Shaking off past misdeeds (2)
Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici claims that as part of the constitutional amendments agreed to between the MLP (now PL) and the PN, Dom Mintoff was to be appointed President. In his autobiography former President Guido de Marco denies that any concession of...
Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici claims that as part of the constitutional amendments agreed to between the MLP (now PL) and the PN, Dom Mintoff was to be appointed President. In his autobiography former President Guido de Marco denies that any concession of this kind was ever made.
The amendment in the main stated that 'Where a party at the first count obtains more than 50 per cent of the votes cast it will be guaranteed a one-seat majority in Parliament'.
If what Dr Mifsud Bonnici states is correct, could it be that Mr Mintoff was, reluctantly or otherwise, thinking of the Presidency for himself when he agreed to amend our Constitution? Could it be that he was not shamed by the gerrymandering that occurred in the 1981 election after all and which led his party to govern against the will of the majority?
What Dr Mifsud Bonnici claims undeniably adds a further grave blot on a past Labour administration.