Outcome of leadership contest means PN is a united family - Gonzi; PL reacts

J J Dalli

Feb 27th 2012, 20:49

A HISTORIC day in maltese politics. GonziPN realised that his party need to get closer to the maltese people. What a waste of time!

George Azzopardi

Feb 27th 2012, 18:36

wow Dr.Gonzi won!!! .. what a tough race .. and the joke continues!

Hugo Mizzi

Feb 27th 2012, 14:39

@Edward Curmi

When an only one participant tries to impress, without another contender, there is no democratic contest.
The gimmick organised recently and superficially by gonzipn has definitely not impressed the floating voter whose vote is invaluable in local politics.

Hugo Mizzi

Feb 26th 2012, 21:14

When for leadership there is an only one participant who submits his nomination, pretending to be
a contender, there is no contest. The recent political activity in PN was merely an eye wash exercise,
orchestrated by gonzipn, which has not impressed the electorate.

Angus Black

Feb 26th 2012, 15:38

@ m borg(slm),

Please remind me what percentage of vote Joseph received when he was elected leader? Or was it a show of hands? After an anti-George Abela campaign, headed by the then Secretary General himself, was it not reduced to a one-man contest?
How many heads of State congratulated Joseph (other than European anti European Union, Socialists)?

There is no need for 'foreign countries to send their congratulations' to Dr Gonzi. The last they saw/spoke to him he was Prime Minister and as they wake up Monday morning, they will still find him Prime Minister.

The (M)LP should be more familiar with one man dictator led countries such as the ones you mentioned plus a few more than one could count on the fingers of one hand.

Why do Gaddafi, Kim il Sung, Caucescu, Mao, for starters, immediately come to mind?

m. borg (slm)

Feb 26th 2012, 11:01

Normally in an electrol race like the one held by gonzipn foreign countries send their congratulations to the winner.

Let see how many would do so in this case.The only possible countries who would, would be Korea, Cuba and a couple of African Countries who also have one man leadership contests.

alex borg

Feb 26th 2012, 10:55

.....and suddenly the justice sector is the most important issue we have???????

V Mercieca

Feb 26th 2012, 10:54

Some weeks ago I predicted that history was going to repeat itself. Prosit to the GonziPN delegates that in their wisdom they voted Dr Gonzi again as leader. Remember the MLP delegates in their wisdom they voted Dr Sant as leader and then the MLP lost the following election.
I believe that history will continue to repeat itself and the GonziPN will loose the coming general election.
Unfortunately the majority of delegates are diehards in both parties and they vote blindly without giving a hoot what the general public feels about the leaders of the parties.
In a general election it is the public who votes not the delegates.

Carmel Agius

Feb 26th 2012, 10:50

Dr Lawrence Gonzi, issa l-elezzjoni ghal Kap tal-Partit Nazzjonalista lesta, imma issa x'ser taghmel bil-kumplament tal-poplu li kien tellak fil-Gvern u li hawn eluf kbar qed ibghatu faqar kbir socjalment u qeghdin fi stat tal-biki, fosthom bil-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma, petrol, diesel, Gas, bolla, u pagi baxxi hafna. Ha ssejjah elezzjoni halli naraw ir-rizultat fost il-maltin u l-ghawdxin kollha kemm ser jaghtuk l-istess fiducja biex tmexxi lil pajjiz ? Jekk tahseb li ghad ghandek l-istess fiducja ghax ma ssejjahx elezzjoni issa, jekk ma tibzax minnha ?, Ma tridx tinsa li inti l-Gvern ta kulhadd u mhux tal-kunsilliera biss, jew tal-PN biss !!! Tinshiex li b'dak li gara dan l-ahhar fil-Parlament illum qeghdin ga inbaghtu l-konsegwenzi u l-pajjiz qieghed fi stat ta krizi u hafna self employed spiccaw minghajr xoghol ghax ma hawnx flus fl-idejn. Hawn numru mhux hazin minghajr impjieg. Jiena niftakar lil Perit Dom Mintoff li minkejja kien hawn l-ghaks u l-guh tal-gwerra kien irnexxielu jgib lil pajjizna jimxi fuq ir-rubini u ghamel is-servizzi socjali u ta hafna ghajnuna wkoll liz-zghazagh li jixtiequ jghaqdu familja b'hafna incentivi. Min jghid li llum qeghdin f;din il-krizi minhabba id-dinja ma hu minnhu xejn dan ghax xorta hemm hafna x'jista jsir ghal pajjizna. Ghandna l-akbar ezempju ta l-ex Prim-ministru Mintoff li minkejja l-guh u l-ghaks tal-gwerra xorta sahhah l-Ekonomija u kien gab ix-xoghol...

Mike Hunt

Feb 26th 2012, 10:20

Why do the emperor's new clothes come to mind?

Tony Busuttil

Feb 26th 2012, 10:16

the GONZIPN KUNSILLIERA they are appointed and not elected like those of PL. these are friends of friends and safe people to the leadership. Gonzi next test is in Parlament. Call Joseph bluff and pass the no confidence vote in the Ministry of Home affairs

Victor Borg

Feb 26th 2012, 10:11

What a waste of time and money i am sure that if Joseph Muscat did the same Malta will gain nothing, come on please Dr. Gonzi start getting some important votes in parliament passed and without the help of the speaker only then we will know if you still have a majority.

Michael Magri

Feb 26th 2012, 09:55

Does ANYBODY ever had the slightest doubt that Dr. Gonzi would get such a result on such a one-man-show `exibition`, as planned and organized by the PN itself ..!! Ofcourse not..

But of WHAT BENEFIT for the Whole Country and it`s Citizins is such a Mikey-Mouse `Show of Force` of who loves me and who don`t......??!!??!!

On the contrary, i say that GonziPN`s Regim with this kind of `Show`, Prime Minister Gonzi himself, has come out more Wounded in Parlament than before, by having two more Deputies of his own party in Parlament who did not even bother to go to cast their vote...!!

Therefore, now that you have somewhat stabilized youself within your OWN Political Party, ( i.e. Partit Nazzjonalista. ), there is absolutely NO other solution to solve our Country`s Political Instability, (amongst other things), in our Parlament, but to ACT Democrtaticaly and call an immediate general election.

THAT IS YOUR ONLY NEXT STEP DR. GONZI NOW.. PERIOD.. LET GO OFF YOUR CHAIR OF `POWER`..!!
STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH `DEMOCRACY` ITSELF..!!

Joe Busuttil

Feb 26th 2012, 09:31

So what are we supposed to do now------celebrate,applaud,gape in awe,thank the Lord or just fall about laughing our heads off?

Noel Abela

Feb 26th 2012, 09:24

NEXT STOP.....................TO DAY....... MALTA MARATHON THEN LONDON OLYIMPICS !!!!!!!!!!!

m. borg (slm)

Feb 26th 2012, 09:22

3.5% did not vote for Gonzi, just imagine how worried Dr Gonzi is that this 3.5% would be reflected again in the general elections plus those of the floating voters.

Thank you Dr Gonzi, you just gave PL another electoral boost.

Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO

Feb 26th 2012, 09:16

I find this result very worrying besides being a bit of a charade.. What it proves to me is that the general council is stuffed with cronies because no one in a truly representative fair cross-section set of his members (we all live in Malta and know the general feeling going round) would get such a thumping majority and certainly not in a political party where a clash of ideas should be the norm. It is more worrying in that two of the party's MP's absented themselves from even collecting their vote and another has repeatedly declared his open opposition to the leader. In a country where we have no clear separation between party and government this is even more serious as it leads to state run on cronyism. I trust that LG will seriously reflect on this issue and either seek a parliamentary confirmation or call an election. Otherwise it is time for the EU to really examine whether in practise and substance our democratic credentials match those expected of a member state and whether they have deteriorated since the acquis examination we had passed to be accepted as EU members.

jjose pace

Feb 26th 2012, 09:15

Jiena nemen li jikseb il-fuducja fil-parlament u mux mal-kunsilira u min ant il-poplu malti ghax jiena wiehed li kont nati fuducja tieghi fil-PN imma kontra qalbi najt li ma ghadnix navda aktar u vot meta jigi nahseb jew ser jispica mathab jew jekk nigi sfurzat natih partit ihor imma zgur kemm jipqa gonzi qatt skuzawni jekk hawn min qied inwegaw b'dan il--kliem ghax inwega hafna min dan il-gvern u li qal franko idefenda nies u biex inbidlu derezjoni hazina li qbadna .Proset franco keep it up

Lawrence Fenech

Feb 26th 2012, 09:15

Li hareg hu li Dr. Franco daqshekk ghandu sahha 96.5%.

m borg

Feb 26th 2012, 09:07

''li kien kien u li sar sar, nixorbu mmorru ma l-bar, ghaliex issa kollox ahna irrangajnaaaaaa aaaaaa ... '' diska Maltija popolari nies iddedikata specjalment ghall l-elezzjoni ta' kontestant wahdu go tal-Pieta lol !

Carmel (Nenu) Aquilina

Feb 26th 2012, 09:06

Onor Prim Ministru u Kap tal-Partit nazzjonalista<

Nifraħlek Dr Gonzi tal-fiduċJA kbira li ġiet espressa fik u fit-tmexxija tiegħek mill-Partit Nazzjonalista!

Issa li din il-fiduċja hekk kbira ġiet murija b'tant appoġġ, u espessa bl-aktar mod demokratiku u ċivili,aħna lkoll, mingħajr eċċezzjoni għandna l-obligu u d-dmir li nimxu warajk u nappoġġawk f'kull ħin u kull mument!

Aħna il-membri kollha tal-Partit nazzjonalista mingħajr l-ebda eċċezzjoni, mingħajr l-ebda skuża, imma bl-akbar irġulija, għandna inkunu irġiel u nirrispettaw dan il-vot massiġġ, billi flimkien niġbdu l-istess ħabel mall-Prim Ministru Gonzi, fit-tmexxija għaqlija ta' Malta Tagħna, u fit-triq glorjuża ta' rebħa oħra Nazzjonalista!

Mela ejjew ilkoll nifirħu u nawguraw lill-Dr Lawrence Gonzi Prim Ministru ta' Malta, l-isbaħ xewqat, mimli Saħħa u għaqal, għall aktar suċċessi u għall aktar ġid u l-barka għall-Maltin u l-Għawdxin!

Awhuri Prim Ministru Gonzi!

Paul Cassar

Feb 26th 2012, 08:58

PLEASE INFORM ME :

How many FIRST COUNT votes did.............JFK,................ J Dalli,................. Jesmond Mugliet ................get in the last election. Please do not include Frank Porelli's etc as yet.

BUT IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN THESE VOTES ADD UP TO MORE THAN THE 1,500 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PN AND PL IN THE LAST ELECTION...................AND THEIR REPS IN PARLIAMENT DID NOT SUPPORT DR GONZI........SO WHERE THE NATIONAL ( as distinct from the party) SUPPORT ????

mario gellel

Feb 26th 2012, 08:58

IL-PN HASBU LI HUMA SKOPREW XI DEMOKRAZIJA GDIDA GHAX GHAL L-EWWEL DARBA MA GHOLLEWX IDEJHOM BHAL TFAL TA L-ISKOLA BIEX JAZLU LEADER. PERO XORTA FROGA GHAMLU GHAX ZIEMEL ZOPP GHAL KORSA FIL PARLAMENT GHANDHOM.

ISSA JEKK FERHANIN BIH, HAGA WAHDA IRIDU JAGHMLU. ITELQUH FIL PARLAMENT.

Mr Joe Micallef

Feb 26th 2012, 08:47

PL bloggers this was a democratic process, and as all know, anything democratic is beyond your comprehension let alone acceptance!

JOSEPH ABELA

Feb 26th 2012, 08:44

BETS WERE VERY HIGH .........LOL

JOSEPH ABELA

Feb 26th 2012, 08:40

THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL..................GONZI PN

j brincat

Feb 26th 2012, 08:32

The result of a fait accompli!

Now, Dr Gonzi needs to put himself to the test where it matters most i.e. the Parliament!

Yesterday's obvious result did not remove any of the uncertainty and instability.

Now Dr Gonzi must be feeling strong enough to give it a try in Parliament and this in the name of democracy!


(jb)

Christabelle Bonnici

Feb 26th 2012, 08:23

jahasra meta nibda nara hafna kummenti hekk tan nies qas naf jaqbadnix dahq jew biki!! politicians (ikunu min ikunu) kollha jibdew billi jkollhom veru interess al pajjiz,ima once li jkunu fil poter..dik storja ohra..power tatstes good u din al kulhadd tapplika! let them fight thier own battle!!

Thomas Mifsud

Feb 26th 2012, 08:16

Proset Gonz x'rebha ghamilt... Sorpriza kienet u din ir-rebha zgur turi l-fiducja li ghandhom il-Maltin fik. Filkaz tiddejjaq xejn taqbad 50,000£ mil-kaxxa ta Malta u ghamilhom parties ta din ir-rebha li ksibt. Ma tkunx l-ewwel darba!

Il-PN sar il-partit tal-Mickey Mouse. Min ghandu mohh u juzah sewwa qed jibqa mpressjonat bil-hmerijiet li qeghdin isiru minn dan il-partit stordut.

paul fava

Feb 26th 2012, 08:10

I must admit it was a tough contest :)

joseph francalanza

Feb 26th 2012, 08:00

VIVA IL HOTDOGS wENZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


kemm hadna pjacir u kantajna - ghax ghandna l gonzi maghna ahna maqghudin ( barra jpo , mugliett , dalli , franco the clown , frank u insomma some few more )

Hawn u vera maqghudin madonf dawk il voti kollha li gab . Lanqas il president tal Yemen ma gab daqsek . Insomma min statista ghal statista iehor ghandna fil partit . Kellhu bzonn ghajjat elezjoni ha nuru il pajjiz kollhu kemm ghandna il partit maqghud . Prosit Priministru ghamilt il tal pieta kburija .

Eh by the way jekk tridu tal hotdogs ha jibqa jumejn ohra barra id dar centrali ghax ha joqoghdu jigu jtuh lawguri tar rebha

DAVID D. PACE

Feb 26th 2012, 07:55

mela issa sirna nafu li Gonzi ghandu 3 fil-parlament fil-partit tieghu stess li ma ghandhomx fiducja fih bhala kap...imma stenna wahda Debono irrezenja 3 darbiet mill-partit u ilbieah ivvota xorta......madonfi x'tahwid!!!! FITTEX ARA X'INT TAGHMEL GONZI PN GHAX HAWWADNI.

Carmel Zammit

Feb 26th 2012, 07:52

Confident as he is of the support Dr. Gonzi has he should find no difficulty proving the same amongst the Maltese electorate. Dr. Gonzi's love for his country could only demonstrated when he starts to take steps to clear the mess he created. So far he has only proved that his focus is primarily and exclusively on Gonzipn's interests which are not necessarily those of the patria.

Come on Dr. Gonzi, be a man, face up to the present times and prove yourself amongst the Maltese electorate. Trying to Hide behind your shadow is childish and will not succeed. Your administration is only living on borrowed time to the detriment of our national interests. Show your true love for the country and take the right steps. This nation deserves no more exploitation.

Doris Sarlo

Feb 26th 2012, 07:29

Of course he would get such a high percentage - I expected 100% - there was no one contesting him!

Mr Adrian Zahra

Feb 26th 2012, 07:28

Contest: A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals.

Can we know who the rivals where. Looks more similar to the sort of "contests" under dictatorial rules.

Ara jekk forsi ghandna ma konniex issa vera sirna pajjiz tal buffonati u il paprati.

The sooner we get an election the better for this country so that maybe we can turn around our nosedive into eternal debt.

Kenneth Williams

Feb 26th 2012, 07:07

L ghaqda fil parlament trid issiba mhux tal pieta. Bi 890 ruh ma dhaktx issa ipprova idhak bil poplu ha tara jekk hux l istess????

John Mifsud

Feb 26th 2012, 06:59

This result was expected by all and sundry. A Political Party will never change a Party Leader on the eve of an election.

It is worth noticing that 2 PN members of parliament did not even bother to pick up their voting document. This action speaks miles for all those who can freely analyse political events.

This leadership contest (which was unfortunately uncontested) has shown that the cracks, the rift on the government benches is widening.

Has this contest solved the present political instability?........Let the 20% or so floating voters decide.

Noel Mifsud

Feb 26th 2012, 06:51

Rizultat tal bierah - Lewwel Post Dr Lawrence Gonzi, it tieni post Dr Lawrence Gonzi u it tleiet post Dr Lawrence Gonzi. Ara veru dal pġajjiz uniku fid dinjal demokratika ta, irnexxilu ghal ewwel darba jirbah tad deheb, tal fidda u tal bronza. Proset Dr Gonzi, issa jonqsok jew tmur quddiem il parlamaent ghal vot, jew jekk int hrigt daqshekk b sahhtek mur quddiem il poplu.

Carden Mizzi

Feb 26th 2012, 01:26

The only word that stands for all this theatrical version of the gonzipn inside 'family' ....That might be 0.0001% of the electorate! ''Uzguuuuuuur!"

George Mifsud

Feb 26th 2012, 01:01

May be the PN lost an occasion to rejuvenate the party with a new leader after eight years of GonziPN. Sadly I follow my homeland from overseas and do not have any favours of either party. However after so many years in government, the democratic process requires a change. From my experience, I welcomed the change to a Labour Government in 1971, those days maltese wanted a change. History repeats itself and may be next election, it would be Labour tum to govern the country. Regret to say that the country in the seventies did not prosper as the change of Government expected to bring prosperity but it was all doom and gloom and stifled on unproductive and archiac ideologies. always "issiqqaw ic-centorin" Would history repeat itself in the next election? hopefully not in every sense, if Labour wins, it would renounce the extreme ideology of the Mintoff era. Note that Europe is going through ausertiy measure and could be Malta's turn to go through these measures of "issiqqaw ic-centorin"

Lawrence Cardona

Feb 25th 2012, 23:43

Ok well done now that the Prime minister confermed what we knew he should ask the rest of the nation to conferm him as the leader starting in parlament

Frank Zahra

Feb 25th 2012, 23:37

Finally i can now get over the trepidation and anxiety I had over the outcome of this election!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugo Mizzi

Feb 25th 2012, 23:36

If this contest was merely a consultative referendum, regarding the leadership
of the Nationalist Party, its result is definitely not binding on the local electorate.
Maybe Dr Lawrence Gonzi will not adhere to its outcome. He might repeat
his performance when the YES vote in favour of divorce in the referendum,
held last year, superseded the NO vote. The Prime Minister of Malta preferred
to vote NO in parliament. If Dr Lawrence Gonzi does not at least ensure
himself that he has currently a parliamentary majority he may consider
to call a general election which is the only option he has to prove his
popularity.

Ġ. Agius

Feb 25th 2012, 23:35

Proof, if any were needed, that Lawrence Gonzi still has the COMPLETE support of his party, COMPLETE support of the electorate which put him in government and more proof that we nationalists are not afraid of anything, be it a no confidence motion, be it an election, be it whatever. With the righteous ways of Christianity and the love of our nation (hence, nationalists) we will prevail!

Mr Emanuel Farrugia

Feb 25th 2012, 23:31

'Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this evening that the outcome of the PN leadership election confirmed that the PN was one united family'.

This is the meaning of PN one united family: - MPs Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and Jesmond Mugliett as well as EU Commissioner John Dalli and former PN council president Frank Portelli did not pick up their voting document. Veru dahk bis-socjeta maltija.

Emanuel Farrugia former Executive Secretary Mtarfa Local Council

Charles Micallef

Feb 25th 2012, 23:29

He had promised to be of service to the country and the party.
and instead he was of service to the PN and the friends of friends!

Charles Micallef

Feb 25th 2012, 23:27

Outcome of leadership contest means PN is a united family - Gonzi; PL reacts
......................................................he meant that he turned democracy into a farce!!

Bill Millam

Feb 25th 2012, 22:53

I believe it was the great 16th US President Abraham Lincoln who said:

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

Qed tismani x'qed nghidlek, Wenzu Gonzi???

Ghandhekk bzonn tieqaf iddahhak in-nies bik. Minn ghandu rasu f'postha jaf li din "l'elezzjoni" tal-llum kienet paprata number one!!! X'elezzjoni dik meta int kont l'uniku kandidat??? Reminds one of how il-Partit Socjalista
taht il-hakma tad dittatur Malti Duminku Mintoff kienu jaghmlu l'affarijiet fiz-zmien is 70s u 80s.

Misskhom tisthu il-mexxejja tal-PN tal-llum.

Viva Eddie u Viva il-Partit Glorjuz Nazzjonalista!

Bill Millam
Los Angeles

Joe Grech

Feb 25th 2012, 22:42

The Hon. P.M. forgot to mention that he gave past Ministers whom he sidelined at the start of this adminstration a hefty Lm20,000 each of citizen money.
And that he shut up his backbenchers by giving them each 10,000 eurus annually for ''part-time work'' at the Ministries. Again doing this unconstitutionally of course!
The flagrant financial and undemocratic abuse has certainly paid off!

Joseph Brincat

Feb 25th 2012, 22:33

ONLY IN MALTA

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL WHO IS THE LEADER NOW ?????!!!!!!!

GHAL GOL HAJT MAN !!!!!!!

Victor Laiviera

Feb 25th 2012, 22:32

The real news tonight was that two PN MPs (Pullicino Orlando and Mugliette) did not vote and Franco Debono most probably voted no.

Gonzi's majority in Parliament took another knock

Will he have the courage to call an election?

A Camilleri

Feb 25th 2012, 22:25

I needed a laugh, what a joke! Funny little man :)

Joseph Camilleri

Feb 25th 2012, 22:23

This is now simple... Gonzi has almost 97% ...if Franco Debono, who holds the 1 seat majority has a problem, he should resign. I voted labour twice, once in 1981 and the other in 1996... My point is that Labour should stop playing this stupid game, and Franco Debono should give up his seat and allocate someone else instead of him, and let this government continue with it's programme as elected by the people in 2008.

Let us not forget that Lawrence Gonzi has 96.5% of his party behind him, and Joseph Muscat has some 66% of the party behind him.

Joseph Muscat, please stop puting our lifestyle and wellbeing at risk with your sharades and let the government function as it's duty to do so. In a years time, when the election comes we will see... You did your best to topple the government down, now please, sit down, relax and wait, and in the mean-time try to come up with something to make me think twice before voting PN again...

However, so far, you do not impress me at all.

GEORGE CUTAJAR

Feb 25th 2012, 22:23

To all Dr. Gonzi's detractors I suggest you keep the following in mind:-

1. Dr. Gonzi took the bold and unprecedented step of putting his leadership up for grabs.
2. Anybody had the opportunity to contest and yet no one did.
3. The vote was open, fair and transparent. There was no ballot stuffing and no anonymous letters doing the rounds.
4. Lastly he managed to increase his percentage of support from the last leadership election.

E Gatt

Feb 25th 2012, 22:22

A few weeks ago, when Joseph Muscat lost a vote of no confidence in the government, there were rumours that Lawrence Gonzi had lost a sizable percentage of support of PN activists.

In the circumstances, I believe Lawrence Gonzi was right to put his party leadership to the test, by calling a leadership contest and contesting it. Any party official, or delegate had ample time, and complete freedom, to submit his or her application and challenge Lawrence Gonzi. Nobody was stopped, disallowed or discouraged. We do not have a Yemen situation in Malta (as some commentators are suggesting), let alone in PN.

In the intervening weeks, the internal tension within the party seems to have calmed down. Attempts were made on both sides to speak in a civilized way, and avoid outbursts such as the one that led to Labour’s mishandling of its internal crises, and downfall of the MLP government 13 years ago.

It’s true that today’s ballot is boring, as there is only one contestant. Sometimes we don’t need too much excitement – it’s called returning to stability.

michael scicluna

Feb 25th 2012, 22:20

familja maghquda, ask JPO, MUGLIETTE U JOHNNY DALLI! u dawn mhux semplici kunsilliera!

Joe Grech

Feb 25th 2012, 22:17

I could hardly stop laughing reading this article....A one-candidate ''contest'' and then all this drivel about ''all pulling the same rope...in the interest of the country''! Meanwhile the building of the two (not one, mind you) unnecessary Parliamentary Blocks goes on spoiling the entrance to Valletta in the meantime.
So now this administration won't remain the E.U.s lapdog, rushing to do what the big Brussels bosses dictate to them. If this will indeed be the case then this election farce has at least ended with one positive slot.

marco caruana

Feb 25th 2012, 22:15

l argument kollu huwa li fil verita fl-aktar strutturi b sahhithom tal PN , 3.5% HUMA KONTRA GONZI ! biex ma noddux lil min ma vvotax li hija haga ovvja li mandomx simpatija ma Dr.Gonzi ibda min Dalli u spicca b Mugliett . Gonzi meta jsaqsuh fuq l unenmployment jghid li anki persuna wahda ma tahdimx tinkwietah ....issa x'ha jghid ???

R Axisa

Feb 25th 2012, 22:15

So next week Parliament should be back to normal - voting not just discussing!

Glenn Barry

Feb 25th 2012, 22:14

In 1998 Alfred Sant was confirmed leader of MLP - he was the only contestant. But that is acceptable to some of the people below!

Victor Laiviera

Feb 25th 2012, 22:14

Perhaps this result will give Lawrence Gonzi the courage to ask for a vote where it REALLY matters - in a General Election.

But I doubt it.

michael scicluna

Feb 25th 2012, 22:12

well done for winning :) against who??

9 invalid votes........what a difficuilt task it is to put a cross in a box! looool

22 against gonzi not bad

I'd watch the 2 mp's and j.dalli who didn't want to be a aprt of this farce!

afterall it's against party rules......

raymond scicluna

Feb 25th 2012, 22:04

Muscat was elected Labour Party leader, gathering 66.36% of the total votes.AMEN

M G

Feb 25th 2012, 22:03

This reminds me of one of Blackadder's episodes...'Dish and Dishonesty' it is a very cunning plan Boldrick.

raymond scicluna

Feb 25th 2012, 22:00

the following is an excerpt from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28Malta%29

Back in opposition, the party campaigned unsuccessfully against EU membership, and the 'NO' camp lost the referendum for the ascension of Malta in the European Union on the 8th March (although Sant claimed victory) and was again defeated in the general election a month on, on the 12th April 2003 once more with a 12,000 vote margin. Sant resigned but stood again for election of Leadership of the Party where he was voted again as leader with more than 65% of the votes
.....and then labourites demean dr gonzi with his 96.5% pffffffff

Hugo Mizzi

Feb 25th 2012, 21:58

Next Monday Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd will contest a credible election for the leadership of the Australian Labour Party as Dom Mintoff had contested locally Paul Boffa for the leadership of the Malta Labour Party.
The political activity completed today by Lawrence Gonzi as Leader of the Nationalist Party is definitely not a credible contest. Maybe it is a referendum?

F. Maltese

Feb 25th 2012, 21:51

HAHAHA joke of the day!!!

Mr leo attard

Feb 25th 2012, 21:51

Dear PM, the majority of the PN Party is behhind you, are you ready to see if the majority of the country is behind you as well? Besides, laws are made in parliament and not at the PN headquarters!

Joseph Buhagiar

Feb 25th 2012, 21:50

Dr. Gonzi. for guidance purposes, each major party has 40% diehard supporters. It is people like me that have a say and believe me, we are not convinced. This was a waste of time and the sooner you do what Dr Debono strived for the more likely it will be that we could perhaps give you another chance.

Joe Fenech

Feb 25th 2012, 21:46

As united as the Maltese families before divorce introduced ! When it was introduced we started to see the reality.

STOP THIS BUFFOONERY !!

Mr Marcel Dingli

Feb 25th 2012, 21:43

Dr Gonz, i put a comment in another section which has not yet appeared. Apparently it seems that you have not learnt your lesson and intend continuing with the bullshit. Yes the cosa nostra family is united, but many many nationalists, the true nationalist Gonz, the valid ones, those men of honour and steel, have been lost. Quit the bullshit and get to work. Ok you are happy and some smiling you are allowed. Now call it quits and use the par idejn sodi you say you have where it really counts and matters. Get cracking man !!

V Caruana

Feb 25th 2012, 21:40

So this result cures the francophobia syndrome?

A. Mizzi

Feb 25th 2012, 21:38

Tahseb?
Konvint?
"Familja" wahda.... jew Klikka?

Jonathan Brimmer

Feb 25th 2012, 21:33

In 1994, former Tunisian President Ben Ali, the only presidential candidate, was re-elected with 100% of the votes from a 95% turnout.