The candidate of the ruling LIBRE party, Rixi Moncada, came in a distant third. Mr Asfura ran on a broad pro-business platform saying private investment was ‍necessary to move the country forward, while his political agenda focused on jobs, education and security. In the weeks following the vote, LIBRE repeatedly called for protests against what they denounced as an “electoral coup”. I will not let you down,” Mr Asfura ⁠said in a post on X following the confirmation of the results. Both Nasralla and the ruling LIBRE party have decried Trump’s comments as election meddling.

Source: The Irish Times December 25, 2025 14:08 UTC