Recent proposals by the Swieqi mayor were based on partisan politics that destroyed any chance of creating a unified local council working for the benefit of all residents, Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Harry Vassallo said in a statement.
Dr Vassallo was reacting to a proposal, made during the first meeting of the council after the local elections, by Nationalist mayor Carmen Said, who presented a list of roles and responsibilities and divided them solely among PN councillors, excluding councillors from the other parties - René Rossignaud (AD) and Mario Fava (Labour) - the statement read.
"This senseless proposal is hugely disappointing and a betrayal of what local councils should really be about," Dr Vassallo said as he appealed for the withdrawal of the proposal and the inclusion of all councillors in the council's work.
"Talent, capability, commitment and dedication should have no political colour and it is shameful that the mayor is letting partisan politics win over good sense in Swieqi," Dr Vassallo added.