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MALTATODAY STAFF IT was a close contest, but Adrian Delia was clear- ly on top as the votes started being tallied by the counters. The foyer at the Nationalist Party headquarters in Pietà burst into massive cheer, confirming that the newcomer, who has already fallen out with what he slammed as the 'party establishment', had over- come his first hurdle. With the PN's General Coun- cil's members putting him through to a final run- off, Delia will now face the vote of the PN's 22,000 paid-up members - the first ever popular election for a Maltese political party leader - and where the fiery lawyer seems to have found widespread ac- claim. Two of his parliamentary supporters, Hermann Schiavone and Clyde Puli were visibly euphoric at yesterday's result. It was a sign that even in the face of the PN's ethics investigation into the Jersey offshore account, Delia had won over the councillors. July 2016 - Issue 79 www.vida.com.mt EXPLORING MALTA'S COASTLINES Malta's hottest bays TAKE ME TO THE BEACH Summer's fashion must-haves Newspaper post SUNDAY • 3 SEPTEMBER 2017 • ISSUE 930 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY SUNDAY • 3 SEPTEMBER 2017 • ISSUE 930 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY maltatoday YOUR FIRST READ AND CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT €1.75 SUNDAY • 3 SEPTEMBER 2017 • ISSUE 930 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY today today • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY today • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY Wave the last few days of summer with the seasonal hue of all Will the PN become a sturdy party again and be the effective Opposition the country requires? 21 One step closer to leader PHOTO JAMES BIANCHI PN LEADERSHIP ELECTION Newcomer Adrian Delia wins over 600 votes from PN councillors to put him through to the final round of voting: a sign confirming the swell of support for the outsider SUNDAY • malta YOUR FIRST READ AND CLICK OF THE DAY SUNDAY • Wave the last few days of summer with the seasonal hue of all INTERVIEW The first post-election survey by MaltaToday on national concerns shows corruption dropping in the list of concerns of the Maltese, as it is overtaken by growing unease on immigration, crime and over-development PAGE 12 FREE Malta's grape varieties are under threat of drought, Marsovin's JEREMY CASSAR tells Raphael Vassallo AFTER WAR, PEACE? 14 15 Signs of political fatigue? Concern on corruption drops by 22 points MALTATODAY SURVEY of the PN's ethics investigation into PGS 2-5 Round one is in the bag. Adrian Delia held aloft by supporters at the PN headquarters, with wife Nicky Vella de Fremaux behind him