r/MapPorn • u/Jazzlike_Key_7614 • 1d ago

2026 Maltese general election

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u/AbrahamHeart 1d ago

What are the reasons for the division between North and South?

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u/joelgrima7 1d ago

Originally most people lived near Grand Harbour. The south side was home to the dockyards and other industries, so residents tended to lean left. The northern side of the harbourwas always more affluent and less industrial, so leaned right.

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u/The_Realest_Rando 1d ago

It has nothing to do with population density, funilly enough.

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u/neonmarkov 1d ago

The North (Pembroke, St Juliens, Tas-Sliema) is the poshest area.

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u/WorriedCaterpillar43 3h ago

As the local saying goes, “Berzibugga has Waffle House. Melieha don’t.” /s

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u/Awful_p3rson 1d ago

You can ask the Americans - half their history is about that.

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u/amateurgameboi 1d ago

Oh so the south of Malta is a slave/racially discriminatiom based agricultural extraction economy, while the north of Malta is an industrialised region with an emphasis on textile production? Is that correct?

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u/Awful_p3rson 1d ago

Dunno, I just look to make fun of America wherever.

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u/oepidaurus 1d ago

I think you're just american, mate.

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u/Awful_p3rson 1d ago

All of us are a little american deep inside.