u/FrostPace

People keep disagreeing online and I swear it has to be propaganda at this point.

Copilot says it transfers as a percentage meaning that if candidate a needed 4k and got 5k, the 1k is given out in portions of their 2 vote.

Meanwhile I have friends who worked the elections and swore that it wasn't proportional but luck based instead meaning that the 1k in 2s could go to person a even though person B got 4k of the 2s.

Edit:

Quoting the answer

It is proportional and it is explained in the article https://timesofmalta.com/article/explained-how-malta-voting-system-work

Example:

• Quota needed to win = 4,000 votes
• Candidate A gets = 5,000 votes
• Surplus = 1,000 votes

The count then examines the next available preferences on those 5,000 ballots.

Suppose:

• 50% next prefer Candidate B
• 30% next prefer Candidate C
• 20% have no usable next preference

Then approximately:

• 500 votes worth transfer to B
• 300 votes worth transfer to C
• 200 become non-transferable

I go to Valletta often and for every one Maltese person or someone speaking Maltese and English, I swear there are 7ish who speak another language, sure you can say some are tourists but most of the time I'm walking in rush hour when people are leaving from work.

In the event that a third party gets enough seats that they can unite their seats with either party and beat the other of the two, the smaller party will essentially be able to bid their priorities to the other parties and see who's more willing to concede

Honestly my prediction was that PL would win by a slim majority but given that the election was announced and a lot seems undercooked I'm not so sure anymore

The biggest spectacle, the vision 2050 is ludicrously long term and it's clear the government cannot gurantee it's progress if they are asking for a good 7 more wins to be able to achieve their vision

In terms of the train or metro or whatever, it was pitched last election and so far it's nowhere near completion (because it hasn't started) so I doubt people are actually anticipating it to ever come to fruition.

Even the minimal things like the roads being repaired or the other little goodies that elections usually bring haven't been done before.

I don't want to come off as a PN supporter by any means, nor a PL supporter for that matter but fuck me, I genuinely think that if PN don't shoot themselves in the foot they might just have a chance just off of the "at least it's not that guy effect"

Image was from 25th Jan 26

Edit to add:

Since the last election home prices have increased by approximately 50%

This fact alone I think will be a huge blow to labour this election...