PN leadership nominations open
Nominations for the PN leadership contest opened today and remain open up to February 15.
The contest is being held at the request of Lawrence Gonzi after MP Franco Debono demanded that the prime minister or those who he said were responsible for the current political crisis, should shoulder their responsibilities.
Dr Gonzi has said he will be a candidate. However he is unlikely to be contested.
The secret ballot will be held on February 25. The result will be announced on the same day and if no second round is needed, the party leader will address the party council on February 26. Should a second round be needed, it will be held on March 3, with the speech on March 4.
The winner has to achieve two-thirds of the votes in order to be declared elected in the first round, after which a simple majority would be sufficient.
The electoral commission will be chaired by former minister Michael Refalo, assisted by MEP David Casa, Dr. Anne Fenech (AZAD); Sonia Vancell (President MNPN) and Boris Xerri (PN treasurer).
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Charles Sammut
Feb 7th, 17:01
May I contest?
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 7th, 09:19
Setghu hargu nomination wahda shabu.
Rodnick Abdilla
Feb 7th, 08:51
This does not make sense except in the thwarted minds of the GonziPN clique who want to keep the electorate in 'servile fearfulness'.
R. Gauci
Feb 7th, 01:55
Tahsbu li l-Poplu mazzun?? Il-maggoranza fil-Parlament triduha mhux fil-partit, jew irrangaw ma Franco nkella morru ghall-elezzjoni generali. Il-pajjiz mhux partit li jiggranfa mal-poter irid imma partit li ghandu gvern stabbli. Jekk Alfred Sant ma kellu xejn zgur kellu l-IRGULIJA, haga li haddiehor m'ghandux.
Mr Martin Dingli
Feb 7th, 01:21
When will they all learn. Gonzi has lost the Majority in parliament..... Hello wake up people and smell the roses.
a waste of time and money.Get on with running the country and do something useful
Mr Aaron Sammut
Feb 6th, 21:56
Nominations open for what??? There's no vacant seat!!!
For how long are you keep going to insult the people's intelligence Dr.Gonzi??
You think you're the only NOT CUC Malti left in the country??
lilly vella
Feb 6th, 20:49
Dr Gonzi suppost li huwa responsabbli mill-pajjiz kollu w mhux mill-qalba tal-klikka tieghu biss u l-kumplament tal-poplu jrid jissaporti l-ingustizzji w jghix dittatorjat.
John Camillleri
Feb 6th, 23:11
Il-Bambin iharsek milli tghix f'dittatorjat. Ma tafx x'inti tghid. Mur gibek tghix fil-Korea ta' Fuq, fil-pajjizi komunisti jew faxxixti tas-seklu 20. Basta nitfghu il-kliem bl-addocc.
Mr Hans Borg
Feb 6th, 20:38
GonziPN has lost the majority in parliament and not within the PN. So how exactly is this PN leadership elections supposed to solve his problems ?
Mr Michael Debono
Feb 6th, 18:17
So the government of Malta is subject to a local political party The P.N.
The country at a standstill up to who knows when. First for voting the for counting. Application to stand for leader ought to have been justr two days not a forthnight. The P.N. is acting like a democratic dictator.
Alexander Pace Gouder.
Feb 6th, 17:15
Tickets are on sale for THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH - Farsa - HA HA HA.
ruth klotzer
Feb 6th, 18:23
Is it for 16 years and over, or PG? :-)
Mr raynond ciancio
Feb 7th, 01:58
nearly, nearly not exactly PG but PN tad dahq hux, they think we still live in the dark ages
Joseph Gatt
Feb 6th, 17:02
This whole exercise is such a hoax, sadly embarrassing as it makes Malta look like a third world country.
lilly vella
Feb 6th, 16:21
tickets for the panto, from where please?
John Camillleri
Feb 6th, 23:12
mid-dar tal-hgieg.
James Tyrrell
Feb 6th, 15:58
"Dr Gonzi has said he will be a candidate." In case he hadn't noticed he's the leader at the moment and as he hasn't stepped down and therefore there is no vacancy how the hell can he be a candidate? As Helen Reddy sang in the song Angie Baby, 'It's so nice to be insane, no one asks you to explain!'
raymond scicluna
Feb 6th, 19:27
For your kindest information, even if Dr Gonzi does not resign or does not have any candidates to contest his leadership. He did much more than that. He puts himself to scrutiny by a private vote from the delegates which means that one can vote against him or even cancel the vote too!!
James Tyrrell
Feb 6th, 20:12
Raymond this is a leadership vote for a position that is not vacant or to put it another way a waste of time and money, something Gonzipn seem to have perfected!
Salvu Attard
Feb 6th, 15:36
The farce in this election is that as from yesterday, the GONE---ZEE---PN has vanished and we are back with, the old slogan of Partit Nazzjonalista, at least the change has started.
John Scerri
Feb 6th, 15:24
'The winner has to achieve two-thirds of the votes in order to be declared elected in the first round, after which a simple majority would be sufficient.'
Dr.Gonzi wants to know if he has the backing of ALL the party ....the stress was on the word ALL. In my opinion a good majority will be over 90 %
I expect Dr.Gonzi not to be happy with only two thirds of the votes ....If this will be so then I expect he will resign and another election will be made to elect a new leader and hence a new PM.
The good thing about this is that it is a secret vote.
This is no Farce.
The only Farce is the brainwashing of MLP supporters leading them to believe that elections are next month by all the MLP media ...BOLOH !!!!
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 6th, 15:50
@John Scerri
Boloh???? taf kif ikunu il-boloh? ha nispjegalek kif nifimha jien.
Boloh huma dawk in -nies li leader taghhom ( jekk tista isejahlu leader) jbellalhom il-holm li f'Malta kollox perfett u jmorru jcapcpulu.
Boloh huma dawk in-nies li avolja meta jifthu kont tad dawl jiehdu qata, xorta jghidu viva Gonzipn.
Boloh huma nies bhalek li jghajru lil hadtiehor boloh Sur Scerri.
U nehhijha min mohhok li jekk Gonzipn ma jgibx two thirds tal voti ha jirizenja, ghax Gonzipn ghandu sponsor tajjeb tas super glue li qed juzah kuljum mas siggu tal poter.
Iva mela ahna BOLOH!!!
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 6th, 15:52
@John Scerri
Insejt haga please, tista tispjegali ftit lilna il BOLOH, kif Gonzi huwa kandidat minghajr ma irizenja?
Iva ahna Boloh.
M Grima
Feb 6th, 17:18
What a contest! A one horse race for a vacancy which is not even vacant! If Gonzi wants a real contest he should call an early election, but because he needs to cut some more ribbons (no, not in the national interest) he is clinging to power at all costs. Let the fools implode in themselves.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 6th, 17:31
Ma nahsibx li dawk li stennew elezzjon bikrija kienu boloh. Nahseb li ma ikkalkulax l-ghatx kbir ghall-poter li ghandu Gonzi li, ghal kost ta' kollox, minghalih qed jghaddi lil-pajjizna biz-zmien biex jipprova jerbah ftit izjed zmien fil-poter. Gonzi b'din il-mossa ikkonferma li huwa iggranfat ms-siggu tal-poter.
Charles Micallef
Feb 6th, 15:22
Any takers that there will be nobody ready to commit political suicide and stand to oppose Gonzi PN!
Ms.D. Galea
Feb 6th, 14:59
Tiffullawx.
Kull hadd fil queue wiehed wara l iehor, orrajt?
Joseph Calleja
Feb 6th, 16:14
A list of contenders for the PM's job could be in this order..
1. Austing Gatt
2. Tonio Fenech
3. Franco debono
4. Jeffrey Pollicini Orlando
5. Dr Cassar
4. Ms Christina
then everybody else....Just a bit of humour. Dr Gonzi is just playing the political game.
raymond scicluna
Feb 6th, 19:29
You really have a great talent and a great sense of humour Mr Calleja but with that you wont go anywhere!!anzi just frustration of how things are turning up!!
Paul Cassar
Feb 6th, 14:04
WHAT A FARCE... trouble is I lost the no. of the act.................can anyone help please ??????????
Francis Sammut
Feb 6th, 14:01
Gonzi said he will be a candidate. But he is still the Nationalist party leader. As far as I know he didn't resign. The mind boggles!
Saviour Cachia
Feb 6th, 13:37
Oh, at long last, the time regarding the acceptance of nominations for NP leadership has been cleared. At first there were confounded ideas, with different reports about the matter. For me even the Times of Malta on line report was not clear, when it stated that nominations will be accepted on Monday Feb.6.
At least there is a nine day period for accepting the nominations, which saying all, does not make that much difference. For who dare contest Lawrence Gonzi, when he is still leader and had not resigned from the post.
All we have to see on February 26, is by what percentage, Lawrence Gonzi will be confirmed leader. I do not see much trouble in that, maybe there will be some who in a secret ballot will have the guts to mark No instead of Yes.
But I do not expect it to be much, and not the amount that makes Gonzi look ridiculous to stay leader of the Nationalist Party. Let me be far fetched, if it happens that those in favour will be just 60%, certainly it is a vote of no confidence in Gonzi.
At least I expect him to be content with the 85% laid down in the PN statute, though Gonzi already showed us how much he bother about the NP statue, when he did not have the decency to make the position of NP leader vacant, just for three weeks.
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 6th, 13:05
Ha ha ha ha ha ha....................................................
raymond scicluna
Feb 6th, 19:30
keep laughing mr fenech but remember he who laughs last laughs loudest!!
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 6th, 13:04
What contest? Gonzi knows that no one will dare stand against him. If anything, as Gonzi says, now is not the time for an election - of the party leader. Kollox ta' taht fuq qed jaghmel.
A Dimech
Feb 6th, 12:52
hella ta' hin
Mr raynond ciancio
Feb 7th, 02:05
i can't afford to bet,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i have to pay my electricity bill,,,,,,,,,,,, sorry
j brincat
Feb 6th, 12:49
I bet myself one euro cent that Dr Gonzi would be the one and only contender!
Who would take me on?
The mise en scene is still on!
(jb)
(jb)
mario salnitro
Feb 6th, 14:50
No someone will apply for sure if not it will be a true farce.
Well then again we are used to these.
Ciao from Mickey Mouse country.
Victor Laiviera
Feb 6th, 12:40
I hope they provided enough policemen to keep the queue in order. :)
Angus Black
Feb 6th, 15:30
Just as many cops who were needed while the MLP voted for Joseph and booted George Abela out!
Victor Laiviera
Feb 6th, 20:34
I'm glad you mentioned that Mr "Black".
Remember how many PN apologists loudly argued that the Leader should not be elected by the delegates only but by all party members?
How is the PN going to run the election? Will all party members have a vote?
David Caruana
Feb 6th, 12:25
Can I send my application by e-mail?
M. Bezzina
Feb 6th, 12:23
what a joke
Henry S Pace
Feb 6th, 12:22
We do expect that Franco Debono would submit his nomination for the PN Leadership.
If he stays back he would be a chicken???????????????????
Charles Massa
Feb 6th, 12:17
Elezzjoni farsa
Anthony Castillo
Feb 6th, 14:14
Zgur mhux bhal meta sar Alfred Sant, staqsu lil Lino Spiteri u bhal ta JM staqsu lil Micheal Falzon u lil Evarist Bartolo.
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 6th, 15:28
Ghalmenu mhux imbabsa bhal dawk li saru f'partit ohra!!
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 6th, 17:33
Sur Castillo, dik ma kientex farsa izda kienet tragedja.
John L Galea
Feb 6th, 12:16
The title should read: "PN sitcom is open"
Angus Black
Feb 6th, 15:32
The 'sitcom' is not for MLP supporters' consumption.
If you don't like it, don't watch it.
Victor Laiviera
Feb 6th, 20:39
That was not the way that PN apologists argued when the LP was electing a new Leader. They said that, as the person chosen could be PM one day, they had a right to express an opinion.
The same applies today, I think, don't you?
J Craig
Feb 6th, 12:15
people should not concentrate about the PN leadership nomination. They should take seriously the declaration that PL will vote against the education bill. This shows PL doesn't care about our children and students. They care more about the PN leadership than our children. Shame on Joseph Muscat!