PM submits PN leadership nomination as disagreement with Debono persists
Updated 10.15 a.m.
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this morning submitted his nomination for the PN leadership contest. He made no comment after he handed his nomination to PN General Secretary Paul Borg Olivier other than to confirm that his nomination had been filed. Today is the final day for nominations. As expected, no one else has thrown his name in the hat.
The secret ballot will be held on February 25 as the political crisis caused by MP Franco Debono's disagreements with Dr Gonzi and the PN leadership persists.
Dr Debono abstained in a no confidence vote in Parliament on January 26 after having initially warned that he would vote against the government. Dr Debono has publicly acknowledged the importance of the decision taken by Dr Gonzi to assume responsibility and call the leadership contest, but he has still been calling for accountability in various echelons of the government.
Dr Debono in comments to The Sunday Times last Sunday refused to give a guarantee he would vote with the government throughout this legislature.
Dr Gonzi and Dr Debono have not spoken since they met at the Auberge de Castille on January 22, although both have expressed a readiness to meet.
“The ball is surely not in my court. The decisions are to be taken by the Prime Minister now,” Dr Debono said on Sunday.
He said that as far as he was concerned there were no mediators in the matter, and the situation never warranted one. He said he preferred that Dr Gonzi communicated with him directly, whenever he needed to.
Dr Gonzi said the door to discussion was and remained always open. “We can find constructive solutions that are in the best interest of the country,” he told The Sunday Times.
Dr Gonzi will need to achieve the support of two-thirds of the vote to be declared a winner in the first round, after which a simple majority would be sufficient. The electoral commission is chaired by former minister Michael Refalo, assisted by MEP David Casa, Dr. Anne Fenech (AZAD); Sonia Vancell (President MNPN) and Boris Xerri (PN treasurer).
See Dr Gonzi's nomination on pdf below
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Jonathan Zammit Lapira
Feb 17th, 08:34
@ angelo vassallo
Iftah din il-link u aqra ftit x'qed jinghad fuq l-incertezza/stabilita'.
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Ftakar ukoll li illum jahbat l-gheluq tal-50 sena tal-"Frar l-Iswed" meta l-partit tieghek rebah elezzjoni bid-dnub il-mejjet. DIK DEMOKRAZIJA EH!!!!!!!!! Tghallem l-istorja qabel tiftah halqek fuq id-demokrazija Mr. Konw it-all u tghallem tkun tolleranti, li sfortunatament la int u l-anqas il-partit tieghek m'intkom!!!!!!!
Joe Fenech
Feb 17th, 08:03
How cute he is. And what a democrat !
Michael borg
Feb 16th, 19:48
Gonzi should have stepped backward because he is using his personal ambitions and not for the benefit of the country he should resign
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 16th, 19:43
@ Victor Laiviera
Of course I did not miss that one Mr. Laiviera. You are quoting from what the MEA Director General Mr. Joe Farrugia said and which was reported on January 18, 2012, nearly a month ago.
You must have missed this one Mr. Laiviera, reported today on timesofmalta.com
“On a different note (from the gwu), the Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin (UHM) and the Confederation of Maltese Trade Unions (CMTU) said figures did not show that the political crisis was having an impact on the economy and jobs. They still insisted, however, that the situation must not be allowed to persist.”
Tancred Tabone, the President of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry said there was no economic crisis or instability at the moment but businesses faced normal difficulties.
“There is political uncertainty that should not be blown out of proportion to the point that it may lead to an economic crisis. There is no downturn in investment and jobs,” Mr Tabone said, adding the country should be mature enough to hold an election, irrespective of when it was held, without having to go through a crisis.
Victor Laiviera
Feb 16th, 23:27
"Mr Tabone said, adding the country should be mature enough to hold an election, irrespective of when it was held, without having to go through a crisis."
He's right about that. Demolishes all of Lawrence Gonzi's excuses for not asking the people for a new mandate at a stroke.
Paul Portelli
Feb 16th, 18:51
pawl dawk bhal zijuk gorg ha jamlulek habib iqactuk min hemm fis satra tal lejl.mohhok hemm ax jixrqlek ahjar int
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 16th, 16:05
@ m. borg (slm)
What is your point?
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 16th, 15:57
@ Jonathan Zammit Lapira
Tidher li l-anqas biss taf fejn toqghod id-demokrazija ahseb u ara kemm trid tghallem lil haddiehor dwarha. F’demokrazija kulhadd jista` jghid li jrid u jirrispondi lil min irid, u jien dak li qieghed naghmel, nirribatti lil min nahseb li ghandi nirribatti, bhalma huwa fil-kaz tieghek. Ma tridx li niehu permess minghandek biex nirrispondik ghal dak li ktibt inti ghal li jista` jkun hux? Ara veru l-ispizjar (biex inkun pulit) milli jkollu jtik. Min ihobb imur kontra ir-rieda tal-poplu? Inti taf x’inti tghid? Int bis-serjeta` jew?
Kien biss il-Partit Lejburista li fis-sena 1981 mar kontra ir-rieda tal-poplu u ghal hames snin u hames xhur. Dak iz-zmien il-poplu ma riedx lil Mintoff Prim Ministru izda lil Eddie Fenech Adami u xorta gejtu taghqu u tqumu mir-rieda tal-maggoranza tal-poplu.
Jidher li l-anqas tv ma tara. Il-Korpi kostitwiti (barra il-gwu) kollha qalu li l-incertezza politika s’issa mhux qeghda tolqot ix-xoghol, l-inpiegi u lill-haddiema. Izda rridu noqoghdu hafna attenti.
U GONZIPN dak li qieghed jaghmel. Jirsisti kemm jiflahx sabiex jibqa jgib l-investiment barrani biex jkun hawn IX-XOGHOL U XOGHOL AHJAR, s’intendi, mhux korpi dixxiplinari bhal taz-zmien il-lejburisti fil-gvern.
Victor Laiviera
Feb 16th, 18:09
You must have missed this, Mr Vassallo
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120118/local/Political-instability-bigger-threat-to-economy-than-credit-downgrade.402756
michael scicluna
Feb 16th, 15:00
1st place: gonzi
2nd place : no contestant
3rd place : no contestant
O.I.PN!
Francis Attard
Feb 16th, 14:44
Is this contest being held because of Franco Debono? If it is, why?
m. borg (slm)
Feb 16th, 14:32
Karl Consiglio
Yesterday, 13:45
What are you saying? If anyone wants to contest they may, but they choose not to, because they are happy with him. This includes Debono, since he is not taking the chance either
.
If anything you political expertise is illuminating. Who is stupid enough especially those who believe they can make it as leaders in the near future , is going to throw away his chance on this stupid one man race.
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Anyone contesting gonzi would be like a handicapped horse with all the party councillors holding on to him so tha gonzi wins for sure.
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 16th, 13:52
@ Jonathan Zammit Lapira
Milli jidher l-anqas biss taf fejn toqghod id-Demokrazija. Kif tista` tghid li ma rrid taghti cans lil hadd jesprimi l-opinjoni tieghu? Mela qieghed inzomm lil xi hadd min idejh biex ma jiktiebx? Ara int ktibt u hadd ma zammek. Min-naha l-ohra mhux ser incedi d-dritt sagrosant tieghi li nirribatti ghal kull kumment li jien inhoss li ghandi nirribatti, u zgur mhux ser izommni inti.
Mela ma tarax tv Sur Jonathan Zammit Lapira? Il-korpi kostitwiti (barra il-gwu) qalu li s’issa, il-krizi politika ghadha ma affettwatx l-ekonomija ta’ Malta kif ukoll ma affetwatx ix-xoghol u l-impiegi u li m’ghandniex niehdu xejn “for granted”
Dan huwa l-punt krucjali ta’ kollox, li nibqghu ffukati fit-triq it-tajba li qbadna biex ingiebu lejn Malta, X-XOGHOL U XOGHOL AHJAR GHALL-HADDIEMA TAGHNA (u mhux korpi dixxiplinati), kif qieghed isehh bhalissa minkejja l-krizijiet kollha li tghidu li hawn.
Jonathan Zammit Lapira
Feb 16th, 12:43
@Angelo vassallo
qed turina kemm taf thaddan il-valuri tad-demokrazija ghax qed taghmel bhall-partit/gvern tieghek, cioe' dik li ma trid taghti cans lil hadd jesprimi l-oppinjoni tieghu ghax trid tirribatti fuq kull kumment!!!!!!!
Vera xempju ta' GonziPN!!!!! Thobbu tmorru kontra d-demokrazija u r-rieda/xewqa tal-poplu. Qed taghmel ezatt bhal Gonzi li ghalkemm il-poplu ivvota favur id-divorzju, hu xorta mar kontra dik ir-rieda u ivvota kontra. Qed taghmel ezatt bhal GonziPN li ghalkemm il-korpi kostitwiti qalulu li hawn l-incertezza u l-instabilita' tal-gvern, xorta ghazel li jdahhal rasu gor-ramel u flok ghajjat Elezzjoni generali, mar itellaq wahdu ghal post diga mimli minjnu nnifsu. THIS WAS THE JOKE/FARCE OF THE NEW MILLENIUM.
Brian Gatt
Feb 16th, 10:54
I would assume that to consider this a victory he must receive all the votes of those eligibale to vote !!! inkella x'rebha tigi dik Gonz hija !!! Sahha tellaqt wahdek imma ghalinqas qis li l vot ta fiducja li ha jaghtuk ghandu jigi unanimament minnghand kulhadd li hu eligibli biex jivvota (tinkwetax Franco Debono ma nahsibx li hu eligibli peress li ilu li irrezenja mil-Partit Tieghek)
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 16th, 10:24
@ Ms Xaxa Caruana
Aff li ghandek zball KBIR. Dr. Sant dam ghal aktar minn tmien xhur ixomm ir-riha tal glue, ma nahsibx li dejqietu, u kieku ma waqqax il-gvern Mintoff, hemm kien jibqa.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 16th, 14:27
Jekk Dr Sant dam tmien xhur kif tghidu intkom ghalmenu kellu l-irgulija u rabat vot ta' porgett ma voit ta' fiducja u meta tilfu ghamel dak li wieghed.
Jista jinghad l-istess ghal Dr Gonzi?
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 16th, 09:26
@ Kevin Marks
Kevin Marks qieghed thawwad haga ma ohra. Dazgur li niftakar. Imma jiena ma semmejtx lil Mintoff u jekk dan kienx fuq Net TV fl-1998. Jien tkellimt dwar il-hafna drabi u okkazzjonijiet li supeone ta’ lil Franco Debono f’diversi programmi.
La semmejt lil Mintoff, iva tajnih cans li jitkellem fil-Parlament ghaliex Dottor Sant u shabu (li llum ghandhom fil-Parlament) ghamlulu (lil Mintoff) sarima ma hallqu biex ma jitkelliemx. DAN LI NIFTAKAR JIEN.
Ara l-GONZIPN halla lil Franco Debono jghid li jrid u fejn irid, anki fuq NET TV u fil-Parlament u fuq superone. X’DIFFERENZA bejn GONZIPN u l-lejburisti.!!!!!!!ENORMI.
ALBERT FENECH
Feb 16th, 07:35
... and the horse is lined up for the start of this one horse race .. and he's off ... and he's leading the race ... and as he takes the last bend, he is still ahead ... and at the Finish Line, the horse is the winner!!!!!!!
ALBERT FENECH
joseph francalanza
Feb 16th, 05:44
and the winner is :
1 st place - gold medal - KING CARNIVAL GONZI
2 nd place - silver medal - KING CARNIVAL GONZI
3 rd place - bronze medal - KING CARNIVAL GONZI
il madonfi dan qiesu USAM BOLT !!!!! kemm jigri
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 16th, 00:58
@ Mario Scicluna
SEJJER NUZA KLIEMEK STESS "Tant hija kbira l-odju li ghandkhom lejh (lejn GONZIPN) u lejn dak kollhu NAZZJONALISTA, li stidintuh ( ghal hafna drabi lil Franco Debono) fuq is-superone u tajtuh l-'airtime', imbasta tkunu qeghdin tkesksu! Ipokriti.
Franco Debono qatt ma gie mghajjr traditur. Mur iccekkja u aqra sew x'intqal. Ghajjartuh (lil Mintoff) kemm flahtu, lilu u lill familtu li ma' ghandha x'taqsam xejn! Sa anke tlabtuh jirrizenja! (Sant kien qal lill-Mintoff biex jitlaq)
Most probably YOU cannot manage to smile, or even worse than that, you have not smiled for the last 25 years, since 1987 - IS-SENA TAL-HELSIEN mill-gvern lejburist.
Kevin Marks
Feb 16th, 08:46
Ma Gibtuhx il Mintoff fuq in Net fin 98 habib... u kemm tajtuh hin fil parlament...ma keskistux...Jekk ghandek aktar minn 13 il sena nahseb tiftakar se x qed nghid hux...jekk trid tiftakar
Victor Laiviera
Feb 15th, 21:04
Still waiting for answers:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120214/letters/A-series-of-questions-for-the-Prime-Minister-1-.406715
mark borg
Feb 15th, 20:11
mhux xorta pupu ta franco tibqa prim ta bla maggoranzi parlamentari?....
Ps.... ithaq wahda darba ohra int u dak l-inokwu ta magenbek hi ghar ritratt.
mark borg
Feb 15th, 20:08
Lollll....L.GONZI VS L.GONZI
ha ha ha .............
Paul Portelli
Feb 15th, 19:12
wahdi ---- wahdi --- iva wahdiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
V Caruana
Feb 15th, 18:18
How could Dr. Gonzi submit his nomination for PN leadership contest when the leadership was never vacant? Well, PN apoligists would believe anything what the party says. In PN strategy, what is real is not important. the important is that it is gullible.
Charles Massa
Feb 15th, 17:51
Se jtellaq wahdu ghal hekk se jirbah!!!!!!!!!! Issa hemm bzonn itellaq ma hadd iehor ghal hekk ghandu isejjah elezzjoni.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 15th, 17:50
It is not a farce.
It is called a walkover because opponents of Dr Lawrence Gonzi have been given the opportunity to contest but they decline to do so for the obvious reason that they have as much chance as celluloid rat being chased by an asbestos cat through a hell of the rat's choosing.
Victor Laiviera
Feb 15th, 21:03
You opened your comment by saying "It is not a farce".
Then you went on to prove that it is.
Anthony Pace Gouder
Feb 15th, 17:10
This is not a LEADERSHIP NOMINATION at all. Its purely a 'party leader confirmation(obvious) exercise.
The interest of the NATION is being 'hijacked' by a 'fanatic' gathering of 700, +/-, 'FIDILI',
The Country deserves better !
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 15th, 17:03
@ m. borg (slm)
Mhux affarik (slm)
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 15th, 16:59
@ Ms Xaxa Caruana
MISKINA XAXA!!!!!! Kemm qeghda tahraqek qalbek ghall-KOSTITIZZJONI? Tiktakar meta fi zmien il-lejburisti kontu ssospendejtu l-QORTI KOSTITUZZJONALI? Maggoranza fil-parlament, ta' xiex, tas-siggijiet jew tal-POPLU. Le minix konfuz. Anki jien nifmek u ma ntikx sa barra ghax ilkom mixtieqin mill-gvern KWAZI 25 SENA.
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 15th, 16:42
@ A. Xuereb
Ha nghidlek A. Xuereb: kif thossok meta tkun trid telephone u kien jkollok thallas lil xi bazuzlu lejburisti? Illum kulhadd bil-mobiles u nonfqu bhala Maltin nonfqu izjed fuq il-mobiles milli fil-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma!!!!!
Kif thossok meta tkun trid television tal-kulur u kien jkollok thallas €116.47 (Lm50) lil xi bazuzlu lejburisti? Illum naraw it-tv minn kullimkien minn fuq il-laptops!!!!!!!!!!!
Kif thossok meta tkun trid job jew flat tal-gvern u jghidulek li l-applikazzjoni tieghek qeghda ghan il-kumitat tal-kazin tal-lejburisti ta’ fejn toqghod.
Ma nahsibx li garrejt meta fl-1 ta’ Jannar 2010 hadt €5.82 u fl-1 ta’ Jannar 2012 hadt €4.66 zieda fil-paga? Il-€1.16 biss isemmi?
Kif kont thossok kieku telfulek ic-cans li tidhol l-Universita` bhalma gralhom mijiet ta’ nies li ghadhom isofru l-konsegwenzi sallum?
@ Michael Magri
Il-loghob bid-distrett ghamilhom biss il-partit tal-lejburisti. Altru li niftakar x’qal Mintoff qabel l-elezzjoni tal-1981. Naf u niftakar ukoll li, li kien ghalih issir l-elezzjoni bikrija, imma shabu, li hafna minnhom ghadhom sallum fil-Parlament ma hallewhx, u damu hames snin u hames xhur, sa l-ahhar qatra laqqat il-gvern tal-lejburisti. Aktar minn hekk baqghu jiggvernawna bl-aktar mod totalitarju u KOMUNISTA.
Nerga nghdlek, mis-sena 1921, hadd ma iggverna KONTRA R-RIEDA TAL-POPLU kif gara bejn 1981 u 1987. Din ma tista` tithassar qatt mill-istorja tal-partit tal-lejburisti.
Nathalie Frendo
Feb 15th, 14:32
With proably no one else contesting this becomes a bigger farce than it already is. Gonzi needs to ask the poplu if he wants him or not. What merit does he have amongst his own people? How many of them are honest enough to vote against him? Will he get the majority from the poplu he seems to love so much? He governs the country not only leads his party . He needs the courage to ask us again do we want him for the next five years? Has he lived up to our expectations? Do we trust him? Us but not the kunsillieri please.
Lyn Avonwood
Feb 15th, 14:28
Is Malta becoming a banana republic ? Who are the monkeys ?
R Axisa
Feb 15th, 14:21
"Dr Gonzi will need to achieve the support of two-thirds of the vote to be declared a winner in the first round, after which a simple majority would be sufficient."
What winner?? If he's the only candidate??? And who will be the loser?
stephen zammit
Feb 15th, 14:21
Only in Malta .......the Government loses seats in parliament and he makes an election inside the party ....what’s this.. This is only a move so that he can say that Franco should resign. Well he did from the party, so why asking your own party as the disagreement is elsewhere.
This is a case of trying to buy the bread from the butcher!!! And making us believe that the butcher has to close, because he did not have the bread....
Remove the only person that had the guts to speak up for us, remove the only person that made a difference inside the parliament, because only after he spoke did something happened, such as the 500 weekly. What is laughably is to justify they compared their wages with the ones in Europe while forgetting to compare the common people’s wages. I am all right f...you jack
The Government did not win inside parliament and nor did the labour, this is a deadlock, the only way to prove is by asking us, the people that had employed you Mr Gonzi.
Pointless asking the mirror who is the prettiest, if you are the only one looking in it
Tony Busuttil
Feb 15th, 13:42
Carnival came a day early !!!!!!!!!!
Neil Zammit
Feb 15th, 13:38
The vote should be. Gonzi or someone, anyone els? and they vote in private.... then if Gonzi loses then they vote for a new leader. Makes sense no? But the years of making sense in the PN were over a very long time ago...
Joseph Brincat
Feb 15th, 13:35
BIG PROBLEM FOR THE PN !!!!!!!
IT LOOK'S THE PN HAVEN'T ANY ONE TO CONTEST FOR
THEIR LEADERSHIP SO THEY HAVE TO STICK TO GONZI
THEY LIKE IT OR NOT!!!!!!!!!!
A Cachia
Feb 15th, 13:32
Farsa!
Jana Vella
Feb 15th, 13:29
This is better than a 2-leged race! We used to ridicule Dictators for running alone for Presidents!!! hahaha.... By the way...submitting nomination for what?
"I'm sorry the vacancy has been filled. Whilst wishing you all the best in your career, we will keep your CV for any future positions."....was thsi the reply he got? :)
Mario Scicluna
Feb 15th, 15:09
and the reply continues with....don't call us, we'll call you!!
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 15th, 13:26
Nispera li meta Gonzi itellaq ma Gonzi jigi l'ewwel.
Fran Abela
Feb 15th, 13:20
Hey all - is it also Dr. Gonzi's fault that no one contested the leadership. I do pity Dr. Gonzi at times because what happens that is perceived to be bad is inevitably always Dr. Gonzi's fault. Let us all be mature and even if it is difficult for some, at least admit the good that has been done and not berate everything - after all it is people who do something who are likely to make mistakes. It is easier to sit back and just criticise. In conclusion, when the general elections are held people can always vote for their particular idols. Cheers everyone and try to take politics a little less seriously - it is not the end of the world (as yet).
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 15th, 17:25
Ms Abela, a lot of comments here show a lot of humour. Thanks to Dr. Gonzi's one-man race, we have something to joke and laugh about. Maybe this is Dr. Gonzi's contribution to the 'feel-good factor' this month?
N Spiteri
Feb 15th, 13:06
We have assisted to an early carnival this year....
P. Ciantar
Feb 15th, 15:44
yes we had when Joseph Muscat was preparing to celebrate a yes vote for this non confidence motion
Wenzu Vella
Feb 15th, 12:58
Ir-radio muskettieri ma kienux jaghmlu fares aktar komiki milli qieghed jaghmel Gonzi nizzel ismu ghal kapo minghajr ma biss ir-rizenja=u il hmerijiet ikomplu=idhak poplu ghax veru ghandek biex.
W Azzopardi
Feb 15th, 13:11
Ahjar inkomplu nidhku mela tafx. Ghax jekk jitla il-labour nibdew nibku.
Noel Mifsud
Feb 15th, 20:05
Min jidhaq u kuntent b dawn il kummiedji huma zgur bahnana nazzjonalisti, ghax jekk int f sensik tibki tista mhux tidhaq. Imma ma Gonzi kollox possibli, u l izjed idahhaq in nies bik.
ALBERT FENECH
Feb 15th, 12:58
The length and breadth of Malta and Gozo are in animated suspense! Will he or will he not win? My God, I will not be able to sleep a wink until 25th February. A different scenario is that of a football match - but only one team is playing; we stage a song contest but there is only one singer; and so ... on and on and on ....what a farce.
ALBERT FENECH
Roderick Micallef
Feb 15th, 12:52
This is one race Dr. Gonzi will surely win, now he can even boast that he came first out of a race with a single participant. I bet the General Election will not be this easy though
Neil Zammit
Feb 15th, 13:31
you can even see it the other way round. If no one is behind him in the race then he must be last LOL. oh Gonzi you crack me up!
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 15th, 12:52
@ Mr Aaron Sammut
Even I do care about where we are today and where we want to be tomorrow, and that is precisely the point, with a with a pl (alternative) government now and in the future we will be definatley lost in the troubled Europe and world.
You are not of the PN's spin, but you are fed up of a PN that the pl cannot compete with.
@ Mr Eric Camilleri
So it is true that in 1981 the mlp had the “majority of seats”, BUT it had also the minority of VOTES( its called gerrymandering) and the mlp still glued and glued and glued itself to those seats when it new that the Maltese did not want them to govern Malta. That legislature was the worst period in the Maltese history since the first Maltese parliament in 1921. Shame on you MLP.
@ Joey Tribbiani
Bl-istess argument tieghek, jaqaw ghandek hafna x'terbah jew takkwista jekk jispicca fil-gvern il-PL eh?
A. Xuereb
Feb 15th, 14:04
taf x tghidilna Angelo: kif thossok meta taqra li xi bazuzlu tawh impgieg komdu b paga fenomenali eh? Imbaghad lin nies intuhom il-loqom, bhaz zieda ta 1.16 ghall gholi tal hajja!
Fuq dawn priedka mela x gara fl 1981? Dak iz zmien ma kinux jidfnu nies fil mizbla ta habba twemminhom
Michael Magri
Feb 15th, 15:25
Angelo Vassallo... Dak li gara fl-1981, ma kien xejn hlief ir-rizultat ta sistema elettorali gejja sa min wara l-1964. Jigifieri loghob bid-distretti, u li dawn ghamilom kulhadd. Issa jekk tiftakar listorja sew ta l-1981, il-Prim Ministru Mintoff kien qal qabel dik l-elezzjoni li hu ma jiggvernax jekk ma jkollux il-maggoranza warajh. Imma filwaqt li ma setghax ihalli lil Malta minghajr gvern ghax il-Kostituzzjoni ta dakinhar kienet cara w`tonda fuq min ghandu jigverna, Dom Mintoff immedjatament haseb sabiex jinbdew tahdidiet halli tinbidel il-kostituzzjoni u titnehha din l-anomalijja.. Izda gara li sfortunatament nghid jien, In-Nazzjonalisti immexxijja minn Dr. Fenech Adami u xi ohrajn, iddecidew li jibdew sensila twila u mahmuga ta Dizubbidjenza Civili sabiex Jiddistabilizzaw lill Parlament Legittimu Malti bkull mezz possibbli.. Sahansitra anke waslu li ma jattendux ghal-Parlament, u listorja kompliet b`dan il-mod faxxist ghal snin shah.
Ghalhekk Sur Vassallo dik kienet l-aghar wahda fl-istorja ghax ghamluha hekk l-Oppozizzjoni Nazzjonalista
ghax li kieku kienu verament demokratici kienu l-ewwel jirrispettaw il-Kostituzzjoni, jiehdu l-okkazjoni li offrilhom Mintoff biex tinbidel din il-Kostituzzjoni u fl-iqsar zmien wara, u bi qbil civilizzat ma kulhadd, issir elezzjoni ohra b`kostituzzjoni gdida w`aktar gusta..
Din hijja parti zghira mill-vera storja politika ta l-1981, habib...
Carmel Grima
Feb 15th, 12:41
naqbel li jibqa Dr. Gonzi bhala prim ministru imma bir-riformi li semma Dr. Franco Debono. kieku ikelna gvern kwazi perfett, fl-opinjoni tieghi. L-istess nifhem li Dr. Muscat jista'ikun prim ministru ta' Malta imma bir-riformi li Dr. F.Debono irregistra fil-parlament, l-istess riformi.
Karl Consiglio
Feb 15th, 13:48
Peress li l-PL ma ghandux l-ideat tieghu iva jista jiehu dawk ta Debono, hux hekk.? hehe
O. Grixti
Feb 15th, 12:36
Ti piace vincere facile ?
Karl Consiglio
Feb 15th, 13:45
What are you saying? If anyone wants to contest they may, but they choose not to, because they are happy with him. This includes Debono, since he is not taking the chance either.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 15th, 12:08
L-ewwel dram li ser jittella fit-tejatru bla saqaj ser ikun "Gawdenz Bilokka jitfa n-nomina tieghu".
mark borg
Feb 15th, 21:15
LOL..... Lawrence Bilokka ! toqodlu veru !
Mr Michael Debono
Feb 15th, 12:08
Once Dr.Gonzi alone submitted nomination for leadership of the P.N. there is absolutely no need for the P.N. members to go and vote once the result is clear. Going to vote might mean the opposit of what it says. Usless voting and loss of tiime. Whoever votes seem to agree with Franco Debono that Dr. Gonzi needs to resign.
John Zammit
Feb 15th, 12:05
Why all this canvassing taking place.If it was an Olympic race he could have won it being alone if he made the distance.
Patrick Zammit
Feb 15th, 11:55
Yawn...
George Azzopardi
Feb 15th, 11:49
the latest equation
Gonzi = KMB2
M Calleja
Feb 15th, 15:10
Mr Azzopardi you are wrong.
Dear Mr George Azzopardi
Lawrence Gonzi was elected with real people's votes.
Joseph Muscat was elected with zero people's votes.
Therefore the equation is: JM=KMB=ZERO
It's so simple!
Philip Hili
Feb 15th, 11:46
When one reads comments made by some brilliant contributors, one reaches the conclusion that either way, the Prime Minister is at fault.
Had the PM ignored the childish comments by this disloyal deputy and continued to serve the country by following his agenda set out at the beginning of this legislature, surly we was to be blamed for ignoring a backbencher, and therefore, one expects comments to this effect from all quarters of the media.
Now that the Prime Minister put his leadership to test by asking the people who elected him as Leader of the PN and thus as a Prime Minister, he is also being blamed because according to Dr. Emails and Co., he should have settled this matter in Parliament when this matter is a party matter.
To make matter worse, he is also being blamed for re-contesting the leadership alone. What is holding others who are hungry for power in the PN to contest this post? Everyone who has the credentials to contest this post, has a right to submit his candidature for this post, but something is keeping them form contesting the leadership!! Why? It is not Dr. Gonzi's fault had nobody presented himself on the track in order to race with Dr. Gonzi.
Dr. Gemgem or better Dr. Top Student!!! now you have to adhere to the party/s rules after this contest. Otherwise, resign and leave your post to other candidate who is next in line to serve this nation till the end of this legislature. What is sure is that at the end of this legislature when your term in office will be terminated you will be Dr. Nothing.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 15th, 14:22
Philip Hili, the real test is in Parliament. If Dr. Go9nzi is so confident, why does he not submuit himself to a vote of confidence in Parliament? That is where it counts and no amount of smoke and mirros will change that fact. Dr Goni is too scared to face such a vote as he knows he does not have a majority in parliament.
Philip Hili
Feb 16th, 01:27
@ Andrew Camilleri
Mr. Camiller, there is no need to tell me that the real test is in Parliament because Dr. Gonzi had already passed this test. Dr. Gonzi was elected by a democratic election to govern this Nation for five years. The fact that a grumpy, disloyal backbencher decided to change HIS ideology does not mean that the persons who voted for this grumpy person think as he thinks and changed their ideoloy when declaring that the differences is in ideology!. This means that if the PN had a majority of votes in the last general election and thus he was trusted to govern, this majority is still there. Maybe it increased because person who in the last general elections voted PL, weren't aware that they support a party that apply the politics of "TOM & JERRY"!! Came On!! Andrew. When the time is ripe to call an election, rest assure that the PN will do that without any trouble. You might remember who governed this country against the will of the majority for five and a half years!!!!
Lawrence Cardona
Feb 15th, 11:43
WOW I WISH THAT THE PRIM MINISTER WAS CONTESTING FOR THE EUROVISION FOR AT LEAST WE COULD WIN IT FOR ONCE HE WOULD BE OUR DIVA WITHOUT COMPETITORS GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL OOOOOPSSSS THERE IS ONLY ONE NEVERMIND GOOD LUCK TO HIM.
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 12:09
@Lawrence Cardona
LOL GOOD COMMENT..LIKE :)
Lawrence Cardona
Feb 15th, 11:40
WOW
William Flynn
Feb 15th, 11:39
Someone give these guys a shovel for goodness sakes. Ashes to ashes...dust to dust.
Victor Vella
Feb 15th, 11:35
Mela id-dell iggieled ma` dellu u hadd ma jaf min rebah kekk mhux id-dell jew id-dellu. Farsa ad infinitum. Made in Malta by tal-Pieta` Productions Ltd.
P Brinc
Feb 15th, 12:39
Tant kemm hi farsa din it tellieqa tahraq ghall-leadership li hadd ma kellu l 'wicc li jirraporta fuq website internazzjonli bhall NewsNow!!!
Refer to http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/World+News/Europe/Western/Malta?JavaScript=1&searchheadlines=&search=malta
Ara ahbar fuq baked beans hziena waslet hemm?!?!?
Joey Tribbiani
Feb 15th, 11:32
It's like bereavement day in the photo.
Fran Abela
Feb 15th, 13:21
I have yet to see a photo of politicians smiling !
Thomas Mifsud
Feb 15th, 11:31
Mela ghalhekk qerdu l-karnival dal-gvern, ghax irid jibda jaghmlu hu. Nibza li jekk mhux se tieqaf tippersisti din il-klikka, ghad ikun ikun hemm konsegwenzi hafna ghar milli diga hemm. L-egoizmu u l-kilba ghal-flus qerdu lid-dinja, u l-istess qed jigri f'dan il-pajjiz. Grazzi Gonzi.
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 15th, 11:16
@ John L Galea @ Ms Xaxa Caruana
Mela HAMES SNIN U HAMES XHUR fil-gvern bejn 1981 u 1987 kontra ir-RIEDA tal-POPLU MALTI, u kontra ukoll tar-rieda ta' Mintoff li jaghmel elezjoni bikrija, il-partit lejburista kemm ghandu jissejjah MLPglue u glue u glue u glue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Issa idhaq. THIS is a GOOD ONE XAXA!!!!!!!!!!!!! not john's.
Mr Aaron Sammut
Feb 15th, 11:31
Dear Mr.Vassllo,
We don't care what happened during Napoleon's time and during the "Interdett" of the 70's and during Mintoff's 80's.
What we care about is, where we are today and where we want to be tomorrow!!!
Go tell your children that because it was acceptable that people were tortured in the 19th Century, we should accept torture today.....let's talk about today and tomorrow please.
We're fed up of PN's spin!!
Mr Eric Camilleri
Feb 15th, 11:48
Dear Angelo in 1981 the constitution said that the party that has the majoity of seats ruled the country and that is what happened
m. borg (slm)
Feb 15th, 12:07
What's your point Mr Vassallo?
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 12:23
@Angelo Vassalloooooo
Mela qabel ma tikteb bl amment kun cert milli ha tikteb, il kostituzzjoni ta Malta f dak iz zmien kienet tghid li gvern jigverna b maggoranza fil parlamnet ........nahseb tinsab xi ftit konfuz, ifhem nifmek mhux ha ntik tort sa barra.......u iva nithaq fuq li nithaq , u nithaq iktar meta nara nies bhalek jipruvaw jiranfaw ma kull nitfa.
u haga ohra tqabbilx lil Perit ma GonziGLUE. LOL THANK YOU AGAIN John Galea ta idea ta Gonziglue.
Michael Magri
Feb 15th, 11:12
Ezatt mar-renju tal-karnival.. Mela din is-sens se nkunu rregalati b`zewg karnivalati hux...!!!
Wahda bellezza fuq il-fosos ecc., u l-ohra `qassata` f`tal-Pieta... Ha ha ha... Il-veru buzullotti a la GonziPN..!
Josef Borg
Feb 15th, 11:11
Kemm minghalija li l-Gimgha jibda l-KARNIVAL!!!
Charles Micallef
Feb 15th, 11:24
This is the best contribution on this subject by miles!!!
Noel Gatt
Feb 15th, 11:08
Some are suggesting that during the PN Pieta Carnival Gonzi is going to place last since no one is going to have less votes then him...LOL.
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 15th, 11:07
@ R. Balzan
I am very satisfied to note that you reply to my posts since I enjoy myself with someone like you “li veru tinharaq mix-xejn”. Min jidhaq l-ahhar jidhaq l-ahjar. Mela kompli idhaq habib!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ john vella
Dr. Gonzi need not call an election now, we will know the people`s judgement in due course, in 2013.
@ Mr Andrew Camilleri
The Partit Nazzjonalista is doing exactly what its statute dictates. If contested and losses, Lawrence Gonzi will step down from party leader and PM and a new part leader elected who will automatically become PM, and elections will still be held in 2013.
@Ms Xaxa Caruana
Ghaddejtu tant biz-zmien lil Duminku Mintoff meta ghajjartuh traditur, issa qeghda tistghageb XAXA!!!!!!!!!!! Dakinhar veru ma gietkomx tajjeb ghax waqa l-gvern ta’ Sant.
@ Franco Debono.....dawn kollha ta’ hawn fuq qeghdin jistriehu fuqek biex twaqqa il-gvern. Ittihomx ic-cans.
Joey Tribbiani
Feb 15th, 11:30
Titbaqbaqx Angelo ghax se jaqawlek il-gwienah ! Jaqaw ghandek hafna x'titlef jekk jispicca dan il-gvern eh?
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 12:30
@Angelo VASSALLO
Kemm qed nigustak meta tikteb XAXA....thanks.
Pero nahseb mintiex taghmel sens ta, kif jista Gonzi jitlef din l elezzjoni jekk ha jikontesta wahdu, jew forsi sejjer tinkiteb int u ma tridx tejdilna......eq eq eq....here again qed tqabel lil gonzi ma sant......error again, lil Sant ir riha tal glue kienet idejqu, heq gonziglue le hux ahahahahahahah..iva qed nithaq habib.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 15th, 12:41
Mr Vassallo, the PN statute states clearly that there is to be an election for the leader when there is a vacancy. There is no vacancy - the PN already has a leader. But of course, this Dr Gonzi playing one of his spinning games. And some fools believe it!!
Mario Scicluna
Feb 15th, 12:52
Correction Vassallo, statute dictastes that the position of leader has to be vacated, mur erga aqra il klawsola.
Insejt nahseb hux kemm ghajjartuh inthom lil dak li bena u sawwar Malta, l-odju u l-hdura li ghandkhom lejh hija inkredibbli, insejt nahseb kemm ghajjartuh 'Sallbu' 'Sallbu' waqt il Mass Meetings taghkhom? Nimmagina li kont prezenti int tiddeffes eh? Tant hija kbira l-odju li ghandkhom lejh u lejn dak kollhu Laburista, li stidintuh fuq in Net u tajtuh l-'airtime', imbasta tkunu qeghdin tkesksu! Ipokriti.
U ta' l-ahhar. Titkellimx fuq tradiment int, ghax lil Franco Debono UFFICCJALMENT ghajjartuh traditur u kull xorta ta' tghajjir moqziez u orkestrajtu kampanja moqzieza fuq l-internet biex tpinguh mignun. U dan kollhu ghax ma felahx aktar jipprova jahdem u jistinka u jaghti sehemu. dazgur!! Dak mhux parti mix-xibka tal-hazen hux Vassallo? Ghajjartuh kemm flahtu , lilu u lill familtu li ma' ghandha x'taqsam xejn! Sa anke tlabtuh jirrizenja!
Smile on (if you can manage) GonziPN et al. The days of honoring yourself will soon come to an end!
Mr Aaron Sammut
Feb 15th, 11:06
Sure that nobody has put his nomination........ there's no vacant seat!!!
GonziPN has reached the bottom!
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 11:03
@Gonzi/PBO
Did Someone die? you look so sad,I pity you.
MALCOLM SEYCHELL
Feb 15th, 11:03
Sejjer itellaq wahdu. Hu se jghid li rebah. Min ghandu melh f mohhu jaf li jekk itellaq wahdek tkun dejjem it tellief
Fran Abela
Feb 15th, 13:22
Kulhadd kellu cans li jtellaq - affari tahhom jekk ma tellqux - se titfa it-tort fuq Dr. Gonzi ukoll ?
mark borg
Feb 15th, 20:20
Mhux hekk ma jtellaqlu hadd ! halli jispiccaw jidemonizawh bhal mghamlu lil Franco.....ara kemm jghidulhu mignun ! issa wara it tkaxkira colossali fl elezzjoni tarahhom jikontestaw wara li jwahhlu f gonzi ! hemm tara l-ulied ta ex Prim Ministri u ex presidenti jippupaw sidirhom gewwa tal -pieta.
Thomas C. Cassar
Feb 15th, 11:00
Tghid kumbinazzjoni li tefa' n-nomina tieghu mal-ftuh tar-Renju tal-Bluha??
Tony Agius
Feb 15th, 10:58
We have seen Dr Franco Debono challenging the Prime Minister on almost everything , is He going to chicken out on this one . Come on Franco you showed every one that you are the best , do'nt waste this Golden chance , it's there , go and get it.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 15th, 12:51
I think Dr Gonzi is the chicken because the real test is a vote of confidence in the Govt in Parliament. Why doesn't Dr. Gonzi table a motion of confidence? What is keeping him back? Is he so afraid of losing power? Go On Dr Gonzi, stop playing around and check your popularity in Parliament, where it counts. But you won't, will you? And we ALL know why!!
chris decarlo
Feb 15th, 10:58
Ladies and Gentlemen, and without any further ado, the one man show kicks off! Bets are open!? Who will be the winner? And who will dare to challenge his/her Leader? The same undisputed Leader who kicked-out the his 2 opponents in the prior leadership contest: Johnny Dalli & Louise Galea! Place your bets now and stay tuned for more updates!
Victor Jacono
Feb 15th, 10:55
Contesting alone for an office that he is already holding in his party, against the constitutional norms of his party - the office of party leader has not been vacated.
But above all, can somebody tell me how this is going to help the country? What change will this piece of teatrin bring to things as they stand? I simply fail to see how...
Can somebody illuminate me please?
Thanks.
A Vella
Feb 15th, 10:53
Debono after lecturing and patronising everyone in the last two months should have all the confidence in contesting the minority party leadership.
R ferriggi
Feb 15th, 10:51
FRANKLY,,,,,,,, DEBONO IS MAKING A FOOL OF HIMSELF.
HEARD HIM TALK ( OR RAVE OR RANT??) IN jOE GRIMA'S PROGRAM ( IMHO,,, VERY BIASED PROGRAM).
THE IMPRESSION I KEEP GETTING OF FD IS OF A DELUSSIONED POWER HUNGRY FOOT STAMPING CHILD.
THIS IS TOTALLY NOT THE WAY TO GET MESSAGES ACROSS, AND SURELY I WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO,,,,,,,, TRUST IN SUCH A POLITICIAN.
John Scerri
Feb 15th, 10:48
Prediction .
In his own words during the PN General Council .... Dr.Gonzi's wish is for 'ALL' ...stress on the 'ALL' the party delegates, MPs , behind him.
By 'ALL' ........in my stupidity.......... I understand 100% and not 66% or 70% or 90%.
My prediction is .....
1. Dr.Gonzi will resign after voting results IF less than 100% is achieved.
2. Another election for a new PN leader and hence PM will be organised .
I hope to finish my book.'TALE OF TWO TITLES..PN and PM '................. before I start a new one 'The
(M)LP Earthquake' subtitled 'When Blue invaded the Red zone ' ...but I am still very short of data on this book...the time will come when ....maybe??..!!!!! :))
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 15th, 12:44
Are you serious? Dr. Gonzi resign? That word does not exist in the dictionary of GonziPN. So many Ministers should have resigned after one mess after another, costing us millions of euros. And you think Dr. Gonzi is going to resign because he won't be getting 100% of the vote? You really don't know this guy!
Joseph Laus
Feb 15th, 10:47
Nahseb li il fatt li hadd ma tefa in-nomina ghall leadership ,tista tfisser li hadd ma jrid imexxi partit imkisser u sfiducjat fil parlament
William Flynn
Feb 15th, 10:45
These two guys in the photo are looking very sombre. Geez! Who died? Oh! The PN.
They're both looking in the direction they're heading; down.
Joseph Galea
Feb 15th, 10:43
U jiftah ir-Renju tal-Karnival!
GEORGE CUTAJAR
Feb 15th, 10:41
For all his talk about oligarchies, cliques etc. one would have thought that Debono would have had the guts to contest the Party leader. Obviously this does not seem to be the case unless we have some breaking news later on in the day.
Debono now claims that the differences between him and the party are ideological. One simple question - Has the Party ideology changed from the day Debono joined the PN? The answer is a definitive NO. That being the case Debono should either simply stand down or leave the party. If one does not agree with a Party's ideology there is simply no alternative but leaving the party.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 15th, 12:45
To contest this 'election', one does not need guts but one needs to be mad. Anyone contesting at this stage would be committing political suicide. And that is why the dictator kept his post as leader.
S Farrugia
Feb 15th, 10:40
what a farce!!!
Paul Abela
Feb 15th, 10:37
All hungry for power PL.... but your time will NEVER come..
Leonard Brincat
Feb 15th, 10:52
Mr Abela even your time will come NEVER SAY NEVER
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 11:02
@Paul Abela
iktar hungry ghal xi ftira bil froga u bela tea tahraq......u nkomli naqra l-frejjeg li qed jaghmel Gonzi.
Michael Magri
Feb 15th, 11:15
Sur Abela...
Remember this song..!! Dream.. Dream.. Dreeeam.. Dreeeeeeeeam......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mark borg
Feb 15th, 20:39
infakkrek fir rebhiet 1971 1976 1981 (iva reba wkoll) u 1996 ....u ma irbahniex b'Mintoff mill 1958 sa 1971 minhabba il-manipular viljakk tal cleru .
William Flynn
Feb 15th, 10:36
Literal translation:
Finally, he [Brutus] spoke to Volumnius himself in Greek, reminding him of their student life, and begged him to grasp his sword with him and help him drive home the blow. And when Volumnius refused, and the rest likewise ... grasping with both hands the hilt of his naked sword, he fell upon it and died.
Political Translation (Malta):
Finally, he [Gonzi] spoke to the PN himself in double talk of leadership election, reminding them of their right to challenge, and invited them all to grasp his sword with him and help him drive home the blow. And when the PN refused to do his dirty work and everyone else likewise ... grasping with both hands the hilt of his naked pen, he fell upon it and hunched on his desk, he resigned.
M. Spiteri
Feb 15th, 10:35
Given that Moody's report yesterday is downgrading Malta together with Italy, Spain, Portugal , Slovakia and Slovenia and really emphasized that Malta is amongst the weaker when reading through debt figures (read the report please), I deem these PN disagreements and nominations, a big waste of time on the Maltese people. There is Nadur and Valletta next weekend, Dr. Gonzi, if you want to have fun.
Victor Calleja
Feb 15th, 10:33
PBO ghamiltlu kikkra kafe. Ghax sirt naf li ghalhekk qieghed hemm int. Staqsi lil Leo.
Victor Calleja
Feb 15th, 10:31
Miskin
Victor Borg
Feb 15th, 10:30
The PN is surely going to take a long time just to check ONLY ONE VOTE WHAT A WASTE OF TIME.
Joseph Borg
Feb 15th, 10:22
Imbaghad jghidu li l-karnival spicca ghawn Malta. Il-karnival is sena kollha Malta
John L Galea
Feb 15th, 10:21
Il-haga ta' l-ghageb hi kif hawn min jemmen dawn it-tejatrini u ghadhom ma ndunawx li Gonzi kull ma qed jaghmel u li jilghab ghal hin biex ma jaqax ha ma jibqax imfakkar li waqa l-gvern tahtu. Gonziglue.
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 10:38
@ John L Galea....
lol Gonziglue ahahhahaahah good one habib ahahahahahah .thanks for the laugh ahahah
Charles Sammut
Feb 15th, 10:19
How can gonzi submit his nomination if he STILL IS PN leader?
Oh my how this whole comical episode smacks of the likes of Chavez,Gaddafi,Saddam,Mugabe and others like them and Lawrence!
Talk about a one horse race!!
...and the beat goes on...and the beat goes on.....
Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO
Feb 15th, 10:18
It does not look nice if it going to be an absolute single horse race with a foregone conclusion in the PN Feb25th election. Perhaps they should take a leaf and emulate this week's Turkmenistan style of democratic election. The incumbent Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. was contested by no less than seven other candidates who with one voice and in unison asked the electorate to vote for the incumbent president and spent the election period lauding the qualities of the president. There are no doubt seven decent and loyal delegates in the PN able to fulfill such a reverential role barring of course FD and JM..
Chris Farrugia
Feb 15th, 11:55
Is this the same Albert Leone Ganado that lectures at the University of Malta? ... and if yes can he also state that he was the chairman of the CNI (Kienet, għadha u tibqa' kontra s-sħubija ta' Malta fl-Unjoni Ewropea).....
Moreover is this the same Albert Leone Ganado that lectures at the University of Malta? ... and if yes would he be willing to seek a vote of confidence from students for the way he 'lectures' in the same way students vote for lectures at foreign Universities????
George Azzopardi
Feb 15th, 10:17
and the farce continues ...
John L Galea
Feb 15th, 10:16
What a farce!!!
Victor Vella
Feb 15th, 10:12
Gonzi wara il-farsa. "Hekk huwa jien gejt l-ewwel wiehed. Issa il-par idejn sodi saru tal-haddid. Nixtieq nirringrazzja id-dell li ikkompetili. Kienet taqtijha harxa ghax jien u d-dell qatt ma stajna naqblu.Fl-ahhar qbilna li min iggib l-iktar voti jirbah. Id-dell kien debboli bhala kompetitur u irrbahtlu.Qbilna li d-dell nehduh maghna il-Parlament biex hemm inlaqugh mall-fattati. Issa lest li kull fatat minn gewwa li jiiftah halqu issib il-klikka ta` xjaten lesti ghalih". Min qed immexxi il-farsa dahal jigri it-toilet f`tal-Pieta` fejn qed tinhadem il-farsa.
Salvu Schembri
Feb 15th, 10:05
anke jien tfajt mal-40 applikazzjoni biex nibda nahdem !!!!!!!!!!!
James Dimech
Feb 15th, 09:59
Franco dejjaqtna bit-teatrini. Jekk ghandek twaqqa' l-gvern aqbad u waqqghu ha naghmlu elezzjoni. Jekk m'intix ser twaqqghu oqghod bi kwietek u hallina nahdmu.
Tony Busuttil
Feb 15th, 09:54
why do they need to wait til 25 if there is going to be only one candidate. Does the ink take that long to dry on the ballot paper? this is a joke because even klabb tal bocci committe if thee is only one candidate he is declared the winner even right there and than. People are not fools.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 15th, 10:29
You overlooked that Dr. Gonzi has to campaign to obtain the required number of votes to be, err what? re-elected (but he has already been elected and he has not resigned) I'm not quite sure what he will be once the vote is over - perhaps confirmed? But the election is for a new leader not for confirmation of the leader. Very confusing. Very Machiavellian.
Paul Cassar
Feb 15th, 09:54
IT WILL SURELY BE A PHOTO-FINISH.......................... BETWEEN FIRST AND LAST.
HA HA HA
Francis Sammut
Feb 15th, 09:53
Pray, what is the Leader of the Nationalist party, our Prime Minister going to win? He is still the leader, right? He didn't resign, right? He is still the leader contesting the leadership! As far as I know, in democratic countries all over the world, the incumbent first has to resign otherwise it's going to be very unfair and unjust on a would be contester - not that there is a chance in hell. The mind boggles!
mario gellel
Feb 15th, 09:47
HASRA LI GONZI MA TEFAX IN-NOMINA GHADA, MAL FTUH TAL-KARNIVAL. KIEN JEHODA TAR-RE GHAL DIN IS-SENA.
Alfred Fenech
Feb 15th, 09:45
Hope the contest will speak for itself and prove Dr. Debono right. Wonder who will contest the
nomination besides Dr. Gonzi. There is absolutely no reason for one person to contest a nomination
if one is the leader. It does not make any sence. Probably the Leader is missing something......
the unprecidented 500euros a week increase if, a big if, he get nominated again.
What a Mickey Mouse Country......
A Dimech
Feb 15th, 09:43
It-Tahwid ikompli - tellieqa b'ziemel wiehed!!
mark borg
Feb 15th, 20:41
sorry mr .Dimech..aktar nahseb Hmar min ziemel....jigifieri tnefhux lil Lawrence Hussein !
Mario Bonnici
Feb 15th, 09:35
It will be a tight race...
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 09:34
GONZI..THE ONE AND ONLY...KOLLOX HU.....MISSU MA JGIBX MAGGORANZA ISSA LOL.
TELLAQ WAHDEK GONZI...TI PIACE VINCERE FACILE.
Saviour Fenech
Feb 15th, 09:27
To all PL bloggers. It's none of your business to meddle in PN internal affairs. Dan kollu indhil barrani
Carmel Xuereb
Feb 15th, 09:47
Mela intom i-nazzjonalisti tafu x'inhu ndhil barrani!!!!!! Ghax hlief tindahlu fl-affarijiet tal-partit laburista ma tafux taghmlu qiskom tridu tmexxu l-PL intom ukoll. Hallina sur Fenech ghax id-dahhaqna dalghodu, mela ghandek bzonn tmur l-Universta biex tkun taf li din ma hi kontestazzjoni xejn, din semplicement ser tkun approvazzjoni ta'Gonzi u xejn izjed. U l-istatut jghid car u tond li l-post irid ikun vaganti li fil-fatt ma huwiex u ma sarx hekk ghal xi haga li jafha Dr. Gonzi biss. Tghid ghax beza' minn John Dalli? Imma minn Dalli u ohrajn irid jibza wara l-elezzjoni li gejja ghax Dr. Gonzi ser jitnehha minn leader tal-PN zgur ghax ha jiehu l-ikbar tkaxkira li qatt ha l-partit nazzjonalista kemm ilu jezisti.
W Cassar
Feb 15th, 09:47
As a non PL Blogger I will tell you Mr Fenech that it IS the business of the whole country, as its effects the leadership of this small banana republic.
If the PN were in opposition then your comment would be relevant!
Victor Laiviera
Feb 15th, 09:52
Just check out what the PN people said when the LP was choosing a Leader in 2008.
Besides, in this case, it is not just choosing a Leader but also of confirming a Prime Minister - so we all have a right to have our say.
Ben Agius
Feb 15th, 09:56
So there.......now you've been told! You are not allowed to have opnions on the PN and how it is run - that's internal. It doesn't matter that this party is in Govt! Right.
R. Balzan
Feb 15th, 10:06
What are the odds like? Bet you Gonzi will celebrate his re-election with a mass meeting at Floriana granaries. What puerility!
George Azzopardi
Feb 15th, 10:18
nice sarcastic comment .. hahaha
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 10:28
@Savior Fenech.
Habib lets put it this way, PN internal affairs ..kien ikun hekk li kieku Gonzi irizenja min Prim, u tefa in nomina ta kap tal partit tieghek..hemm iva jaghmel hu u mhux f interess tieghi.....
imma peress li jien MALTIJA bhalek iva ghandi kull dritt li nikumenta galadarba Gonzi ghandu Prim......just for you to note li MALTA TAL MALTIN KOLLHA, U MHUX TAL PN BISS..........sahha habib.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 15th, 10:30
Saviuor Fenech shows the paranoia of the NP at the moment.
Saviour Fenech
Feb 15th, 11:08
Kemm hawn nies bil-guh u bil-ghatx (ghall-poter)!!! - Just stay put and wait
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 11:36
@Savior Fenech
Qiesek TPAPPIJHA taht dal gvern salv......x panic u dwejjaq ghandek....
Saviour Fenech
Feb 15th, 11:59
@XaXa Caruana
l-anqas xejn. Naqlaha u nikolha - bhal hadiehor.
A Tonna
Feb 15th, 13:24
But the parliament is everybody's business. And this whole farce is affecting the parliament. When Gonzi is abroad, there is no parliament. As the name says GonziPN. Nothing else matters.
Edgar Azzopardi
Feb 15th, 09:25
If there is NO VACANCY AND NO NOMINATIONS why is Dr Gonzi taking the Nationalist Party and its delegates , Parliament and the country- for a ride?
Does the fact that it is Carnival time have to do with this exercise?
Is this not taking Carnival week, with its usual foolishness, folly and miceky- taking , to a new level?
Victor Laiviera
Feb 15th, 09:23
Still waiting for the answers to the questions I asked here:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120214/letters/A-series-of-questions-for-the-Prime-Minister-1-.406715
Neil Dent
Feb 15th, 10:33
And he should answer you, Mr. Laiviera, because......?
Victor Laiviera
Feb 15th, 13:49
Because, as a citizen and a taxpayer, I, together with the rest of the Maltese taxpayers, pay his salary.
Neil Dent
Feb 15th, 17:19
Your 'paying his salary' (awful attitude to take) does not put him at your beck and call. The PM is answerable to the nation as a whole, and is not there to respond to letters sent to, and reporoduced by the press!
Victor Laiviera
Feb 15th, 21:33
@ Mr Dent
You are right - the PM should be answering to the Nation in Parliament.
But he is only calling sessions when he knows there will be no vote. Not hard to figure out why, is it?
Mr J Xerri
Feb 15th, 09:21
.... and the cameras will roll to commemorate this big (non) event!
G Mangion
Feb 15th, 09:20
Mr proud f.d have he the guts to contest for PN leadership ???
G. Mangion
john vella
Feb 15th, 09:58
Mr. G. Mangion
It is written: Only fools venture were wise men dare to go!
Maybe, Mr. proud G.M. you should have the guts to contest for PN leadership ??? and follow your own advice since Dr. Gonzi saw it fit to cause all this commotion within his own circle.
G Mangion
Feb 15th, 11:44
john vella
You're in for a Surprize dear Mr john vella !
G. Mangion
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 15th, 09:19
@ Dr. Franco Debono
Come on Dear Dottore. Contest the election for PN leadership. Come on, submit your nomination today for party leader alongside that of Lawrence Gonzi. Come on, what are you waiting for?
The time is ripe for you to become leader of the Partit Nazzjonalista and hence Prime Minister of Malta (and become the youngest PM before our DEAR LEADER joseph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
R. Balzan
Feb 15th, 10:04
How I love reading your posts. Always good for a laugh!
john vella
Feb 15th, 10:05
Angelo Vassallo
Do you really believe by treating with your scornful abuse you prove your point? If you are so convinced, why not put the same question to Dr. Gonzi to go for a General Election and see what the people judgement is, after all he is the Prime Minister of Malta not of the NP.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 15th, 10:32
Mr Vassallo: there is no contest for the PN leadership - the Leader is still there, he never resigned. I think you need to ask the Pn to clarify to you exactly what it is doing.
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 10:32
@Angelo Vassallo
Iva ghoqod ghadieh biz-zmien lil Franco.....darba tigikhom tajba habib.
Intiex xi wiehed min dawk tal pn li a month ago kont tghid lil Franco li bieb ghadu miftuh..IPOKRITA.
@Franco Debono.....dawn huma nies li jhobbuk hafna hafna.
Mr Michael Debono
Feb 15th, 11:38
What's the use of contesting Dr.Gonzi once he is still Prime Minister. In case he is contested he has to resign before counting the votes. But Gonzi rendered this impossible.
C. Sammut
Feb 15th, 09:16
Agree.. just another panto..
Lyn Avonwood
Feb 15th, 09:14
What a joke, a secret ballot with one candidate. Vladimir Putin, you could learn a thing or two from Mr Gonzi.
Ramon Mizzi
Feb 15th, 09:09
Surprise, surprise the pantomime is coming to town for carnival!
Carmel Zammit
Feb 15th, 09:08
This burlesque treatment of democracy should stop in the interests of the nation. It is hoped that Dr. Gonzi will realise without further delay that this travesty of democracy is only harming the nation. The people of these islands cannot be fooled time and time again. Sure they are able to distinguish between party and government. What happens inside Gonzipn is totally irrelevant to government in all this débâcle. Additionally it is hoped that one day in the not too distant future the same Dr. Gonzi will realise that the party and the government are two separate organs in a true democracy. For goodness sake stop this parody.
Andrew Borg-Cardona
Feb 15th, 09:07
How predictable you all are. Sad, really, you are the voice of Labour - what a voice!
R. Balzan
Feb 15th, 10:03
Not as predictable as your writings on Saturday. You remind me of an old vinyl HMV record that has seen better days. Give us a break!
G. Abela
Feb 15th, 10:03
L-aqwa lil qed tpapijja tajjeb sur I AM Back!!! no wonder you want this Dictator to continue running the country!!
W Cassar
Feb 15th, 10:25
Predictable and sad you say ... the very words I describe your blogs, your attacks on Franco Debono while being his friend on facebook is highly amusing!
The kettle calling the pot black anyone?
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 15th, 10:35
Look who's talking - as predictable that day follows night that you will be writing about Joseph Muscat and how the LP has no policies. Can you please explain what this beauty contest is all about? The NP still has a leader, he never resigned. The PN statute calls for an election of the leader when there is a vacancy - there is no vacancy. Can you please clarify what the heck is going on for us lesser mortals?
H. Galea
Feb 15th, 09:05
STOP THE COMEDY !! please try an give a more mature picture of our country. Others are watching and presumably some are feeling tickled .... who will blame them ???
j brincat
Feb 15th, 09:02
So, the charade goes on!
Whom is he trying to impress?
The only way from this impasse is early elections and the PM knows this very well.
In this so called 'leadership election' the only contenders will be the PM and himself!
What will the outcome of this race solve? Will it add another member to side with the PM in Parliament? No! So the uncertainty will prolong.
The more he procrastinates the more he loses his popularity!
(jb)
Paul Cassar
Feb 15th, 08:55
BUT HAVEN'T THE PRIME MINISTER & FINANCE MINISTER REALISED THAT ALL THIS DILLY-DALLYING
TOO HAVE MADE MOODY'S AND THE OTHER RATING AGENCIES LOWER FURTHER MALTA'S RATING ???
But then it seems they don't really care.................it only party matters which are paramount !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Victor Calleja
Feb 15th, 08:50
Who said that we are the laughing stock of Europe?
mario gellel
Feb 15th, 08:46
IF GONZI IS NOT A COWARD, HE SHOULD FACE A PARLAMENT BALLOT AND NOT A PN PARTY GIMMICK ONE.
BUT COWARDS DO EXISTS, DON'T THEY???
Anthony A. Mifsud
Feb 15th, 08:40
Who else will contest his Nomination? I give up.
Tony
John Scerri
Feb 15th, 08:37
May I dare say this to Hon Dr.Franco Debono.
If you want changes in the party then ...LEAD IT .
If you want changes in the country then ....LEAD IT.
Now is your chance to prove yourself .
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 15th, 08:58
Dr Franco Debono does not have the authority to lead the party or the country and you are in position to give him that authority.
Adrian Pace
Feb 15th, 09:05
Have you just watched The Iron Lady :p
Alfred Fenech
Feb 15th, 09:33
Hear hear. It's time for a change whether within or without. Dr. Debono stick to your guns !!!!
Mr joseph cutajar
Feb 15th, 09:41
I fully agree with you.
If Dr F Debono what to show us how much support,
he have,
he must challenge the P M.
Or else he only have the opposition behind him!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All he said was, what the Opposition was saying.
Victor Rodenas
Feb 15th, 08:34
Common sense and l-istatute says, ~no vacancy no election~
R. Balzan
Feb 15th, 08:33
And the pantomime continues...... other European leaders must think very highly of our PM's democratic credentials. LOL.
silvio loporto
Feb 15th, 08:29
The most important thing for Dr.Gonzi,is not to be elected,that is a foregone conclusion,but to make sure that he musters the same number of votes,that he got ,when elected leader. If I am not mistaken it was 94%.
Anthony Mifsud Bonnici Giordani
Feb 15th, 08:28
Bhal ma se jigi l-ewwel fit-tellieqa ghal Leadership, se jigi anki l-ahhar. Hekk jista jigrilu min jikkompeti wahdu.
Paul Giordimaina
Feb 15th, 08:45
You can always try and contest him sur Giordani min jaf forsi issir int.
S Vella
Feb 15th, 10:22
Nahseb li s-Sur Mifsud Bonnici Giordani mhux eligibbli jikkontesta apparti li jidher mohhu miftuh... min jaf kieku tithajjar inti sur Giordimaina, tidher mithla iktar tal PN inti ghalkemm il fanatici ta Gonzi mhux sa jikkontestawh, sa joqghodu jarawh jitfarrak hu u l-partit GonziPN.
Anki l-hmar li jtellaq wahdu jghid li rebah :)
Ms Xaxa Caruana
Feb 15th, 10:36
@ Paul Giordimaina
Why don't you contest Gonzi yourself.....?? what Giordani said it the truth..ohhh then again TRUTH HURTS HUX.
Joe Fenech
Feb 15th, 08:27
"Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi will submit his nomination for the PN leadership contest today - the final day of nominations. As expected, no one else has thrown his name in the hat."
In that case the solution will be for Gonzi to call an election.
STOP THIS DICTATORSHIP!
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 15th, 08:22
L'akbar nies intelligenti ghamlu l'akbar zbalji, Gonzi ghamel l'akbar zbalji imma mhux intelligenti. Mario Monti li mhux politku ta' lezzjoni kif jitmexxa pajjiz lil Europa kollha.
Neil Dent
Feb 15th, 10:27
Gonzi mhux intelligenti? Tajba din.
Why not check out the 'Cabinet in waiting' if it's a lack of intelligence you're looking for?
pat muscat
Feb 15th, 08:19
Jien nahseb li Dr Lawrence Gonzi se jirnexxilu jirbah minkejja kompetizzjoni qawwija! Dan il-pantomina hi importanti hafna bhalissa, ghax se issolvi il-muntanja tad-dejn li holoq hu: 'finanzi fis-sod' ...those were the days my friends!!!!
Paul Giordimaina
Feb 15th, 08:47
Ma tafux xser taqbdu taghmlu bil ghatc li ghandkom ghal poter.STENNEW
Alfred Fenech
Feb 15th, 09:48
If an honest nomination is executed, I would not be surprised if the name of Dr. Franco Debono
comes up !!!
mario salnitro
Feb 15th, 08:17
Farsa shiha!!!
Bhas situazjoni li qieghed il-pajjiz.
Anthony A. Mifsud
Feb 15th, 08:42
I fully agree boy, this nothing more than a farse
One solo leader to run for election... are we being taken for a ride?
Tony