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SUNDAY 5 OCTOBER 2025 • ISSUE 1353 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
Andre Callus
maltatoday
Bus usage surges Ethnic extinction
Public transport
struggles to keep up as
crowded buses become
the norm
A scientist and
sociologist explain
why 'ethnic
extinction' isn't a real
concern
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INTERVIEW MT2
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planning reforms planning reforms
a 'devil's pact' a 'devil's pact'
between Abela between Abela
and developers and developers
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MASSIVE CROWDS
DESCEND ON VALLETTA
IN PROTEST AGAINST
PLANNING BILLS
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Alex Borg's honeymoon boost
cuts PL's lead to 8,000 votes
THE Nationalist Party under Alex
Borg has managed to narrow the
gap with the Labour Party to three
points, or 8,394 votes, MaltaTo-
day's October survey shows.
This is the first survey since Borg
became PN leader last month.
It shows the PL scoring 48.8%,
the PN 45.9% and third parties
collectively garnering 5.4%.
However, Prime Minister Robert
Abela still en-
joys a healthy
13-point lead
over Borg on
the trust ba-
rometer.
Borg's rat-
ing is signifi-
cantly better
than that of predecessor Bernard
Grech but Abela enjoys an advan-
tage among current non-voters.
JAMES DEBONO
jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt
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