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Anton Refalo

Ballot name: Anthony Refalo

LikelyOld-guard centre-left; Gozitan

Rekord

★★★★★

Kontroversja

High

Midja Soċjali

Moderate

Kunflitt ta' interess

Unknown

Trasparenza finanzjarja

Unknown

Allinjament Politiċu

Grupp UE

S&D

PoŻizzjoni Ideoloġika

Old-guard centre-left; Gozitan

PoŻizzjoni fil-Partit

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights; D13; long-serving MP since 2013

Kwistjonijiet Ewlenin

Agriculture; fisheries; rural Gozo; animal rights

PoŻizzjoni fuq l-Abort

Silent

Rekord

Kariga Preċedenti / Rwol

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights (2022–); Minister for Gozo (2013–17); Parliamentary Secretary for Gozo (1996–98); MP (2013–); lawyer

Kisba Dokumentata Ewlenija

Long-serving Gozitan Labour presence; agricultural and fisheries support; rural Gozo advocate

Differenza bejn il-Prinċipji u l-EŻekuzzjoni

Multiple documented controversies (hotel EU funds, stone marker, Riina link); low national visibility

Kontroversji (3)

Stolen British-era stone marker (Victoria Regina) found at his private Qala home — police investigated; no charges filed; Refalo never explained how the protected heritage artefact arrived there
High
Natura: Illegal possession of protected heritage
Sorsi:The Shift News, Feb 2025
L-Eremita hotel: wife received €270,000 in EU funds (80% of costs) for "yoga-meditation" hotel built mostly illegally on ODZ land in Qala; Brussels investigating; illegal car park bulldozed without permits; Planning Authority took no action despite evidence
High
Natura: EU funds misuse; illegal ODZ development
Sorsi:The Shift News, Jun 2023
April 2026: Italian La Stampa linked his Qala villa to a hideout used by Sicilian mafia boss Toto Riina; Refalo contradicted himself (first said he bought it, then denied owning it); told reporter "mind your own business"
Medium
Natura: Credibility; unproven link
Sorsi:MaltaToday, Apr 2026

Midja Soċjali & Kampanja

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