Musumeci, Micallef, submit casual election nominations

John Portelli

Feb 15th 2010, 19:13

To Robert Musumeci ...Please continue to exercise your right to participate in the election. I don't know you personally, but i have seen you in political programs and you are an honest man. Shame on the bloggers. Don't pay attention to them.

m farrugia

Feb 13th 2010, 21:00

is-siggiwin warajk Robert. jghiru ghalik ghax anke il-laburisti jhobbuk. nies bhalek ghandna bzonn 'moderati' u kapaci jmexxu b'kunsens. awguri

Charles J. Buttigieg

Feb 13th 2010, 18:58

The LP is taking the resemblance of a junkyard accepting bits and pieces hoping that the rejects may be recycled ?

Don’t we remember EFA embracing a former criminal, who was rejected by the MLP, during a PN mass meeting , and boasting that the PN was proud to welcome anybody on board?

S. Borg

Feb 13th 2010, 18:55

Go Robert Go! Rebha ghal Robert rebha ghal-Labour!! Nergghu fil-gvern ftit gimghat ohra!!

nigel fenech

Feb 13th 2010, 18:54

The Pn may seem to be broken in bits....but this is mostly nothing more than the labour hopeful spin. History has showed that the more the PN is punched, (even from within) the stronger it gets, contrary to labour: the more it is chipped the more it breaks....The PN backbench is strong and proactive. A new Labour Leader had only the wits to ride over the actions of the pn backbench...as we say in malta, "rikeb biss kukkuzejt fuq franco, jeffrey and others".... Dr Muscat has no parlamentary mettle....The PN backbench with the front bench has shown itself to be stronger than the opposition in all this....PN is and remains serious in its business. Franco, Jeffry, Jesmond ... we all know that for them the people and the PN remains their only focus.....and are admired only for that, even if labour remain hopeful....Jeffry u jesmond, ...prova jkissirkom il-labour, tpaxxuhomx.....ghax qed jinqdew bikom...

Anthony Farrugia

Feb 13th 2010, 18:33

Ethics and integrity seem to have fallen by the wayside .

Mathhew Muscat

Feb 13th 2010, 18:30

Hope the voters will believe more in Mr Musumeci than the PM do . He is definetley the best one from the two.

Joe Micallef

Feb 13th 2010, 18:23

Charles J Buttigieg

I understand your joy, given that you have now resigned to the fact that unless you have a Trojan horse your party is unelectable. With the lack of substance so far, if an election is not held soon, the PL or LP or the Progressive and Moderates Movement is risking the impossible, that, is loosing the next general election of 2013!

trevor abela

Feb 13th 2010, 18:21

We, Siggiewi residents, are shocked by the way our Mayor has been visciously attacked. It is not right to delve into the personal lives of politicians. Musumeci is one of the most capable architects with a very busy office. Surely, he does not need a seat in Parliament to earn his livelihood. He has always been loyal to the NP. He is friendly with everyone in Siggiewi - not least Labour people who adore him. I am pale blue and will remain to vote Natioanlists. I vote Robert because he is not an arch conservative. Good Luck Rob.

Charles J. Buttigieg

Feb 13th 2010, 17:59

@ Ron Saliba

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Elementary.What's there to understand?

Ron Saliba

Feb 13th 2010, 17:51

@P Pace

Looks like everyone knows.. but you..

Joseph a.Borda

Feb 13th 2010, 17:48

Who thought that mr.Musumeci..was not going to submit his nomination for the casual election on the 6 sixth District.......Good Luck Mr.Musumeci and also Dr.Micallef

m abela

Feb 13th 2010, 17:37

Perit, the only shortcoming if you get elected is that Siggiewi misses the best Mayor ever. No matter what columnists have to say, we are proud of you. GId biss rajna minnek.

P Pace

Feb 13th 2010, 17:32

Why on earth are Labour bloggers rooting for Musumeci??! Anything we should know?!

lgalea

Feb 13th 2010, 17:22

J Martinelli What you wrote is a perfect description of your Gonzi government.

Ron Saliba

Feb 13th 2010, 17:05

Funny how all the LP supporters are 'rooting' for Musumeci, hoping (or rather dreaming) that he will topple the government! It is even funnier listening to the PL saying that John Dalli was 'one of the better ministers', when everyone knows how the state of the economy is at the moment. But the most funny thing one can see is the labourites sucking up to JPO after what they had said against him pre-election.
Oh well.. Only in Malta!

J Baldacchino

Feb 13th 2010, 17:01

Kuragg Robert!! Is-Siggiewi warajk.

N.Calleja

Feb 13th 2010, 16:50

All this blogging has become the joke of the town! PN on one side and the PL on the other!! Throwing mud at each other but unfortunately some mud is left in one's hands! Remember the mid-week report in another English paper saying that Robert Musumeci was ordered by the PM not to submit his nomination!! Maltese politics has become a farce because of all these fairy-tales and inventive speculations! Good job Lawrence Gonzi laughs at all this and leads in his own way!!

Joseph Brincat

Feb 13th 2010, 16:49

These contestants are the only two from the PN side who can get the required 50 % to get elected in this casual election. It is no prerogative of the PM who sits for the election.They had a right and so they applied.
What is odd is why Parliament had to adjourn for such a long time, and more worrying is why is the PN wishing that none of them gets the required votes?
I know the answer and hope that all voters in the next election keep this in mind when casting their vote.
You either play their game or else you are out!

Charles Caruana

Feb 13th 2010, 16:45

Atta boy!!!! Good luck Robert.

Alexia Cassar

Feb 13th 2010, 16:39

Musumeci should immediately switch to the Labour Party. He is in perfect synch with Joseph Muscat's policies and actions.

K.Abela

Feb 13th 2010, 16:36

@ Mr.Martinelli
That is exactly what a lot of people here in Malta are thinking today. That the PN is in bits and pieces of outdated politicians.

Karl S.Borg

Feb 13th 2010, 16:25

@ M. Cachia -- You ask. " Am I missing something ? " ETHICS tell you that you are missing a LOT. Not just something. EVERYTHING my friend !!!!

M Muscat

Feb 13th 2010, 15:52

@M Cachia...you are missing something.

It is true that MPs have a right for their private life...after all this is a private matter. But their private life is also part of their baggage in parliament. It is upon their principles, values and their way of looking at lfe that they base ( I hope) their decisions. At election times, yes, I do look at their private life before voting. A public person needs to expose himself to public scrutiny. After all it is this guy who is going to decide for myself in the next 5 years.

mario azzopardi

Feb 13th 2010, 15:47

I think my decision of yesterday was right. With Robert in the house I will surely vote for PL. Goodbye GonziPN hello Dr JM & the new PL

simon amato

Feb 13th 2010, 15:36

GOOD LUCK ROBERT. THIS COUNTRY NEEDS PEOPLE LIKE YOU...EVEN IF IM NOT A PN SUPPORTER I LIKE THE WAY YOU TALK. IN SIGGIEWI YOU ARE ADMIRED EVEN BY LABOUR VOTERS. THATS WHY UR A PAIN IN THE.... :))

VV Bartolo

Feb 13th 2010, 15:32

y keeping throwing mud? what ever one does in his own private life is his own business and none of ours! we only should be concerned that they exercise their duty well in parliament and to hell with all this gossiping which is going around! as the maltese saying goes "min jiskongra jrid ikun pur". break a leg both of you!!

R Cauchi

Feb 13th 2010, 15:20

Musumeci, you represent the moderate wing within the Nationalist Party - I admire you for having the guts to speak your mind. You were the best Mayorin Siggiewi for teh past ten years

Charles J. Buttigieg

Feb 13th 2010, 15:15

@ M. Cachia

The issue has got nothing to do with moral standards and you better believe it. It’s all about the serious risks of sleeping with the enemy.

John Debattista

Feb 13th 2010, 15:09

GOOD LUCK ROBERT we have faith in you, let your enemy cry.....................

wally vella-zarb

Feb 13th 2010, 14:58

If neither one of Messrs Musumeci and Micallef fail to attain at least half of a quota, Gonzi will still be entitled to so-opt one member for his side - not necessarily one of these two.

Meanwhile, it is amusing to hear Mr Martinelli implying that these two gentlemen are like "bits and pieces" eyed by a scrapyard, or "rejects" that "may be recycled"...!

M. Cachia

Feb 13th 2010, 14:57

Some bloggers are calling this as a "Shame". What is so shamefull that a candidate exercises his constitutional right to contest a casual election? What does one's private life has to do with all this? In parliament we need people with guts and will power rather that sainthood. In Maltese there is a saying which I beleive has some biblical connotations as well and which goes something as follows: "Min ma hux hati jitfa' l-ewwel gebla". I dare anybody out there and especially those bloggers who are manifesting themselves as saints to have a go at it! Let people live their private lives the way they want. This is a free country after all or am I missing something?????

Charles J. Buttigieg

Feb 13th 2010, 14:56

@ Edgar gatt
You are hardly qualified to bestow a clear version of what you want to say.....How can you be so presumptuous to try to interpret a comment made by another person?

@ David farrugia
Yes David I am always dreaming and hoping that one day my dreams will come true. You would then be a beneficiary too. See you on Face book; we can cha a bit more freely there.

C. Sapiano

Feb 13th 2010, 14:46

@charles buttigieg

Dont be too hasty in your judgment. Are you so obsessed of seing the PN in opposition? You seem to be angry that the Labour party is in opposition! Better a PN Government than a Labour government with its dangerous left-wing policies

J Martinelli

Feb 13th 2010, 14:38

@ Charles J Buttigieg

'Dear Robert'!? Since when, Charles?

"Politics makes strange bedfellows" A quote by another Charles, the wiser Dudley Warner, that is.

The LP is taking the resemblance of a junkyard accepting bits and pieces hoping that the rejects may be recycled.

E. Vassallo

Feb 13th 2010, 14:08

@Charles Buttigieg

What are you implying? What do you mean exactly? It is very difficult for Robert to pull it through even if he is 250 votes upfront...Peter hails from Qormi just like John Dalli....

edgar gatt

Feb 13th 2010, 14:02

Robert, what Charles J. Buttigieg meant when he bombastically said that the country needs you, was that the PL needs you. Very stale news indeed.

G Bugeja

Feb 13th 2010, 13:51

Good luck Robert. You deserve it for your straight talk no bull.

Kuragg.

david farrugia

Feb 13th 2010, 13:43

@ charles always dreaming of a premature election. If so it would only last thee years now and you will have to stick to gonzi for another 5 yr period in 3 yrs time.

Simon Falzon

Feb 13th 2010, 13:42

What a shame!

How can the PN allow Musumeci to contest the casual election? I sincerely hope Dr Peter Micallef gets elected.

Karl S.Borg

Feb 13th 2010, 13:36

The Maltese saying says : " hawn min ma ghandux qoxra f'wiccu " !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Albert Farrugia

Feb 13th 2010, 13:33

Very, very, interesting news....

Charles J. Buttigieg

Feb 13th 2010, 13:31

Dear Robert
If you pull this through do your bit and make it quick . Your country depends on you.