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Bernard Grech

Competitive (vote drop expected post-leadership)Centre-right; rule of law

Interviews & media

Listen
Times TalkPN at a crossroads — panel on Grech's resignation as leader (57 m)
Jun 2025Read
MaltaTodayA vision for new Malta — campaign interview
Mar 2022
Track record
★★★★★
Controversy
Medium
Social media
Moderate

Political alignment

EU Group
EPP
Ideological position
Centre-right; rule of law
Intra-party standing
Former PN leader (2020–25); resigned June 2025; Shadow Min. Capital Projects
Key issue focus
Rule of law; Vitals case; infrastructure
Abortion stance
**Explicitly pro-life**

Track record

Prior office / role
PN Leader (2020–25); Hospitals concession court case co-plaintiff; lawyer; MP (co-opted 2020, elected 2022)
Key documented achievement
Hospitals concession annulled — Adrian Delia litigated, Grech co-plaintiff; narrowed Labour's polling gap in 2024 local/MEP elections
Principle vs delivery gap
Lost 2022 election by even larger margin than 2017; resigned June 2025 after trust rating collapsed to 18.8%; legacy contested

Controversies (2)

  • Resigned as PN leader June 2025 after trust rating fell to 18.8% — widely seen as a failed leadership; earlier controversy over legal bill expenses

    Medium

  • 2022 general election loss — Labour's biggest majority ever under his leadership

    Medium

Social media & campaign