Albert Farrugia, Kirkop
Arnold Cassola and confused campaigning
Arnold Cassola has consistently been accusing the PN camp of confused campaigning, of the incongruous message being projected. Some have called the PN the rainbow party. Alan Deidun seems to have been the main target of Prof. Cassola's favours.
A few factual references might help to clear the air. Prof. Cassola's election to the Italian Parliament is still featured prominently on the website of the Italian communists.
In fact, he was elected as part of the Arcobaleno coalition which embraced also the Communists. If my Italian is anything to go by, arcobaleno stands for rainbow - there you have it, Prof. Cassola part of a wide-embracing coalition and then criticising the PN for fielding candidates with different views.
In addition, the Greens and the Communists in the European Parliament jointly voted in favour of giving voting rights to immigrants.
The duo seem cast in stone or made in heaven. Locally, we have seen the Greens gravitating mainly to the left, attacking mainly the PN and supporting the PL on a number of issues.
In an interview with the Federalist, Prof. Cassola boasts of the 23,000 votes he garnered in the last EP elections and stated that these were instrumental for his election to the Italian Parliament.
Hence, are we to presume that he considers the local EP elections as a launching pad for his Italian forays?
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J. Borg
May 30th 2009, 12:49
Here we go again......the PN party machine targeting the "roaring" AD
I simply ask Mr. Farrugia, whether he believes that Malta’s interest and influence will be enhanced by having capable, credible and responsible Maltese citizens, participating in other European states’ national parliaments – especially those with whom we have close ties with?
Moreover, maybe Mr. Farrugia may wish to faithfully quote from Arnold Cassola’s interventions in the Italian Parliament, so that readers will reach their own conclusions…….but alas, maybe this will not be in the PN’s short-sighted interests.
Alastair Farrugia
May 30th 2009, 11:37
"Voting rights to immigrants" means a recommendation (not obligation) to give voting rights in local (not national) elections to legal immigrants. Mr. Farrugia could have made that clear in his letter, but chose not to.