Friday, 23rd January 2009
An open-minded political party
Yves Calì (January 20) should refrain from spreading blatant untruths about Alternattiva Demokratika.
Mr Calì had the temerity to write that "Arnold Cassola allowed himself to be carried around in triumph by PL supporters for having denied the PN their third MEP seat (in 2004)".
In the 2004 European Parliament elections, the PN lost its third MEP seat on the night between Monday and Tuesday, nearly on the last count.
Prof. Cassola was instead carried shoulder high by the AD supporters on the night between Sunday and Monday, 24 hours earlier, when the result of his first count votes (23,000) was announced.
As for AD being "the PL's second division team", it is obvious that, with his attitude, Mr Calì has no idea of what it means to be an open-minded political party that puts the interests of the country before that of the party.
Mr Calì should maybe remember what happened during the 2003 election: AD then asked its supporters to vote for PN on first count, and give only subsequent preferences to AD, in order to ensure that the Maltese and Gozitans got into Europe.
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In 2003 AD said 'it-2 jgodd ukoll' (2 counts too). The implications are obvious. I for one was and still am an AD supported but in 2003 gave no1 to the PN since Alfred Sant decided to ignore the result of the referendum for EU
It was the PN that at the 11th hour asked for a block vote, resulting in having Arnold Cassola lose his seat for MLP's Louis Grech (Since Grech inherited the votes of other Labourites)
Had the PN not talked about block votes, probably Cassola would have inherited some PN votes and joined the Greens in the EU
Of course it had every right, but one can promote his ideal or scare people of his opponents to win. The PN chose to scare people of AD (like last elections as well). I find it very undemocratic. Well getting used to it now by the PN. Once you say something the PN wants to hear, than well and good. Say something once which goes against PN and you've had it!! They use you till the last drop. Ask Jeffery Pullicino Orlando!!
It was Dr Herry Vassallo, then leader of the AD who did not even attended the Press Conference at Castille by the Prime Minister together with all the entities of the Moviment IVA. Such Press Conference was called to announce the Victory of the Moviment IVA and as in that same time MLP supporters were also celebrating at Marsa (near OneTV) an election was called at that very instances to clear all doubts. That meant the end of the Moviment IVA and from that moment in time it was an open campaine in the run for the General election in which the PN had every right to do to defend the interest of all those who were in favor of accession in the EU. If Dr Vassallo that was the leader of AD (not Dr Cassola) had attended that press conference and done an LIVE appeal on TVM for unity between the Moviment IVA to defend and strengthen the result achieved in the referendum, maybe things happened differently in the following weeks ecc
Maybe you don't know the whole history. AD was not given the chance to talk during the celebrations and that was the start of the PN's strategy to scare off people from AD
Not quite. AD had asked its supporters to vote AD, not PN. It had asked those who normally vote PN to give their second preference rather than their first to AD, which is hardly the same thing. AD still managed to garner a significant 1,929 first preference votes in that election, putting Malta at risk of missing out on EU membership.
Keep it up......you cannot push away voters from assigning any preference to PN canditates, any better!