Thank you from Momentum

As this electoral campaign comes to an end, I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart all the citizens who welcomed Momentum into their homes, workplaces, villages and communities over these past months.

This campaign confirmed something very important: many Maltese and Gozitan citizens are deeply frustrated with the way politics has been conducted for decades by the two establishment parties. People are tired of arrogance, corruption scandals, unchecked overdevelopment, traffic chaos, clientelism, environmental destruction and a political culture that too often places partisan interests before the national interest.

Momentum entered this election to offer something different: serious politics based on honesty, competence, transparency and courage.

Throughout this campaign, we raised issues that many others preferred to ignore. We spoke clearly about the urgent need to protect the environment and quality of life before it is too late. We defended residents suffering from uncontrolled construction and overdevelopment. We insisted on meritocracy and condemned the abuse of public employment for electoral gain. We highlighted the daily reality faced by families stuck in traffic for hours and proposed realistic transport solutions rather than empty grand projects announced for headlines.

We also spoke about the need for cleaner governance, stronger institutions and a political system that serves citizens instead of well-connected lobbies. Many people told us they felt abandoned by the old parties and were relieved to finally hear a political movement addressing these concerns honestly and directly.

Despite limited financial resources and the enormous machinery of the established parties, Momentum carried its message across Malta and Gozo with energy, dignity and determination. Our candidates showed that politics can still be respectful, constructive and focused on ideas rather than personal attacks.

I want to thank every candidate, volunteer and supporter who sacrificed time and energy for this movement. Most of all, I thank the thousands of citizens who encouraged us, shared our message and proved that the desire for political renewal in Malta is real and growing.

Whatever the final result may be, Momentum has already achieved something important. We have helped give a voice to citizens who felt unheard and demonstrated that there is space in Maltese politics for a credible, principled and forward-looking alternative.

Tomorrow, I encourage all citizens to vote with hope and conviction. Do not vote out of fear, habit or tribalism. Vote for the Malta you want future generations to inherit: a cleaner, fairer, more honest and more democratic country.

The journey for real change does not end with this election . It is only beginning.

Arnold Cassola

Hekk kif din il-kampanja elettorali qed tasal fi tmiemha, nixtieq nirringrazzja minn qalbi liċ-ċittadini kollha li laqgħu lil Momentum fid-djar, fuq il-postijiet tax-xogħol, fl-irħula u fil-komunitajiet tagħhom matul dawn l-aħħar xhur.

Din il-kampanja kkonfermat ħaġa importanti ħafna: ħafna Maltin u Għawdxin jinsabu ddiżappuntati ħafna bil-mod kif ilha ssir il-politika għal għexieren ta’ snin miż-żewġ partiti tal-establishment. In-nies għajjenin mill-arroganza, mill-iskandli ta’ korruzzjoni, mill-iżvilupp bla kontroll, mill-kaos tat-traffiku, mill-klijenteliżmu, mill-qerda ambjentali u minn kultura politika li wisq drabi tqiegħed l-interessi partiġġjani qabel l-interess nazzjonali.

Momentum daħal għal din l-elezzjoni biex joffri alternattiva differenti: politika serja mibnija fuq l-onestà, il-kompetenza, it-trasparenza u l-kuraġġ.

Tul din il-kampanja, qajjimna temi li ħafna oħrajn ippreferrew jinjoraw. Tkellimna b’mod ċar dwar il-ħtieġa urġenti li nipproteġu l-ambjent u l-kwalità tal-ħajja qabel ikun tard wisq. Iddefendejna lir-residenti li qed ibatu minħabba kostruzzjoni bla kontroll u żvilupp eċċessiv. Insistejna fuq il-meritokrazija u kkundannajna l-abbuż tal-impjiegi pubbliċi għal skopijiet elettorali. Tkellimna wkoll dwar ir-realtà ta’ kuljum ta’ familji maqbudin għal sigħat fit-traffiku u ppreżentajna soluzzjonijiet realistiċi għat-trasport flok proġetti grandjużi vojta maħsuba biss għall-aħbarijiet.

Tkellimna wkoll dwar il-ħtieġa ta’ governanza aktar nadifa, istituzzjonijiet aktar b’saħħithom u sistema politika li taqdi liċ-ċittadini flok lill-lobbies b’saħħithom. Ħafna nies qalulna li jħossuhom abbandunati mill-partiti l-kbar u li finalment sabu moviment politiku li qed jitkellem dwar dawn il-problemi b’onestà u direttament.

Minkejja r-riżorsi finanzjarji limitati u l-makkinarju enormi tal-partiti stabbiliti, Momentum wassal il-messaġġ tiegħu madwar Malta u Għawdex kollu b’enerġija, dinjità u determinazzjoni. Il-kandidati tagħna wrew li l-politika tista’ tibqa’ rispettuża, kostruttiva u ffukata fuq l-ideat aktar milli fuq attakki personali.

Nixtieq nirringrazzja lill-kandidati, voluntiera u sostenituri kollha li taw il-ħin u l-enerġija tagħhom għal dan il-moviment. Fuq kollox, nirringrazzja lill-eluf ta’ ċittadini li ħeġġewna, qasmu l-messaġġ tagħna u wrew li x-xewqa għal tiġdid politiku f’Malta hija reali u qed tikber.

Ikun xi jkun ir-riżultat finali, Momentum diġà kiseb xi ħaġa importanti. Tajna vuċi lil ċittadini li kienu qed iħossuhom minsijin u wrejna li hemm spazju fil-politika Maltija għal alternattiva kredibbli, serja u b’viżjoni għall-futur.

Inheggeg liċ-ċittadini kollha jivvutaw bit-tama u bil-konvinzjoni. Tivvutawx mill-biża’, mill-vizzju jew mit-tribaliżmu. Ivvutaw għal Malta li tixtiequ tħallu lill-ġenerazzjonijiet futuri: pajjiż aktar nadif, aktar ġust, aktar onest u aktar demokratiku.

Il-vjaġġ għal bidla vera ma jispiċċax għada. Għadu qed jibda.

Arnold Cassola

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