PN 'reprimands' Manuel Delia
Emanuel Delia seen with Transport Minister Austin Gatt.
The Nationalist Party said this evening that it has 'reprimanded' Emanuel Delia for representing himself as a prospective candidate in facebook comments.
"All candidates contesting General Elections are approved by the PN Executive Committee, the PN said.
"With reference to a post appearing on Facebook, the PN states that Emanuel Delia is not an approved candidate for the General Elections," the Pn said.
Mr Delia, the head of secretariat in Austin Gatt's ministry and one of the architects of the bus service reform, has said he intends to stand as a general election candidate on the fifth district, the district contested by Franco Debono, who last Friday abstained in a no-confidence vote against Dr Gatt.
Questioned on PBS last Saturday on whether Mr Delia's candidacy was a factor, Dr Debono said that he had been elected when his district was contested by such stalwarts as Louis Galea, Ninu Zammit and Helen D'Amato and therefore nothing had changed for him with Mr Delia's candidacy.
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carmel ellul
Nov 9th 2011, 23:39
tghid se juza l-arriva buses biex igorru l-kaxxi tal-voti? kemm se tkun tiswa izjed lill-kaxxa ta' malta? U tghid tal-PL se jafdawhom lill-Arriva bil-garr tal-kaxxi? Nittamaw li l-progress li sar biex jithaffef l-ghadd jew, ghallinqas il-projections tar-rizultat, ma jsirx kollu suf ghax tal-bus jaslu tard! forsi ghalhekk hlomna bil-bus lane, mela; ghax fl-interess (mhux tal-poplu) imma tal-pulitikant!
John Micallef
Nov 9th 2011, 17:46
This guy promised '1,000' new jobs with the coming of the new bus service.
One must admire his sense of humour.
Paul Micallef
Nov 9th 2011, 15:26
Ha ha ha ara veru tal PN ma tfadilkhomx nies xi twadbu f-larena tal- ELELEZJONI. EH imma trid tejd ta, MISKIN issa kif ha jehoda?????Insomma jehoda kif jehoda, ghax nahseb hu ha jehel ta dan il fjask, ghandu somma sabiha 800.000 EURO.
Rocco Camilleri
Nov 9th 2011, 08:20
Int bis-serjeta Sur. Delia. Kulhadd in-number 1 se' jtuk in-nies tal-hames distrett wara dik il-farsa li ghamiltilhom fit-trasport. Kieku jiena nisthi nipprezzenta ruhi quddiem in-nies biex nitlobhom il-vot. Kompli sejjer hekk u kulhadd jibqa jsemmiek.
Rocco Camilleri
Nov 9th 2011, 08:20
Int bis-serjeta Sur. Delia. Kulhadd in-number 1 se' jtuk in-nies tal-hames distrett wara dik il-farsa li ghamiltilhom fit-trasport. Kieku jiena nisthi nipprezzenta ruhi quddiem in-nies biex nitlobhom il-vot. Kompli sejjer hekk u kulhadd jibqa jsemmiek.
Mr M Spiteri
Nov 8th 2011, 21:49
dan hawwad kollox barra mill-parlament ahseb u ara x'jghamel fil-parlament......Ha ha ha.
J Galea
Nov 8th 2011, 21:24
Honestly, the architect of the bus reform seeking election?! Is this a joke?!
Carmelo Mamo
Nov 8th 2011, 20:22
Ergajna ! Dott.... ergajna !
joyce darmanin
Nov 8th 2011, 18:21
jekk johrog Delia fid distrett tieghi mela,hahaaa lil siehbu tawh vot ta fiducja fil palament imma nies bhali li qedin inbaghtu habba ir roforma li ghamlu il vot tieghi nahsibha,inqis mitt darba qabel ma naqta darba in-number 1 lil min nghatih,ejja nametu li mhux tajbin ir rottot hafna minhom,ghax ma komplex kif kien qabel bin numri tal karozzi ukoll mhux qalbu kollox ta taht fuq,sa lejla stess mil belt domt 45 minta nistena Bus tigi ,mela minn nhar il Hadd xejn ma tranga
Louis Craus
Nov 8th 2011, 18:16
Ga beda igerfex. Dr.Paul Borg Olivier qal f' intervista dan l-ahhar ma' Lou Bondi,li Manwel Delia ghadu mhux kandidat tal-PN. Dan x'tahwid hu?
Noel Mifsud
Nov 8th 2011, 12:06
Dik zieda fil kwalita tal membri parlamentari, l izjed jekk igerfex kif gerfxu ir rotot u gew jiswewna 400,000 eruo.
Charles Zammit
Nov 8th 2011, 11:14
Austin Gatt + Lou Bondi and now Delia !! Vs Debono . QUO VADIS ?
Mr F J Brincat
Nov 8th 2011, 11:04
Elett ma l-ewwel count siehbi....
B Attard
Nov 8th 2011, 10:12
More reasonable why doesn't Delia replace Austin Gatt on his electoral district?. It will be more easy for him since the Minister won't contest next election.
B Attard
Nov 8th 2011, 10:06
L-elezzjoni li gejja Hermann Schiavone x'aktarx se jerga jkun kandidat tal-PN fuq il-5 distrett. Ta min jiftakar li Hermann zewg elezzjonijiet ilu kien se jikkontesta u fl-ahhar 3 gimghat kellu jcedi l-kandidatura tieghu. Fil-fatt kienet harget martu Anna u gabet voti tajba hafna. Il-probabilta kienet li kieku ikkontesta Hermann kien jirnexxilu jiehu post wiehed mill ministri ta dak iz-zmien. Dak li ma rrnexilux jaghmel Hermann ghamlu Franco fl-ahhar elezzjoni.
j brincat
Nov 8th 2011, 09:30
Just a reprimand?
(jb)
a. xuereb
Nov 8th 2011, 09:08
after the arriva fiasco , mr. delia should get elected 1st count from zurrieq.
Jonathan Grech
Nov 8th 2011, 08:51
no one is saying that he is backed by TVM presenter lou Bondi and then bondi writes to Barroso over John Dalli give us a break lou
Charles J. Buttigieg
Nov 8th 2011, 08:43
Compromise with Franco?
D. Scerri
Nov 8th 2011, 08:36
Dear Austin's cousin endorsed his candidacy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=erD2LxLMKmg
Michael Grech
Nov 8th 2011, 13:36
Mela Lou Bondi mhux imparzjali?
John Micallef
Nov 9th 2011, 17:43
D Scerri - thanks you sooooooo much for the link. I would have never thought of looking for it.
This must be the ultimate insult the the intelligence of the electorate.
Anthony Pace
Nov 8th 2011, 07:54
Finally a scapegoat but not the minister himself!!!
John Schembri
Nov 8th 2011, 07:02
Today’s Talking Point is written by Dr Hermann Schiavone , the fifth district voters preferred Dr Franco Debono instead of this humble and learned gentleman.
Should he also be sanctioned by the PN “Bord tal-Vigilanza” for writing this article to appease Dr Debono?
Lawrence Cardona
Nov 8th 2011, 03:14
i'm sure if the PN will win the next general election altough Mr Delia will not contest with the party cause he had done damage already he will be offered a nice place with a good wage and extras thats the price the nation will have to pay for others (buzulotti) time will tell
N. Bill Camilleri
Nov 8th 2011, 03:09
Victor Scerri ..............
Peter Azzopardi
Nov 8th 2011, 00:05
Kellhom bzonn juzaw l Arriva biex immorru jivvotaw.................
Jos Vella
Nov 8th 2011, 17:04
Kieku ibqa cert li flok mal hin tal-votazzjoni jigi estiz b'siegha, bl-Arriva, l-votazzjoni jkollha tinqasam fuq jumejn.
Noel Barry
Nov 7th 2011, 23:48
Imnall ma nharqitx it times f'dak il jum ikrah ta Tnejn ghax kieku intim il laburisti, socjaslisti jew x'isimkon, mhux qed tiktbu hawn, f';din il gazzetta li kont tghidu li kienet il lehen tal PN. Kemm jinbiddlu iz zmienijiet. Viva id-demokrazzijja u l-liberta tal espressjoni. Grazzi ghall PN
Noel Mifsud
Nov 7th 2011, 23:34
DAk hoss li jamel l izjed jekk jaqa. ALmenu ghamlu weahda tajba il PN ma accetaw nies tant tajbin li l Arriva bidlet isima u saret ArrivaMai
J Busuttil
Nov 7th 2011, 23:28
@ David D.Pace.
Nice seeing that you are enjoying yourself same as you did in the previous general election. Enjoy. Enjoy. Who laughs last laughs best. All you have to do is read or listen what your leader said to the Times yesterday and this will definately give you the thrills.
Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti
Nov 7th 2011, 23:21
Debono should do the right thing by his party and put it out of its misery .... by voting no confidence in the government. I mean what has he got to lose? He is being dumped as one of their candidates. Nazzjonalist t'ghajni!
Mr Joe Micallef
Nov 7th 2011, 23:12
Gonzi you must be so happy it's going from bad to worse everyday.
Mr C Busuttil
Nov 7th 2011, 23:08
Nixtieq narah jaghmel il-house visits fil-Gudja u Hal-Ghaxaq zewg lokalitajiet li ghaddew minn martirju bir-riforma ta' dan il-bravu.
Alla hares Nerik Mizzi ghadu haj ghax kieku nies bhal dan post fil-PN zgur li mhemmx posthom, u le kif spicca l-partit u dan Delia ghandu fuq il-kuxjenza parti mit-telfa li l-anqas il-qaddisin kollha li hemm fis-sema mhuma ser jehilsuha lil partit fl-elezzjoni li jmiss............
C Galea
Nov 7th 2011, 23:06
Mr Delia you will certainly not get my vote especially with the mess you brought this bus system in .
My daughter is taking three times as much time to arrive to university each day .You used to be on most of our radio stations every day before Arriva was launched .Where are you now?
Alex Ellul
Nov 7th 2011, 23:02
Franco Debono is a fool to be afraid of Mr. delia contesting on 'his' district. ..
Alex Ellul
Nov 7th 2011, 23:00
So Mr. Delia was to contest the same district that elects Mr. Franco Debono.. That explains it all does it?
How does one spell hypocr........?
J. Scicluna
Nov 7th 2011, 22:58
Any self-respecting Nationalist MP should vote against Gonzi on Tuesday.
It WOULD be a political suicide (perhaps) but it is also a martyrdom for the Party because this government has lost the plot completely!
ANY Party is bound to lose it after so many years in power.
For the good of your Party...send it into opposition!
DAVID D. PACE
Nov 7th 2011, 22:44
kemm int helu Delia!!! lol u x'canvasser ghandek eh Mr. LOU BONDI AHAHAHAHA Ara ma nistghax nieqaf nidhak. Partit nazzjonalista f'caflisa liema bhalha:) Insomma show b'xejn kull jumejn....tal-inqas qed jaghtuna xi haga lura tal-kontijiet ezagerati tad-dawl u l-ilma.....keep it up (tal-ewwel, mhux tal-ahhar ta!)
Schembri Ray
Nov 7th 2011, 22:39
They can use him as a scapegoat for loosing the election.
Mario Grima
Nov 7th 2011, 22:38
Manuel Delia the wayward mind behind the Arriva fracas was only reprimanded by the PN because they are afraid that Dr. Franco Debono might completely lose his marbles and an early election would have to be called up. Anyway, does Manuel Delia think that the Maltese electorate are idiots, giving a vote to a guy who messes up anything he touches.
Is arrogance contagious in Austin's Gatt ministry?
David Caruana
Nov 8th 2011, 08:07
Not only arrogance but even stupidity is contagious. I can assure you that the PN die-hards of the 5th district will vote for Delia out of spite towards Franco.
debbie Voss
Nov 7th 2011, 22:37
bye bye delia. you won't have my vote
pat muscat
Nov 7th 2011, 22:29
Gonzi has started giving in to Dr Debono; it's an other clear clear sign of weak leadership.
DAVID D. PACE
Nov 7th 2011, 22:52
you are so right indeed Pat!!
Ivan Calleja
Nov 7th 2011, 22:18
Sparat jitla wara l-fjask li ghamel!!
A. Cachia
Nov 7th 2011, 22:09
werwruh nahseb.....
jaraw kif jghattu ix-xemx bl-gharbiel
u halluna mil-loghob...
Mr D Borg
Nov 7th 2011, 21:57
Is-sur Delia irid jibla iktar milli jesaw halqu.....politika vera mahmuga. Franco prosit ghax hadt stand imma stenna li jqacctuk minn hemm. Hasra!
Lawrence Fenech
Nov 7th 2011, 21:54
Prosit ser ikollu il-voti tad-drivers tal-Arriva pero tal-passiggieri jista jinsihom.
A Dimech
Nov 7th 2011, 21:48
Is Mr Delia going to put on his "Manifesto" that he was responsable for the ARRIVA fiasco?
r spiteri
Nov 7th 2011, 21:43
This is all a storm in a tea cup. I suggest that Jason Micallef invites Dr Franco Debono on Natura Ambjent and play Monopoly together.
Malcolm Mifsud
Nov 7th 2011, 21:43
Harbatt pajjiz b'xi haga semplici, ghandek il-wicc tippretendi li se tigi fdat b'affarijiet aktar serji, Sur Delia? Ghamel velu!
Jon Briffa
Nov 7th 2011, 21:38
LOLnziPN
Francesca Abela
Nov 7th 2011, 21:32
About time too!
Alfred Cassar
Nov 7th 2011, 21:20
Delia iddikjara lilu nnifsu Kandidat tal-PN .... u qalaha fuq rasu issa
Sabrina iddikjarat lilha nnifisha Ministru fil-Gvern tal-PN ... bil-barka ta Joseph
David Atkin
Nov 7th 2011, 21:11
'reprimanded' to please Debono? It clearly says 'Be ħsiebni nikkontesta' on his facebook page - I don't really see what is wrong with this?
Alexander Brincat
Nov 7th 2011, 20:59
The more of such people in PN (Gatt included) the merrier. Happy Christmas in advance.
Jeffrey Borg
Nov 7th 2011, 20:58
Oh stop this appeasing nonsense , Manuel Delia is material for an MP he is a doer. When will candidates be approved by the PN Executive Committee? Four weeks before an election? Who ‘protested’ , surely and undoubtedly it was Dr Franco Debono. Cut this BS out and approve ALL prospective candidates.
Are we to assume that Franco is still an ‘approved’ candidate and Dr Hermann Schiavone , Manuel Delia , Ninu Zammit , and Anthony Bezzina are not?
Charles Micallef
Nov 7th 2011, 20:57
Arrogance keep on spreading within!
J.C. Borg
Nov 7th 2011, 20:45
Hurry, all those happy with Transport's reorganisation will vote No. 1 to Manuel Delia!
Guza Zammit
Nov 7th 2011, 22:14
Min ma jaghmel xejn ma jizbaljax!
Mr C Busuttil
Nov 7th 2011, 23:11
@Guza Zammit
ahjar ma taghmel milli taghmel PUDINA KOLOSSALI bhal ma ghamel
Noel Mifsud
Nov 7th 2011, 23:36
Imma ahjar ma tagahmel xejn ta milli taghmel xi haga u tfarrak lil Malta kollha.
W Cassar
Nov 7th 2011, 20:41
After looking at his TWO profile pages on Facebook I have to say the man has illusions of grandeur !
Martin Saliba
Nov 7th 2011, 20:39
So it is true , gatt is the primeminister.
Victor Laiviera
Nov 7th 2011, 20:38
A sop for Franco Debono. Will it satisfy him?
Mr Emanuel Farrugia
Nov 7th 2011, 20:35
Veru titpaxxa meta tara artikli bhal dawn. Tahwied fil-Ministeru tac-'champion' Onor.Gatt, ahseb u ara meta aktar tikbirlu rasu, kemm ikun hemm tahwied aktar. Halluna nghixu, tkomplux turu lil poplu kemm intom imhawdien. Il-verita twegga.
Emanuel Farrugia former Executive Secretary Mtarfa Local Council
Jeremy J Camilleri
Nov 7th 2011, 20:35
WHo are they trying to kid? This is incredible!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erD2LxLMKmg&feature=player_embedded#!
Richard Curmi
Nov 7th 2011, 23:42
tajjeb wisq________________________prosit tal link
Mr Hans Borg
Nov 7th 2011, 20:35
Is the PN going to reprimand Mr Delia for the qassata he did with the public transport system?
W Cassar
Nov 7th 2011, 20:34
...and what credentials does Emanuel Delia have apart from being part of the Arriva mess ??
At least I know who not to vote for now!
Ivan Cutajar
Nov 7th 2011, 22:32
The best thing is no Vote to the PN, becouse we are in a big mess not just Arriva
R. Gauci
Nov 7th 2011, 20:30
Il-PN ghaddej minn fazi naturali li kwalunkwe partit wara 25 sena jiggverna jghaddi minnha, ghalhekk il-BIDLA hi mehtiega u vitali ghall-pajjiz. Ma nistghax nimmagina l-PN jirbah mandat ta` 5 snin ohra fl-2013.
M.O. Micallef
Nov 7th 2011, 21:17
I tend to agree with you 100%......but please look at the alternative!! would you trust the 'bella compania of Muscat, Farrugia, Abela, Jason, Buhagiar, Mangion,...to be governing our beloved country
R. Gauci
Nov 8th 2011, 00:43
3/4 milli semmejt anqas jitilghu habib, il-PL se jkollu ruxxmata ucuh godda, ucuh moderati, se titbellhu bis-sorprizi malli johrog ir-rizultat, wait and see. Certi elementi qeghdin f'kull partit mbaghad ma hemmx x'taghmel.
Daniel Dimech
Nov 8th 2011, 06:27
nispera li fit 2013 jiggvervna il pn jerga ghax kurjuz hafna kif ha nohorgu minn dan it tghaffig u jiffacja il krizi tal munita ewro
R Axisa
Nov 7th 2011, 20:29
il-qattusa ghaggelija frieh ghomja taghmel!
Edward Gatt
Nov 7th 2011, 20:27
Does Labour approve its candidates?
Cause Jason Micallef has also already said that he will be contesting the general elections.
And Sabrina has already been declared to be a future cabinet minister prior to contesting elections!
Mario Grima
Nov 7th 2011, 22:44
If you think Manuel Delia is your man, vote for him come next election. Maybe with your vote and his own, he can garner a couple.
Moreover, this article has nothing to do with Labour but because your eyes are covered with blue blinkers you thought fit to scrible some non-sense.
Joe Grech
Nov 7th 2011, 20:26
Every man for himself! No matter what and to hell with national interests, serious Eurozone problems, local inefficiency. So what? Grab hold of a handsome parliamentary salary at all costs! The scramble has started.
jesmond zammit
Nov 7th 2011, 20:22
qat ma rajna l pn, f dan l istat pietuz, keep it up gonzi.
Peppi Borg
Nov 7th 2011, 20:20
Alas it had to be the coach's xarabank for the pn to notice that Manuel delia tends to do things in a hurry like the qattusa ghaggelija.... so he made himself pn candidate after the arriva froga.
Alfred Fenech
Nov 7th 2011, 20:17
Free for all.......
Emmanuel Ebejer
Nov 7th 2011, 20:46
I'm sure you mean....freefall! :)
Alfred Cassar
Nov 7th 2011, 21:17
Same applies to Sabrina Agius. That was even bigger lol
Noel Abela
Nov 7th 2011, 20:14
Ghal gol hajt Man ghal gol hajt lol
David Farrugia
Nov 7th 2011, 20:09
maa x' jghaffgu!! qas jaf x'qed jghamlu
J Busuttil
Nov 7th 2011, 20:22
He just represented himself as a prospective candidate and not officially approved by his leader with just an e-mail like Sabrina Agius
Mario Grima
Nov 7th 2011, 22:49
@J Busuttil
Yes, tell it to the marines. Arrogance breeds arrogance and PN sympathisers are lost in an ocean clutching to straw