Zrinzo Azzopardi will not seek election as PL general secretary in January

Joe Galea

Oct 5th 2009, 08:10

@Michael Seychell: Actually that is what JM is doing. He is not counting the chickens before they hatch. He is just working hard to make the party strong and electable and by forming a prty who is a much better alternative as government. Also by mentioning all the horrible scandals surrounding this miserable government, doesn't mean that JM is riding the wave on these. Don't tell me that you expect that the opposition stays silent and acknowledges to this government's daily blunders!! If yes, I am sorry for you.

Rodnick Abdilla

Oct 4th 2009, 11:12

@ Edwin Cachia . Kemm sirtu thabblu raskom x qed issir ifc centru nazzjonali laburista ? sirtu thobbuh daqsek il partit laburista u nies tieghu ? u insejtu kemm kontu tajruh il dak il bniedem li illum gejt tiftah halqek ghalih int ? ghamiltulu hajtu mizerja, Imma Jason ghalqilkom halqkom ghax mhxu joseph nehih imma Jason telaq, ra li hemm bzonn li ikun fil post li mar illum u bla ebda tlaqliq Accepted the post .

Ahjar jara xser jghamel b Arrigo JPO u franco debono u dalli milli mohkom x qed jigri fil partit tal labour u by the way meta ser irahalsek id dawl Gonzi jew meta ser jerga jghidlek li il gas mhux ser jghola ?

C. Sammut

Oct 3rd 2009, 20:57

@ Edwin Cachia

Once you re on this site, just take a quick look at the recent poll whether Jason Micallef's RESIGNATON is good for the labour party. 73.4% say YES, and that pretty much summs whether his resignation has been appreciated by the general public.

Mario Spiteri

Oct 3rd 2009, 20:40

@J. Martinelli

as usual you don't get one right from Canada LOL
Dr. M.Falzon is now on very good terms with the leadership maybe very soon you will hear news about this however If you lived in Malta you would now about it. SZA is very close to MF and Micallef's removal points it that direction. It was no surprise at all for many as it was expected sooner or later. Muscat is pushing the right buttons he's no Sant and I noticed from your crusade against him that he's quite a problem or a nightmare for you. Instead of focusing on Muscat why don't you look into your party why don't you go to Sliema the once most loyal PN bastion and ask the people of what they think about our government. I forgot you can't know what the people are saying here, you are still stuck in the 80's and living miles away. What labour's past is no longer important to many, including nationalists, what's important is the present and future full of hardships thanks to those exhorbitant electricity bills, issa mghadux Sant bil-politika tal-calculator kif kien jghid il-mexxej ta' qabel tal-PN, imma Gonzi.

joanna farrugia

Oct 3rd 2009, 20:21

@ karl abela at least different ppl with 1 leader not like pn with 2 leaders ruining this country.as if your gonzi is doind an earthquake! he is just there doing nothing especially with those who are making "qassattat" and the good bye say it when the time comes

peter borg

Oct 3rd 2009, 20:05

@GiovDeMartino

Mr De Martino, I trust the PL are sitting back and watching how not to run the country. i.e. without the utmost arrogance, and dictator way the present government is running our country. I can also assure you that there are more PN supporters (MAHRUQIN) with the way the government they voted for is treating them and their country.

Well then, if you re not MAHRUQ, then you must be one of the very few lucky ones!!!

Karl Abela

Oct 3rd 2009, 20:03

PL really looks like a recycling plant.

Same people, different sofas. Where is the earthquake JM?

Good bye PL.

GiovDeMartino

Oct 3rd 2009, 18:29

Mahruqin u fil-gvern, mela intom x'inthom?

Agius Joseph

Oct 3rd 2009, 18:22

I am so glad the PL are so excited with the current situation. I never doubted that the PL would be comfortable with Marisa Micallef as the PN would be comfortable with Debono Grech or a Schembri Adami.

joanna farrugia

Oct 3rd 2009, 15:57

@ j martinelli i agree with you its the voting day counts and i hope that ppl now learned how arrogant this gov is not like you who speaks so highly abt him.everyone has his opinion but seems that this gov thinks that he has the power to do everything without considering that he doesnt have the full power and pretend that pl give him the pairing.his is weak in all even with his own ministers.at least pl have a leader not 2 like pn a president that is a complete person in everything not like pn ex president and its better to talk abt pn sec cos he only knows how to attack personally nothing else

Joe Grima

Oct 3rd 2009, 15:36

Pity. SZA fits the role like a hand in glove. Whoever takes over has to appeal to those moderates and labour sceptics, still distanced from the LP, the same way that SZA does. This is not a post to be handed over on a silver platter to some blue eyed new boy. This is a key position within Labour, that has to be felt and especially to be seen, to reflect all of Joseph Muscat's new policies and direction if the LP wants to continue to grow in national support .

Malcolm Seychell

Oct 3rd 2009, 15:15

I would suggest Marlene Mizzi.

She is a moderate person and a successful person.

From the 2 big parties we need at least one party who is ready to listen to the people and not full of arrogance.

Michael Bartolo

Oct 3rd 2009, 15:01

Joseph Muscat is showing he is a leader - decisive and incisive.

Haha, PN bloggers here cannot even understand how Muscat took away the carpet from under their feet. Ghalhekk mahruqin.

Mario Bonnici

Oct 3rd 2009, 14:48

@Edwin Cachia

Issa qed tahraqkom qalbkom ghal Jason Micallef wara li xbajtu tattakkawh u tpinguh qisu xi kriminal??!!
Sahansitra blogs fil-facebook 'I hate Jason MIcallef' kien hemm. Daqshekk kien hawn min kellu mibgheda lejn dan il-bniedem li l-uniku haga li kellu kontrieh kien sempliciment ghax kien ufficjal gholi laburista.

Bhalissaa ghaddej tigdid fil-PL u Jason wera li huwa persuna tal-partit u mhux bil-kontra.
Kuntrarjament ghal xi erba' ministri jew ufficjali gholja li ghandkom fil-PN.
SDaqshekk dmugh tal-lukkudrilli sur Cachia.

S.Caruana

Oct 3rd 2009, 14:27

In my opinion Dr Joseph Muscat is trying to convince people, that he is aiming to built a new movement (Party) based on Social aspects of our country and be more close to all Maltese people. Its not a movement that counts only votes, or trying to do favours, but a Movement that accepts all people. Beuracracy in Malta has to come to an end, and People in governemnt should learn more how to be mature and work more for the benefit of people and the country rather than focusing more on how much votes they will earn.

Keep up the Good Work you are Doing Dr Joseph Muscat.

Edwin Cachia

Oct 3rd 2009, 14:07

Jekk din kienet kundizzjoni li ghamel Jason Micallef, Joseph Muscat ghandu jghid illi Jason Micallef ghamel kunidzzjonijiet lilu biex jitlaq minn Segretarju generali.

Joseph Muscat qed jipprova jpingi li kollox ward u zhar fil-partit laburista. Imma jekk titkellem ma nies minn hemm gew jghidulek il-kontra.

It-tnehhija ta' Jason Micallef minn Segretarju Generali ma nizlitx tajjeb mad-delegati laburisti. ghax il-vot taghhom gie injorat. Huma ghazlu lil Jason u Joseph Muscat nehhieh. Dik demokrazzija

Abel Abela

Oct 3rd 2009, 13:55

Speaking of guts...Taking the bull by the horns, it would have made more sense to abolish the post. Considering the new PL image and statute, why was the post of Sec Gen not abolished from day 1 rather than all this meandering of having delegates vote for X and then negotiating an exit strategy to get X out of the way 12 months later and getting the party president to act as a stop gap for 4 months until the January conference? Esp considering that the party now has a CEO appointed directly by the leader, and one of the two deputy leaders is a deputy leader for party affairs

J Martinelli

Oct 3rd 2009, 13:55

@ Dominic Morana

The only difference between what the LP has to do and the NP is the latter's consistent record of success since 1981 as compared to the former's dismal performance.

The LP would have done much better had it said 'mea culpa' after last elections and made meaningful changes then. Instead it shunned moderates such as Dr. M Falzon and started fiddling around to give the illusion of becoming a 'new' party. To rub salt, it destroyed the chances of electing a respectable gentleman as their leader who now happens to be the President (of Malta, not the LP, that is). Instead, they elected Joseph!

The LP and its supporters should be the last to make recommendations to the NP about what it should be doing and who should be replaced. We need not mention that the MLP and LP's advices of the past were all spurned not only by the NP but consistently by the electorate.

Those who describe many Nationalists as being 'disgruntled', better look inwards and see how many Laburisti are more than disgruntled at their party's record of the last 28 years save for 22 months!

It's voting day which counts.

rodney busuttil

Oct 3rd 2009, 13:49

I greatly admire Dr Zrinzo Azzopardi for showing once again that he always acts in best interest of the patry and not for his own personal interests.

K Vella

Oct 3rd 2009, 13:40

...by going to the root cause, ie, the inhuman conditions in their home countries and the criminal acts of human traders. The world economic recession is at one of the root causes of our present state. The greed with which our industrialists take advantage of the consumer (irrespective of our political colour) is another deep seated problem that will never be addressed by any government. Enforcement, enforcement, enforcement is key. What is also critical is our need as a people to move away from PL and PN and elect a fresh perspective in our political arena. The nationalists were the progressives of the 80s and that didnt work much. The PL are the present progressives and that will not work because both models are throwbacks from an era of the mid 20th century. We Maltese must be mature and not vote with our hearts but with our heads and really look at what is good for our nation. "Lil din l-art helwa" is not just the beginning of our anthem but a statement that we love our mother country and that we do not want to leave it in the hands of our present politicians. Peace to all of you.

K Vella

Oct 3rd 2009, 13:34

It is so sad to see that the old hatreds are being kept alive. I wonder whether it is the people who want that or the politicians themselves. While I would never trust a labour government based on its past history, I am also disgruntled by the present PN and the failure to keep the promises made in the 80s "xoghol, gustizzja, liberta'". I would like to warmly warn all those voting labour to learn from the nationalist voter experience, we were promised real change, which did come in many aspects of our society, but the reality is rather different. Also, the electorate must keep in mind that certain issues will not be solved because we cannot address the reality behind them - illegal immigration can only be stopped ...

J. Schembri

Oct 3rd 2009, 13:25

So ,after all it is true that Jason made that condition ........What a pity ,what a waste of resoarces.
What Joseph must do now is swap the roles of president with those of the general secretary.

Domenic Morana

Oct 3rd 2009, 13:09

@ N. Calleja.
Dr Gonzi should have the guts to do what Dr Muscat is doing and make the necessary changes as his party is slowly dying a natural death. Change is needed within the PN but Dr Gonzi prefers not to irk anybody because the first major change the party needs involves the leadership.

N.Calleja

Oct 3rd 2009, 12:41

What has Gonzi to do with the'musical chairs' you're orchestrating, Dr. Muscat? The only thing happening is that you are switching places to your convenience. The people supporting you are not happy. Ask Valerie Borg!! You're becoming 'The Great Dictator'! Maybe because you have lately seen Charlie Chapin's old film!!

S. Farrugia

Oct 3rd 2009, 12:09

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success....

Michael Seychell

Oct 3rd 2009, 11:41

It is said that in politics even one day is a long tume, let alone almost four years since this government is expected to do his full term. Joe Muscat is rught in stating that there is no monopoly on votes to be won, and this applies for all political parties. At present Joe Muscat is feeling at the top of the world, riding on the present and making a political ball of the present problems, including the world recession which is defenitely not over yet, illegal immigration, the environment, the deficit, health, and as confirmed by Lino Farrugia the hunting/trapping issue, amongst others.

During an MLP general - or extraordinary - conference in 1974, on explaining the Republic Day Agreement wit UK, Mintoff was asked what happens after the British leave in 1979, and his answer at the time was the FUTURE BECKONS.

Joe Muscat should also ponder about, the future, whilst remembering also an English and Maltese saying 'Don't count your chickns before they hatch' - I can add also that ven new acquired chickens from a differnt 'Farm' may decide to use their human mind and revert back to their former 'Farmer' again.

Michael Seychell
Tal-Pieta