone clinging to power at all costs; while Muscat risks making Franco Debono...

If Gonzi doesn’t call for a vote of confidence he risks...

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on the current political situation within the Nationalist Party, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Franco Debono

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on the current...

It is a matter of days before we will know whether the next general election will be held in March.

It is a matter of days before we will know whether the next...

The bill presented by the PN government to GRECO is not meant to make party financing transparent. It is meant to keep the JS list funding mechanism intact.

The bill presented by the PN government to GRECO is not...

The idea that a family is not safe when at home is one that undoubtedly strikes fear into the bravest of hearts.

The idea that a family is not safe when at home is one that...