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Alex Borg

Ballot name: Alexander Borg

Near-certain (PN leader)Centre-right; reform-focused

Interviews & media

Listen
Times TalkPN leadership race — Adrian Delia & Alex Borg (1 h 46 m)
Jul 2025Watch
Champions Connect PodcastOpens up on losing his father, doubters, and being a young leader
May 2026Read
Lovin MaltaPlans new PN podcast if elected leader
Jul 2025
Track record
★★★★★
Controversy
Medium
Social media
High
Conflict of interest
Low
Financial transparency
Partial

Political alignment

EU Group
EPP
Ideological position
Centre-right; reform-focused
Intra-party standing
PN leader since Sep 2025; Gozitan origin (Nadur/Fontana); D12 and D13
Key issue focus
Healthcare; cost of living; population management; PN renewal
Abortion stance
**Explicitly pro-life** (personal; moderate on enforcement)

Track record

Prior office / role
PN leader (2025–); MP (2022–, elected D13 with 6,108 FPV — highest nationally after Grech); Shadow Min. Gozo; Mr World Malta (2020); lawyer; born Victoria, Gozo
Key documented achievement
Won PN leadership Sep 2025; launched "Nifs Ġdid" campaign; mass meetings; north hospital pledge; promised to make Gozo a region not just a ministry; UN Security Council observation during PN term
Principle vs delivery gap
No government record; youngest PN leader; narrow leadership win (44 votes); AI-manipulated photos targeted him

Business interests & transparency

Conflict of interestLow

No documented conflicts

Sources:Wikipedia

Financial transparencyPartial

MPs' declaration (Sch.1) only — MP since 2022, never a minister. Submitted annually to Speaker; most recent: 2025

Controversies (5)

  • Cannabis photo circulated (AI-manipulated image — noted by Wikipedia); AI-edited images mocking him flooded social media after election announcement

    None

    Nature: —

    Sources:Wikipedia — Alex Borg

  • Endorsed Trump as "more pro-business"; praised Trump's pro-life stance — some see this as divisive

    Medium

    Nature: —

    Sources:Wikipedia — Alex Borg

  • First two days of campaign: avoided media access — visited maritime school without informing press; proposals launched without journalist Q&A; MaltaToday noted he was "camera-shy" despite modelling background

    Low

    Nature: Campaign communication style

    Sources:MaltaToday, May 2026

  • AI-manipulated image showing him smoking cannabis circulated — not his conduct; endorsed Trump (see D12 report)

    None

    Nature: —

    Sources:Wikipedia — Alex Borg

  • May 2026: launched campaign at maritime school without press access, no journalist Q&A — "camera-shy" coverage (MaltaToday)

    Low

    Nature: Campaign conduct

    Sources:MaltaToday, May 2026

Social media & campaign

Approximate reach
—
Campaign tone
—
Key campaign message
—
Platforms
Facebook

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