Friday 8th November. Junior College students headed to the voting booth to elect their student council. The result was expected to be announced early that evening but that plan hit the fan quickly when a few hiccups were encountered.
The story revolved round 1 vote. Allegedly after the first count Mikela Cassar was elected in the role of KPS with 1 vote. SDM representatives in the counting hall asked for recount in case any error that might have taken place during the counting of the votes. After an alleged recount later during the evening, it transpired that both candidates obtained the same number of votes.
7 Pulse candidates were confirmed and elected in the council, however the role of KPS until now remains vacant due to a parity in votes. Results can be seen below:
President:
Kleaven Pisani (Pulse): 692
Kurt Anthony (SDM): Caruana: 640
Vice-President:
Sara Said (Pulse): 710
Kimberly Rega (SDM): 621
Secretary General:
Jodie Xuereb (Pulse): 698
Danaya Grech (SDM): 631
KPS:
Mikela Cassar (Pulse): 665
Glen Mifsud (SDM): 665
Financial Officer:
Colette Abdilla (Pulse): 690
Alessia Cristina (SDM): 640
PRO:
Andre Camilleri (Pulse): 702
Nicole Psaila (SDM): 629
KE:
Erika Mallia (Pulse): 682
Kylie Ghirxi (SDM): 648
KKD:
Anton Camilleri (Pulse): 680
Luke Sultana (SDM): 652
The Electoral Commissioner responsible for this year’s elections, Wayne Sammut stated that the current result was confirmed unanimously by commission including Deputy Electoral Commissioner, Michele Refalo.
He stated that a possible way forward might be another election to elect the KPS but nothing has been yet confirmed. A decision will be communicated once discussions with the Junior College Administration and the respective organisations are finalised.
President-Elect Kleaven Pisani in his first reaction stated that he was beyond happy but as yet disappointed that they did not manage to elect the whole team the first time round.
Junior College Principal, Paul Xuereb, stated that a decision has be taken by the organisations and the administration will not make a decision on behalf of the students and their representatives. He also stated that he was quite satisfied with how orderly the election and campaigns were conducted.