PL candidate postpones wedding because of campaign

Kirill Micallef Stafrace, a Labour Party candidate for the European Parliament elections, admitted this morning that he had to postpone his wedding because of the forthcoming election.

Dr Micallef Stafrace had been planning to marry in June, but that clashed with the election on June 6. He will tie the knot in July instead.

His fiancee had been with him when Labour leader Joseph Muscat asked him to stand for the election and she was very understanding, he said.

Dr Micallef Stafrace, the son of former Labour minister Joe, launched his campaign this morning in the presence of Dr Muscat.

The Labour leader praised him for his fresh ideas, for his principles, for being in synch with the people, and for being able to listen to the people.

Dr Micallef Stafrace graduated MD from the University of Malta in 1993 and MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine from the University of London. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Malta.

He said the areas he would focus on were health, education, the environment, youth, animal welfare and sport.

He said he would also be seeking effective action on the issue of illegal immigration. This, he said, was not a problem which would go away on its own.