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ELECTION 2022
RUSSIA
RAISA GALEA
recalls the end
of the 1990s
and the rise of
Vladimir Putin
MT2 PAGE 16
SUNDAY • 20 MARCH 2022 • ISSUE 1168 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
Labour enters last
lap with 29,000-vote
advantage over PN
PL 53.7% - 165,752 votes
PN 44.3% - 136,749 votes
SMALL PARTIES 2% - 6,121 votes
Gap PL-PN 9.4% - 29,003 votes
2471 respondents (21/2/22-18/3/22) • est. margin of
error 2% • confidence 95% overall
EXTRAPOLATED RESULT
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WHAT THE MANIFESTOS
SAY Environment, and
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MALTATODAY SURVEY Labour lead grows to 9 points over PN as campaign enters final week PGS 10-11
Daily COVID cases
spike fortnight
after election
announcement
Two weeks into the 2022 general
election campaign, average daily
number of COVID cases jump to 185
K ARL AZZOPARDI
THE last two years have
been dominated by the long
shadow of the COVID-19
pandemic, but in the last
month, the Maltese people's
focus shifted towards the
2022 General Election cam-
paign.
Now, a trend of recent cas-
es is once again lifting its
head slowly, yet a reminder
that the virus has not been
eradicated.
Chemical tanker drifts off Malta's east coast as anchor gets stuck to
subsea electricity cable in Force 8 winds whipping up cold and
blustery end to winter PAGE 6
PHOTOGRAPHY
JAMES
BIANCHI
BERNARD
GRECH
Into the last week
INTERVIEW MT2
JOSANNE CASSAR
This is what
happens when
you take voters
for granted
MT2