A late surge in the polls has come as welcome news for independent candidate Arnold Cassola who, in reaction to the polls, described himself as “overjoyed that the campaign message is resonating so profoundly”. A poll carried out last week shows that Cassola is now the first-choice candidate for , only trailing the frontrunners Roberta Metsola and Alex Agius Saliba and ahead of the 36 other candidates. Cassola is not surprised by his strong showing, saying that “dozens of volunteers” had signed up to his campaign in recent weeks, each of them lending a hand to spread the word.
“We have some of the brightest editors, designers, mathematicians coming on board to make this dream a reality. The messages pouring in through my social media have been endless. This is truly unprecedented.
” Things will only get better for his campaign, Cassola believes, arguing that “support for the campaign is increasing exponentially”, bringing an end to the “epoch of tribalistic partisan bickering”. “While keeping my feet well rooted to the ground, I believe that we will continue to surge.” Cassola says he is basing his campaign on “hope”, which he describes as the top priority for Maltese youth, saying he wants to restore meritocracy and “a level playing field that incentivises our brightest mind”.
His campaign slogan is (now's the chance). In practice, Cassola says, his efforts as an MEP would be twofold. Firstly, he aims to “drive European funds towards restorin.