News Summary:
Newsbook Malta highlighted a growing mental health crisis in Malta on April 26, 2026, suggesting a "quieter, more insidious struggle" beneath the country's economic boom, record employment, and construction sprawl. Previously, on August 28, 2025, Nationalist Party (PN) leadership candidate Alex Borg proposed establishing an auditing committee to address the party's financial situation as part of his campaign. Earlier, on August 27, 2025, Moviment Graffitti urged public objections to a contentious Dingli development proposal, first revealed by Newsbook Malta last month, which seeks to demolish 20 traditional two-storey dwellings to construct five-storey apartment blocks with 100 residential units. This followed Newsbook Malta and RTK103's exclusive interviews on August 13, 2025, where PN leadership contenders outlined differing approaches on issues like free votes and cannabis, despite both opposing abortion. On August 12, 2025, Adrian Delia and Alex Borg were cleared to submit their nominations for the Nationalist Party leadership contest after successfully completing the due diligence process, with the election scheduled for September 6.
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