Joe Vella Bonnici, an economist and management consultant, has announced he will be a candidate for the post of general secretary of the Labour Party.

Mr Vella Bonnici said he was seeing new hope in the MLP following the election of the new leadership and the leaders’ work needed to be backed by an efficient and serious party administration.

The election of the general secretary will be held on August 4-5. Candidates include incumbent Jason Micallef.

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