Gonzi: We will continue to govern for as long as we enjoy the confidence of the House
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that the PN will remain in government for as long as it enjoys the confidence of the House.
He also told supporters at a Mass Meeting on the granaries that the PN would go for the general election proud of what it had achieved in difficult times and with fresh ideas and enthusiasm for a better future.
Speaking at the conclusion of the PN celebrations of the 48th anniversary of independence, Dr Gonzi also outlined the PN's vision for various sectors.
The meeting was opened by PN General Secretary Paul Borg Olivier, who spoke on how the Maltese economy had continued to move forward and the number of gainfully occupied continued to rise. He also hit out at the Labour Party, saying its front bench included many people who had shamed Malta when they were in government. H
The following is the address by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi as it unfolded:
9.15 p.m. Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi is introduced by Paul Borg Olivier as the person who gave economic independence to Malta. The National Anthem is sung by Chiara and Ludwig. Crowd chants Ole' Ole' Ole' Nazzjonalisti.
Dr Gonzi starts with Huti Maltin u Ghawdxin, the same way as Eddie Fenech Adami used to start his speeches.
9.20 p.m. Applause as Dr Gonzi recalls George Borg Olivier and his declaration of Independence.
Independence, he says, sealed Malta's national identity and launched Malta into a new exciting adventure by a proud people. He recalls how Dr Borg Olivier used to tell the people not to be discouraged and to grab all opportunities that come their way.
That call had been heeded and would continue to be heeded.
Independence was the mother of all change, a change process which the PN was committed to continue.
9.29 p.m. Dr Gonzi says it was disgraceful that the Opposition in its events was not recalling and recognising the importance of Independence.
9.31 p.m. Dr Gonzi says the PN was always on the right side of history including its choices for independence and EU membership. That was thanks to the values in which it was rooted including truth, democracy, freedom in its many forms, solidarity, justice, jobs, health and education.
9.36 p.m. Dr Gonzi says the PN is built on the policy of persuasion - borrowing a phrase from the late Prof Guido de Marco. He also insists that speaking about values does not make a person antiquated because values are the guiding principles on which the PN bases its decisions. He asks how anyone can trust those who do not say on what they base their decisions.
9.40 p.m. Dr Gonzi asked how anyone could trust those in opposition who were promising everything under the sun. It was only the PN which could guarantee jobs, he insists.
The opposition was not even showing respect for human dignity. How could anyone say that people in a boat should not be rescued because they were not in Malta's waters? How could anyone endanger anyone's life? What values were these?
9.43 p.m. Society was changing and the PN needed to continue to change as well, but values should continue to be a guiding light.
TURBULENT TIMES
9.46 p.m. Dr Gonzi says the past four years had seen problems and difficulties of every kind, economic and political as well as conflict in Tunisia, Egypt and then Libya. At the same time the Opposition, despite having a new leader elected with much promise, had continued where his predecessor left off, criticising everything and giving the wrong advice to the country. These were the people who praised Cyprus and criticised Malta and the reality now was that Malta had achieved what other countries did not.
9.48 p.m. The Opposition had been saying for three years that an election was approaching. "The election will be called when we decide, in the national interest," Dr Gonzi says.
The Opposition had been unethical in the media and created hurdles in parliament, including several no confidence votes, but the government still moved ahead.
"We are continuing to govern and we will continue to govern for as long as we enjoy the confidence of the House as we have a duty to do and in respect to the rules of democracy".
9.52 pm. Dr Gonzi warns that irresponsible promises could land Malta in the same situation as other countries, which have been reduced to begging international institutions for funds. It only needed a couple of mistakes for this to come about, and the people should be careful not to make a wrong choice which would drive the country into a wall.
9.54 p.m. Dr Gonzi says the government had to take tough decisions to ensure that Malta continued to progress and create jobs. More needed to be done, such as stopping abuse of the workers. "When you receive your pay cheque, remember that the PN government was there when you needed it, to safeguard your job".
10 p.m. Dr Gonzi lays stress on the PN government's record in education and health. He underlines the provision of a free medical service, free medicines and the fact that 44,000 operations were performed in state hospitals last year.
He underlines work in roads, technology, water quality, seawater quality, energy.
"These are the results which the PN will demonstrate in the election in the coming weeks and months. The PN was able to do so much in turbulent times, imagine what we can do when the weather turns fine," Dr Gonzi says to applause.
EUROPEAN MALTA
10.02 p.m. Dr Gonzi speaks on the European dimension of independent Malta. Says the PN is the party of the present and the future, with fresh ideas, energy, vision and determination to overcome the challenges ahead.
"There are exciting times ahead, with new opportunities for all those who have confidence in themselves. We won in the past, and we will triumph again," he says to further applause.
He insists however, that no victory is coincidental but is the result of hard work.
10.06 p.m. Dr Gonzi says the PN wants a stronger Europe which better consolidates its resources in order to be more competitive. A stronger Europe would mean better jobs and more export opportunities for Malta. The PN was proud to have been the party which piloted Malta into the harbour of EU membership while others opposed it and now spoke otherwise.
THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN
10.10 p.m. Dr Gonzi says the PN would go for the election with its head high after having achieved good results in difficult times, while having fresh ideas and a vision for the future. "The people know where they stand with the PN."
For the future, Gonzi said the PN wanted to continue to modernise the economy by giving the workforce the best tools for progress, particularly in technology.
It wanted parents to continue to have a choice of the best schools, whether state, independent or Church-run.
A future PN government would be committed to continue to build new schools, strengthen the University, Mcast and the other education institutions.
It wanted to ensure that factories had the necessary trained workers, and energy rates which are competitive.
It would continue to provide incentives and assistance to help the self-employed, also including also farmers and fishermen.
The PN in government wanted Gozo to continue to be an attraction to the Maltese and foreigners while being able to create more jobs. More studies would be made on the viability of a tunnel and if viable, the project would go ahead.
The PN was also committed to an improved environment in Malta and Gozo.
The PN wanted to see a Malta which was confident in itself, proud, stable and welcoming.
10.21 p.m. Dr Gonzi pays tribute to George Borg Olivier, Eddie Fenech Adami, Guido de Marco, Louis Galea, Censu Tabone, Ugo Mifsud Bonnici and says that in such times he also wished to say a word of encouragement to Michael Refalo and Herbert Messina Ferrante.
He also thanks the group of PN candidates, new and old, saying they represented experience, enthusiasm, energy, ethics and ideas. They were evidence of how the PN renewed itself.
The people would soon be asked to make their choice, Dr Gonzi says, and he was sure the people would choose the party which took Malta to Europe, which created jobs, provided education and health and was always on the right side of history.
"The PN is the choice which suits you, look ahead with courage and determination," Dr Gonzi concludes. "The choice is yours, the future beckons and we are ready for the challenges and the opportunities. Viva Malta, Viva Malta Indipendenti."
The address ends with the singing of the PN anthem. Significantly, Health Minister Joseph Cassar stands right next to the Prime Minister - on the same day that Franco Debono reiterated his intention to move a no-confidence motion in the minister.
The PN anthem is followed by the PN campaign songs of the past few general elections.
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Ethelbert Schembri
Sep 25th 2012, 12:24
Today is the 25th September and with the declaration of Dr Franco Debono, it is more than clear that GonziPN don't enjoy the confidence of the House, so now the logic that used Gonzi tell us that he is in his way to the president so to not prolong this instability... But by now we all know that Gonzilogic is not normal and he will still go against the MAJORITY to show us how pseudo democratic he and his party are .. Keep on digging Gonzi !!
This is what Dr Franco Debono said on his blog .... Can't be more clear!!!
http://www.francodebono.com/2012/09/25/bl-imgharfa/
John Mifsud
Sep 22nd 2012, 11:13
An objective analysis of Dr Gonzi's speech will easily come to the conclusion that this was one of the worst speeches of the Prime Minister.It was an unexpected puerile speech which sent the shivers to many undecided and floating voters.
Phrases like 'we owe our wage to the PN', that we have facebook thanks to the PN, we have free hospitilisation and free medicines thanks to the PN etc speaks of arrogance. Nothing comes free.
The people are demanding a new way to politics. Dr Gonzi's speech on the granaries was only meant to the converted in front of him.
Politicians should avoid the mistake of being carried away by the euphoria in the audience.
Thomas Grima
Sep 22nd 2012, 11:12
Dr Joseph Muscat 19.09.2012
The new Labour generation had no problem celebrating Malta’s Independence (associated with the Nationalist Party) because it was a celebration of their history, Dr Muscat said. “While we look to the future, others are stuck in the past to resort to scaremongering,”
Dr Lawrence Gonzi 20.09.2012
9.29 p.m. Dr Gonzi says it was disgraceful that the Opposition in its events was not recalling and recognising the importance of Independence.
Biex ma nsemmux li meta fi 1964 il Gvern Malti xtaq jiccelebra il kisba ta l indipendenza fuq il fossos, kellu jgib permess minghand l Inglizi. Dik Indipendenza.
Joe Sammut
Sep 22nd 2012, 10:14
@ Eddy Privitera et alia : nissuggerilek tibda passatemp li jnehhik naqra minn fuq dak il-kompjuter .
Jekk wiehed li mhux favur il-PL jikteb “Morr” int tiktiblu li hu helu, u jekk jikteb xi hadd “Helu” tghid li hu morr. Tbiddel l-argument skond ‘il-fejn idur ir-rih!
There’s a life out there, go fishing across the road in Imsida , take a trip to Gozo, go for a walk in the countryside, go to the Cinema , Museums... with Kartanzjan its even cheaper.
I took gardening and swimming.I’m trying to avoid thromboses.
Eddy Privitera
Sep 21st 2012, 20:08
Angleo, ruhi, illum qrajt x'qallu Franco Debono lid- "dear leader tieghek ? Nahseb lanqas ghandek kuragg tghati titwila lejn il-blog ta' Franco Debono !
Eddy Privitera
Sep 21st 2012, 20:05
Angelo, ruhi biex tattendi l-meeting m'hemmx ghalfejn tkun fuq il-palk. Jien ma semmejtx li dawk il-persuni ma kienux fuq il-palk. Ghidtlek biex tghid jekk rajthomx fil-meeting !! Tghid ghaliex ma marrux, hux ???
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 17:06
@ EDDIE privitera
EDDIE jiena qatt ma ghidt li franco debono, mugliett, jpo u John Dalli kienu fuq il-fosos. EDDIE jekk ma tafx jew jekk ma ndunajtx, fuq il-palk ta' fuq il-fosos kien hemm BISS il-kandidati ghall-elezzjoni li gejja tal-PARTIT NAZZJONALISTA. EDDIE l-erba persuni li semmejt ghal xi raguni jew ohra m'humiex kandidati, allura ma kellhomx posthom fuq il-palk.
Joseph Attard
Sep 21st 2012, 19:42
Dolores Cristina u Austin Gatt hemm kienu? Ghax dawk ukoll mhux kandidati ghal-elezzjoni li jmiss!
Michael Magri
Sep 21st 2012, 16:49
Gonzi: ".We will continue to govern for as long as we enjoy the confidence of the House."
Ok Fine Dr. Gonzi... KURAĠĠ... Lets see you opening Parlament on Monday 24th Sept.. 2012...!!!
What a shame of a government.. Just 3 laws passed in 9 months..!! Incredible, to say the least...
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 16:44
@ Joseph Attard
Possibbli ma tafx fejn kien anglu farrugia fi zmien il-LEJBURISTI ta' mintoff? Kien fil-pulizija li ghandhom il-kwartieri generali taghhom fil-Floriana min fejn hargu lil Nardu Debono mejjet, u l-pulizija ta' zmien mintoff kulhadd jaf x'kienu jsarfu. ast huwa llum segretarju internazzjonali tal-partit LEJBURISTA u lil joe grima ghad narawh x'imkien gholi fil-partit LEJBURISTA bhala rikonoxximent
Joseph Attard
Sep 21st 2012, 19:24
imkien qatt ma ssemma li Anglu kien id-depot dakinhar meta sehh dak il-kaz kundannabli ta' Nardu. Imma prezenti kien hemm ohrajn li fl-1987 hadu promotion. Tiftakru dan jew lanqas dan ma tammetti?. Dak li hu hazin jibqa' hazin jaghmlu min jaghmlu u jien nikkundannah imma jidher li int tara dak kollu li ghamlu l-PN kollu tajjeb anke dak li hu car li hu hazin,
Eddy Privitera
Sep 21st 2012, 16:00
Angelo Vassallo: Ghidli fejn rajt lil Dr. Franco Debono, Mugliett, dr. JPO u John Dalli fil-mass-meeting, forsi mbaghad jirrispondik xi hadd minnhom !
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 15:45
@ Joseph Attard
Trying to be funny aren't you? Of course you are really being funny. Being a LEJBURISTA yourself, what I said is not pleasant music for your ears and you know very well that what I said is the truth and nothing but the truth.
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 14:58
@ j brincat
I bought one in 1983 and swear that I did not pay a penny!
Of course you did not pay a penny - you are a LEJBURISTA. L-EWWEL GHALL-LEJBURISTI, IT-TIENI GHALL-LEJBURISTI .............IS-SITTA GHALL-LEJBURISTI U JEKK JIFDAL GHALL-LEJBURISTI UKOLL kien qal DARBA WAHDA joe debono grech.
m farrugia
Sep 21st 2012, 15:33
u wisq probabli joe debono grech ikun xi ministru fil kabinett gdid ta joe muscat jekk jitla il lejber, il pn mimli ucuh godda u tal lejber mimliljin mintoffjani - debono grech, anglu farrugia, karmenu vella, charles mangion, edward scicluna, alex sciberras trigona, joe grima..... kieku nispiccaw bkabinett ta 30 sena ilu, xejn ma jonqosna
Joseph Attard
Sep 21st 2012, 15:46
@ M Farrugia
Int bis-serjeta jew?Anglu Farrugia , Charles Mangion u Edward Scicluna ta' zmien Mintoff? U min qallek li AST jew Joe Grima se jikkontestaw l-elezzjoni?
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 14:40
@ j brincat
Yes I have heard of the working poor.
Unfortunately, the working poor exist in all countries of the world. Your "dear leader" joseph muscat unfortunately has not yet told us HOW he will eradicate the working poor from Malta & Gozo.
j brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 14:30
@Angelo Vassallo
@ E Mamo
"Imma it-TV's tal-kulur kienu jezistu hafna u hafna qabel ma dahlu f'Malta ftit qabel l-elezzjoni tas sena 1981. U biex tixtru l-voti, biex ikollok TV tal-kulur, kien ikollok thallas Lm50 (minn taht) lil xi bazuzlu jew membru parlamentari tal-partit lejburista. Nahseb li tiftakarha din sur mamo!"
I bought one in 1983 and swear that I did not pay a penny!
Do you have any proof of your allegation?
We're waiting for an answer.
By the way there were really good TV those which last a lifetime.
(jb)
j brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 14:26
@Angelo Vassallo
@ E Mamo
"Imma it-TV's tal-kulur kienu jezistu hafna u hafna qabel ma dahlu f'Malta ftit qabel l-elezzjoni tas sena 1981"
Seems that you are stuck in time! 1981 to be exactly.
We are now in 2012 ie 31 years later, in case you have not yet realised.
Wake up and smell the coffee!
You see no questions which seem to bother you so much!
(jb)
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 14:12
@ E Mamo
Imma it-TV's tal-kulur kienu jezistu hafna u hafna qabel ma dahlu f'Malta ftit qabel l-elezzjoni tas sena 1981. U biex tixtru l-voti, biex ikollok TV tal-kulur, kien ikollok thallas Lm50 (minn taht) lil xi bazuzlu jew membru parlamentari tal-partit lejburista. Nahseb li tiftakarha din sur mamo!
j brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 14:10
There seem to be a lot of angels here today!
(jb)
j brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 14:09
@Angelo Vassallo
"@ j. brincat
Really pathetic"
Is that ALL you can say, Angelo?
Or are you lost for words or else you do not have any valid argument?
(jb)
j brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 14:03
@ Angelo Agius@
A. Felex Busuttil
Yes that was an enormous crowd. You must have been watching super one tv then.
By the way, 52 inch screens do really exist in Malta, not like in the time of the LEJBURIST government led by the Saviour turned into a TRAITOR, dom mintoff
Angelo, crowds on the Fosos do NOT win you an election however grande they are, as they represent just a fraction of the electorate. The election is won by those who do not show their intentions how they would be voting, in case you do not know.
As regards your (52 inch) TV there are MANY out there who cannot afford one because they are either unemployed or else they have a precarious job.
Ever heard of the working poor? Just one question so as to please you.
(jb)
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 14:02
@ j. brincat
Really pathetic.
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 13:59
@ Alfred Cassar
POVERTY - On the contrary - in 25 years (less 22 MONTHS of LEJBURIST government), the PARTIT NAZZJOINALISTA has brought about an ENORMOUS difference - the standard of living has gone up with at least 100% since the last time that we had a LEJBURIST government in 1986.
Joseph Attard
Sep 21st 2012, 14:05
taf kemm tinstema banali kull darba li tikteb lejburist? Minghalik tirredikola jew tpoggi lil laburisti bhala nies baxxi li bilkemm jafu jitkellmu . Imma nahseb ma tafx kemm nies minn faxex diversi tal-hajja qed jersqu lejn il-PL
Joseph Attard
Sep 21st 2012, 14:13
Ezatt ktibtha PARTIT NAZZJOINALISTA bil-kelma "join" fiha ghax ghandkom bzonn hafna nies jergghu jinghaqdu maghkom. Mela daqshekk hadtha bi kbira li tikteb lejburista ghax intbaht li minnek tkisser l-isem tal-partiti
j brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 13:56
Angelo Vassallo
"@ j brincat
How pathetic! your two contributions (sic) are - with SIX QUESTIONS"
But Ang, you keep repeating your self, jahasar with this obsession of yousr for me putting questions!
Ever heard of close ended question?
No, I guess not!
LOL!!!
.
(jb)
Mr Eric Camilleri
Sep 21st 2012, 13:54
The important is that we win and then we will see!!
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 13:43
@ j brincat
How pathetic! your two contributions (sic) are - with SIX QUESTIONS.
(jb)
Alfred Cassar
Sep 21st 2012, 13:40
''.....the PN would go for the election with its head high after having achieved good results in difficult times ...'', yes, yes, I am holding a bunch of Euros, that is worth nothing, that is what we achieved: POVERTY. The PN has killed its own believers by reducing drastically, their standard of living. That is why they will not be re-elected for the next two elections, if not three.
Eddy Privitera
Sep 21st 2012, 20:11
Angelo, ruhi, u b'dan it-taparsi gid kollu li semmejt, il-maggoranza assoluta tal-poplu tistenna s-siegha u l-mument biex tehles mill-aghar prim ministru li qatt kellu pajjizna. STAQSI LIL- FRANCO DEBONO, JPO, MUGLIETT,uJOHN DALLI , jekk ghandek xi dubju !!!!!!!!!!!
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 13:37
@ EDDIE privitera
EDDIE " ENORMOUS" is the DIFFERENCE between Malta of the LEJBURIST party led by the Saviour turned into a TRAITOR by the lejburisti themselves which made Malta a poor third world country, and today's Malta led by GONZIPN and before him EDDIE FENECH ADAMI with all the progress registered in the last 25 years under the PARTIT NAZZJONALISTA, with an all time record of more than 150,000 people with a full time job.
@ A. Felex Busuttil
Yes that was an enormous crowd. You must have been watching super one tv then.
By the way, 52 inch screens do really exist in Malta, not like in the time of the LEJBURIST government led by the Saviour turned into a TRAITOR, dom mintoff.
Alfred Cassar
Sep 21st 2012, 13:47
You seem to have a language of your own , maybe even word salad. What exactly are you trying to convey?
E Mamo
Sep 21st 2012, 13:57
Kif tista thallat iz-zmien tal-llum ma zmien Mintoff billi tuza l-ezempju tal 52 inch screens meta lanqas biss kienu jezistu dak iz-zmien???
Charles Vella
Sep 21st 2012, 13:06
Il Laburisti ma jistawx jistennew sabiex jkunu fil gvern, u dan bla ebda edea ta x'se jaghmel gvern Laburista! Il Laburisti qishom qed jaghtu l-appogg taghhom lejn il partit tal football favorit taghhom! U mhux gvern li jista jibdillek hajtek billi jfalli pajjiz u jgibek fix-xejn, bhal ma gralhom pajjizi li xtaq jimxi fuq il passi taghhom is Sur Joseph Muscat!
La jitla il Labour fil gvern, kunu ppreparati ghal mizuri ta awsterita u gawdu kemm tifilhu l'ahhar ftit jiem ta liberta ta espressjoni! Gvernijiet Labursti dejjem hadulna dan id dritt... apparti li gazzetta bhal din ghalqula halqa billi taghwa n-nar!!
m farrugia
Sep 21st 2012, 15:39
ghal gid taghna u uliedna ahna fi dmir li dan ma nhallux isehh ghax jekk jitla il lejber dizastru ha jkun ghal pajjiz, u b diskorsi ghal tal bierah mimlijin sens, gonzi zgur rega dahal fit tellieqa kontra amateur.
j brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 12:40
Does this mean that GonziPN will go to the President to start the process for the upcoming election as it is crystal clear that he has lost the majority?
Besides JPO, Dr Franco has been saying, for some time now on his hammering blog, that he NO LONGER supports LG even if Dr Gatt resigns for some reason or other?
So hurry up, please, make an appointment with the President!
(jb)
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Sep 21st 2012, 13:49
@ J. Brincat,
If I were you I would be not so eager to have elections a.s.a.p. as the outcome would probably disappoint you!
And I am sure you wouldn’t want that!
So, make hay while the sun shines and enjoy the prospects of your desires until it lasts!
Good Day!
JC.
j brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 12:35
"Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that the PN will remain in government for as long as it enjoys the confidence of the House"
Does this mean that he will call a vote of confidence on the FIRST day that the House convenes?
This should be the only honourable thing to do to confirm to the electorate that GonziPN DOES really enjoy the majority in the House?
Or shall we witness more antics and filibustering to which we have now become accustomed?
Who knows how history will judge GonziPN?
(jb)
Joseph Micallef
Sep 21st 2012, 12:34
GonziPN, you are not authorised to refer to me as "ĦUK" I am Maltese but surely am not "ĦUK", god forbids me!!! Even the first sentence which comes out of your mouth is full of arrogance...
carmel calleja
Sep 21st 2012, 12:23
fittex warrab ghax kissirt pajjiz.
Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO
Sep 21st 2012, 12:11
For those who have not attended past campaigns based on mass meetings this Independence day celebration was an impressive retro show anchored in the past formula of mass meeting strategy. It also revived some of the campaign jingles and slogans to jog memory lane. But one could sense that something was missing namely the throbbing heart and soul of the traditional PN supporters. An hour long speech by the PM clearly showed that, wrongly in my opinion, the electoral campaign will be one again based solely on a GonziPN theme forgetting perhaps that it is this very one man show which has created dissent within the party and disillusioned former supporters. Forgetting for the moment that this celebration hijacked the very essence of the independence ideal of being an occasion for the whole nation to celebrate rather than the launch of the PN's electoral campaign, it sees to me that LG is blind to the fact that he is rather unpopular with many of the electorate and that he is a root cause to blame for the current predicament. I would have expected the party to parade and give the platform to some of the more popular and future leader material such as Mario De Marco, Simon Busuttil and Chris Said to signal that the party if elected would e a renewed one. Eddie's mass meeting were not preceded by a Leitmotif in the person of a political lightweight such as PBO but with the indomitable Gwido and Ugo who would get substantive stirring speeches to lead to the keynote address. I would say that the PM if he is elected which if it had to happen would be by the slimmest of majorities would face exactly the same problems he is now facing. from other disillusioned backbenchers faces. Truly it has become a party that wallows in the percieved successes of the past rather than the future. Incidentally one must congratulate il-Puse and his band for the best and most enjoyable part of the evening.
Joseph Brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 12:06
Gonzi pn said "The people know where they stand with the PN."
Yes they know that's way they are going to rock you OUT from POWER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJRVR7_IoxM
Mr francis darmanin
Sep 21st 2012, 11:55
Of course they will go into the election with their heads held high. After 4 years of heads stuck in the sand, the best cure is to get out the heads and stretch them a bit otherwise you can get paralysed from neck downwards.
Mr francis darmanin
Sep 21st 2012, 11:51
How about this for a headline? > We will continue to govern as long as we enjoy the PERKS.
Eddy Privitera
Sep 21st 2012, 11:46
imma forsi l-isbah battuta kienet ta' Pawlu Borg Olivier li ntroduca lil-Lawrence Gonzi bhala li "gieb l-indipendenza ekonomika ta' Malta " !!!!!! nemmen li din l-istqarrija ta' Pawlu, jixirqilha tiddahhal fil-Guiness Book of Records, ghax ikun l-uniku pajjiz li ghandu " indipendenza ekonomika " fid-dinja !!!!!!!
Victor Laiviera
Sep 21st 2012, 11:37
"Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that the PN will remain in government for as long as it enjoys the confidence of the House."
So, considering that;
- JPO has left the PN Parliamentary group and has made it clear he expects to be consulted on ever
full stop and comma of whatever is brought before Parliament;
- Jesmond Mugliett, at best, is sitting on the fence and
- Franco Debono has declared, openly and repeatedly, that he no longer supports this Government;
Will Dr Gonzi call an election tomorrow?
Jo Camm
Sep 21st 2012, 11:42
Sur Laiviera, jekk ghandek l-ghatx mur ixrob tazza ilma.
Eddy Privitera
Sep 21st 2012, 11:47
Jo Camm: U jidher li INt ma kellekx risposta ghal dak li kiteb Laiviera !!!
m farrugia
Sep 21st 2012, 15:42
issaporti naqra ohra
michael catania
Sep 21st 2012, 11:32
What a pathetic performance make me cringe by a so called a country's P.M. Are those people real, sitting on the fossos taking all that uttering in. While the likes of Joseph Calleja makes me proud of being Maltese, the likes of Gonzi pn/ DCG makes me cringe. This is a PM that signed an ECC document condoning abortion, so you conservatives dodos keep being PATRONISED by a condoning PM. who with the Americans he undermines his elected members and in front of you embrasses them.
Victor Vella
Sep 21st 2012, 11:25
Gonzi: We will continue to govern for as long as we enjoy the confidence of the House- Please for your honour and integrity- STEP DOWN because you do not have any more the confidence of the House. Perhaps you are alluding to the House at tal-Pieta`? The majority of the Maltese are not mercenaries of a regime called GonziPartit Ngann.
pat muscat
Sep 21st 2012, 11:23
Gonzi should count his loyal members of the House; some are out in the street already, some are on the roof, and the other is determined to bring down the House! This is the reality and Malta can't wait an other 7 months in limbo!
John Azzopoardi
Sep 21st 2012, 11:19
Who is kidding whom. Where does the PM think we are living in some banana republic. Support. From whom, Debono, Pulicino Orlando. when you take even one of these out, you don't have the support and you kow it. You are now making a mockery out of democracy.
Joseph Laus
Sep 21st 2012, 10:54
Dr, Gonzi what's in store For Franco??
Joseph Fava
Sep 21st 2012, 10:51
What cheek. What a shameful man. What a power-hungry politician. He knows, the people, know, our parlamentarians know that he doesn't enjoy the confidence of the House and yet here comes Lawrence Gonzi declaring that he'll continue in power until he enjoys the confidence of Parliament. No wonder his Government is in shambles, his party in meltdown and the country seething with anger. He is making it sure that in the annals of History he will be remembered as Malta's worst Prime Minister ever. He cannot bring it to his mind that he and the various Austin Gatts, Joe Cassars and Tonio Fenechs are a dying breed of political dinasours and that Malta needs new people and fresh blood. GonziPN & Co are history and bitter history at that.
Angelo Vassallo
Sep 21st 2012, 10:49
@ A Dimech
You must have been watching NET TV to have noted the absence of Mugliett, JPO , Franco Debono and John Dalli.
They were not there simply because the people sitting on the stage are all the CANDIDDATES contesting the next election on the NATIONALIST PARTY ticket.
Have you noted also the enormous crowd present?
Eddy Privitera
Sep 21st 2012, 11:41
ANGELO VASSALLO: THEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE WORD " ENORMOUS" MEANS !!!!!!!!!!! u probabbilment li l-folla ta' dawk li se jattendu l-meeting tal-PL tghidilna li kienu MIJIET !!!!!!!!!!!!!
A.Felex Busuttil
Sep 21st 2012, 12:56
enormouse crowd? you must have a 52 inch screen I doubt if they were 2000
Ramon Casha
Sep 21st 2012, 10:40
"Gonzi: We will continue to govern for as long as we enjoy the confidence of the House"
So why are you still there?
Mr l Azzopardi
Sep 21st 2012, 10:38
Dr Gonzi says the PN was always on the right side of history
bħall-vot kontra l-poplu fuq id-divorzju hux hekk?
Antonia Vella
Sep 21st 2012, 10:38
sal ahhar mhawal nahseb bil-glue mas siggu
Peter Murray
Sep 21st 2012, 10:28
Despite what Gonzi clams the confidence he refers too was lost a long time ago
M Grima
Sep 21st 2012, 10:16
I invite Dr. Gonzi to ask his own members of parliament whether they ALL support you!!
M Grima
Sep 21st 2012, 10:14
You are wrong Dr. Gonzi, you continue to govern as long as you have the confidence of the electorate and not of the house. Anyway, you have already lost the confidence of the house which on more than one occasion your own members have voted against the party line. Suffice to mention that your government is hanging with the support of a coalition.
Paul Bajada
Sep 21st 2012, 10:11
can someone explain to me why the 20,000 job boasting figure is the same since 1.5 years now? It should read over 30,000 new jobs by now unless the PN cabinet has been taking endless holidays (and getting paid) for the last 1.5 years.
Mark Vella Bardon
Sep 21st 2012, 09:53
One needs the confidence of the people ... there doesn't seem much confidence in the house, on near permanent holiday!
Paul Bajada
Sep 21st 2012, 09:50
A tired and spent PM who spent who wasted more time in this legislature trying, without success, to reign in his backbenchers than concentrate on the job everyone of us is financing from the taxes!
J Busuttil
Sep 21st 2012, 10:23
@ Paul Bajada
Who cares about the backbenchers we care about our finances and our jobs. Have these been delivered. You might say no but we stick to facts.
Enjoy it now as we will soon loose it all.
Leonard Brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 12:48
@ J.Busuttil.
Sewwa qed tghid. Enjoy it now as we will soon loose it bil PN fil gvern ghax fix xifer qedin.
m farrugia
Sep 21st 2012, 09:30
a very inspiring speech, this is what we need an experienced prime minister ready to face all challenges and not an amateur pm running our country heading a team of mintoffjani
Johnny Xerri
Sep 21st 2012, 10:34
of course his best experience is in lying to people and spin some make believe...
from an ex hard core PN supporter...better a rude mintoffjan...then a lying nationalist...
A. Xuereb
Sep 21st 2012, 10:50
Prior to 2008 it was SMART Malta....whatever happened to that? As for 'the amateur PM and the team of mintuffjani', the PL are putting forward a great team for the coming elections, but of course some people prefer to mention just the old timers.Is soltu tattika li nbezzaw bil-babaw.
The PM would do well to use his experience to rein in the dissent within the PN.
Mr Emanuel Farrugia
Sep 21st 2012, 09:24
"Dr Gonzi says the PN was always on the right side of history including its choices for independence and EU membership. That was thanks to the values in which it was rooted including truth, democracy, freedom in its many forms, solidarity, justice, jobs, health and education".
Drajna issa kull diskussjoni li ssir dejjem l-istess paroli: justice, jobs, health, education., etc............ Weghdiet kontra weghdiet u meta nigu ghal fatti, hemm imbaghad l-irgulija min-naha tal-politikanti li jiftahru li jhobbu lis-socjeta maltija "Huti Maltin u Ghawdxin". "We are continuing to govern and we will continue to govern for as long as we enjoy the confidence of the House as we have a duty to do and in respect to the rules of democracy". Hawnhekk Dr Gonzi ghandu bzonn jitkellem ftit ma' Dr Franco Debono. Halluna nghixu u tkomplux turu kemm intom ipokriti. L-importanti s-siggu, imbaghad ma' "nafukx aktar" socjeta maltija.
Emanuel Farrugia former Executive Secretary Mtarfa Local Council
Joseph Brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 09:20
Dr Gonzi says
(A) the PN would go for the election with Its head high
after having achieved good results >>>> ???
The best result is 6 BILLION DEBT + more hidden debts
(B) While having fresh ideas and a vision for the future.>> ???
Such as many more holidays in parliament + 500 extra euros
(C) The people know where they stand with the PN.>>>>> ???
off cross the pepole know where they stand , that's way they are going to
tell you >> Bye bye GONZI PN
EVEN A DONKEY COULD HAVE GOVERNED ,
' IF ' HE COULD HAVE MADE 6 BILLION EUROS DEBT + !!!!
J Busuttil
Sep 21st 2012, 09:45
@ Joseph Brincat
On 23rd August 2012
21 September Gonzi pn ,
will call the date for the GENERAL ELECTION !!!
Did he ???
Johnny Xerri
Sep 21st 2012, 10:36
most prop cause he chickened out...we still have to see the budget beng voted upon
Joseph Brincat
Sep 21st 2012, 11:53
J Busuttil
21 September Gonzi pn ,will call the date for the GENERAL ELECTION !!! Did he ???
Will he did not , maybe J PO ordered him to do so ????
J Busuttil
Sep 21st 2012, 14:01
@ Joseph Brincat
What a sore looser you are. Insomma typical Labour
Paul Bajada
Sep 21st 2012, 09:11
So he wants to govern as long as he enjoys confidence of the House. What about the people? Dont they have the right to choose given that you don't have the confidence of the House? You lost a minister, you lost RCC, you almost lost AG and you are risking to lose another minister in October plus the Budget vote... how did you lose them? weren't they lost from the way the House voted?
A Dimech
Sep 21st 2012, 09:10
Where are Mugliett, JPO , Franco Debono and John Dalli?!!
a fructured party not fit to govern....
Ms D. Borg
Sep 21st 2012, 10:30
On the contrary, the party getting rid of the rotten apples and renewing itself. That's what I call courage and able to face challenges.
B Attard
Sep 21st 2012, 09:08
valuri, vizjoni,serhan il-mohh Dr Gonzi , nikkonferma li kien jghix f'Lonley Planet tul dawn lerbgha snin u nofs.
Nesa d-demokrazija li s-sena l-ohra spiccat mhedda minnu stess.
Salvu Attard
Sep 21st 2012, 08:57
We will continue to govern for as long as we enjoy the confidence of the House!!!!!!!! PN>34 ; PL>34;IND(JPO)>1, you do not need Pure maths, simple arithmetic????????????
Ethelbert Schembri
Sep 21st 2012, 08:53
Gonzi said that in the past 4 and half years the opposition made everything in its power to obscure and throw dirt against the Govt. The opposition crossed every line of ethics with its Media. They attacked personally not politically and made everything in its power to cut off heads. They sew distrust, scared us with the babaw. In parliament they challenged the Govt with motion after motion, vote after vote ... BUT even with all that, the Govt won every challenge!!
Hmmm let me think..... Gonzi must be confusing this opposition with the PN opposition of the late 70 and 80s. In those years, the PN worked hard not only to obscure the MLP Govt but also to obscure Malta and picture it as a terrorist state, just to destabilise the Govt. Heads rolled, yes they did!! They were not afraid to use violence to obtain what they wanted!!
But that's the past, lest talk about the present and the future.... No Gonzi, you didn't win every challenge! You shamefully lost may challenges because of your incompetence. And it was a fortune for us all that your Govt lost many of those challenges, like for instance the challenge of the project of St John's Co-Cathedral, like the divorce issue that you voted against the will of the majority, like the vote against the Minister for intern that in his 9 years as minister little or no progress in all the things he had under his control, like the vote against your master RC, etc etc ...
Hoo yes you've won battles like the one to increase your salary up to €500 a week, to increase the utility bills, and put us all more pressure in very hard times, like the one to keep Agostion Pio Gatt as Minister even after that shameful transport reform that cost us all Millions and is still a mess to this day, like when you kept Dolores Christina as Minister of education even after her numerous failures, and now you have the Health Minister to defend with all his miserable failures.
Gonzi democracy is not wining a vote by your henchmen. Democracy is the rule of the people that is all the electorate, so if you really believe in what you preach about democracy go to the President and call for an election NOW !!!
A. MICALLEF
Sep 21st 2012, 08:51
Meta kienu bi hsiebhom jghamlu lil Malta Republika in-Nazzjonalisti ?? Jew kellhom pjan
sabiex jhallu gvernatur ingliz u mara baranija hekk msejha qeen bhala head of state ta Malta ?
In-Nazzjonalisti ma tantx huma Nazzjonalisti u Indipendenti ghaliex imlew lil Malta baranin
kollha jghaffgu, jahdmu u jisirqu gewwa malta indipendenti.
Gianninu Saliba
Sep 21st 2012, 11:10
Mara barranija kellu l-ghaxqa ta' qalbek, u z-zewg uliedu ghexu kwazi hajjithom kollha f'art ommom. It republika, habib, ma kienitx kisseh kieku l-Partit Nazzjonalista ma vvutax favuriha fil Parliament, imma l-indipendenza gibnha minghir il-vot tas-salvatur u shabu kollha fil-parliament, ghax dawk kollha ivvotaw kontriha.
Eddy Privitera
Sep 21st 2012, 12:39
Gianninu: Ivvutaw kontra L-KOSTITUZZJONI u mhux l-Induipendenza. Ghax dik il-Kostituzzjoni halliet hafna postijiet u poteri f'idejn l-Inglizi- Il-Port, l-Ajriport. Ix-Xandir ETC !!!
C. Sammut
Sep 21st 2012, 08:43
Power is hard to let go of... isn't it?
George Cremona
Sep 21st 2012, 08:38
With the PN in government there is and there will always be something new. We all can vouch for that. But with labour we are being guaranteed a progressive government with a thirty year old and a proven failure economy labelled by Profs. Scicluna himself as Mintoffianconomy which breeds 'cikkulata bid-dud,', 'fabbriki tal-kappar, ta' l-imkwadri tar-rix', budgets tat-tonn taz-zejt u l-bully beef, u xoghol f'korpi izra u rabbi, bahhar u sewwi, dirghajn il-Maltin' and so on. 'Qamel u baqq jerga jkollna bla ilma u dawl.
Christine Vella
Sep 21st 2012, 09:52
True, with PN in government there is and always will be something new. But let us not forget to mention the millions spent that the PN party bluffs with on NET news. But tell the people those millions are also debts rising and rising. Poor Labour government what he has to face if he is to govern. There are a lot more things to mention but im sure the people knows them so i wont waste my time...Before I forget whats wrong with a thirty year old leader, with fresh ideas ?? You tell me
Emmanuel Caruana
Sep 21st 2012, 08:37
I feel sorry for the Laburisti, they are really hungry for power. How can you trust Muscat when the election is round the corner and we did not hear any single item from his electoral programm simply se jrahhas id-dawl u l-ilma IMMA KIFFFFFFFFFFF. TELL US PLEASE.
Gianninu Saliba
Sep 21st 2012, 11:16
Elimentary, Caruana, elimentary. Yesterday the young genious said that he will dig for oil. Little does he know that drilling a well takes at least a year and then to start extracting oil commercially it will take another five years... but the most intelligent youngster says that he will reduce the price of electricity bills because he will drill for oil and have enough wind farms to get electricity for free. What a miserably incompetent leader the Malta Labour Party has. He is by far worse than any other they had.
mark borg
Sep 21st 2012, 08:26
kif trid il pajjiz kollhu jicelebra l-indipendenza meta min siegha discors ghamilt tlett kwarti tattaka l-opozizjjoni u il kwart l-iehor tiftahar b affarijiet li l-investitur privat investa fijhom (qishom min butek); jew drittijiet u servizzi socjali li gabhom il labour party? li grazzi ghalijhom ma ahniex qed naraw faqar fil pajjiz.....jhekk ghamilt hames minuti titkellem fuq l-indipendenza....li wara kollox kulhadd jaf fir realta li kollox kien ghadu f idejn l-inglizi.......
Albert Farrugia
Sep 21st 2012, 08:22
"Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that the PN will remain in government for as long as it enjoys the confidence of the House"...that is gonzispeak for "ejja come on Franco, bring down the government if you have what it takes".... The PM has effectively abdicated his role as the one who decides the date of the election, and handed it over to Franco Debono...what will Debono now do? Stay tuned...
mark borg
Sep 21st 2012, 08:12
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that the PN will remain in government for as long as it enjoys the confidence of the House........or by closing the down the house, like we have done most of this year.......
Paul Bajada
Sep 21st 2012, 09:47
Well said
Ethelbert Schembri
Sep 21st 2012, 07:45
Gonzi: We will continue to govern for as long as we enjoy the confidence of the House
Why don't you check if you still have that confidence in the House???
You know that you don't have it so you're trying to prolong the inevitable!!
V. Cauchi
Sep 21st 2012, 07:22
The PM yesterday vaunted that 21/9 was the day when then PM G. Borg Olivier received independent Malta's constitution from Britain. Indeed it was, and the constitution was, as certainly it should have been, a Westminster based writ with little if any local innuendos to cater for the local political mindset.
The way this constitution now functions is being questioned by one and all and reference was yesterday made by the PN general secretary and by the PM that it was the PM's prerogative to dissolve Parliament if he sees that he does not any longer enjoy its support and call for an election. And so be it. I am no supporter clamouring for immediate elections, but I shall not hold back from commenting on the political and constitutional implications we have learnt from 48 years of political freedom under a Westminster-based constitution.
1. I think a five year maximum period, given the PM's prerogative, is too long a time for a country to drag on in today's fast pace of psocial, political and economic reform. I opine four years would suffice.
2. It has been common knowledge that various administrations, by both parties, have overspent the country's budget during an election year, and sometimes even before that. There were times when with an election being held early in the year (first six months) the budget had already been spent so that a subsequent administration found empty coffers to run the country for the remaining period. This blatantly occurs as an abuse of the PM's prerogative in a system which does not say anything about financial measures in such a situation, perhaps because these things do not happen so much in Britain (where the Westminster system has its origins and testing ground) as they do in Malta.
3. An unknown election date brings about loads of economic uncertainty in a country. Then, notwithstanding his prerogative, a PM is tied to considering various obstacles standing in his way, like Christmas and Easter time, summer (when tempers run wild especially during a campaign), the Budget (with presentation till January 30 but actual passing till April 30). This prerogative is a very wild ace card in the precarious politics of a small island state.
It is for this reason that I have been advocating a fixed Parliament for quite some time based on the system adopted by the US Constitution where everything runs methodically on a clockwork basis. This could include in Malta the presidential election if the system were ever to change, local council and MEP elections and budget presentation, apart from the difficult times mentioned in point 3. Besides, the same amendments catering for the introduction of this system would also have to cover the time-frame of budgetary spending in an election year, for the lack of more mature administrations which would voluntarily desist from current practices.
That is why independent-minded constitutional reform is really needed, away from considerations of drawing any political advantage, not only as to the timing of elections but also in many other matters not least including the concept of territorial division of Malta for electoral and representative purposes and the percentage of votes needed for a party or grouping to make it to the House and end the hegemony of a two-party political system.
joyce aquilina
Sep 21st 2012, 07:17
the confidence of the house??
oh my GOD
Anthony A. Mifsud
Sep 21st 2012, 07:15
God speed now leave us in peace..
Ninu
Carmel Zammit
Sep 21st 2012, 07:00
"Dr Gonzi warns that irresponsible promises could land Malta in the same situation as other countries, which have been reduced to begging international institutions for funds. It only needed a couple of mistakes for this to come about, and the people should be careful not to make a wrong choice which would drive the country into a wall."
How ironic!! under Gonzipn and Dr. Gonzi's premiership in particular Malta has the highest debt burden in history. This government inherited a positive balance and a surplus budget that it managed to turn into a structural deficit leading to a debt burden to the tune of 70% of GDP. A positive balance in excess of 1.1 billion Euro has been turned into a debt exceeding 6 billion Euro. To this one adds the funds generated from the privatisation of public entities. All money squandered irresponsibly under PN administration headed by Dr. Fenech Adami and later by Dr. Gonzi. May be Dr. Gonzi forgot his government's techniques for hiding debt. May be he thinks that by fudging out some special purpose vehicle he would hide some of the country's debt. May be he thinks that the people forgot that it was his gonzipn that lumped government entities such as Enemalta and Transport Malta with debt. May be Dr. Gonzi wants to project his dismal failure to balance budgets on successive governments. Under Dr. Gonzi Malta is steadily moving in the same direction as Greece sadly enough. What the people should be wary of are Dr. Gonzipn's inability to administer the government's finances properly. Nothing could be more disastrous to Malta than another PN administration. The ability to manage and administer properly is visibly lacking.
David Bezzina
Sep 21st 2012, 05:20
You have to admit that the PM is one hell of an actor or maybe he is living on other planet completely to believe he still has a majority in parliament.
Anthony A. Mifsud
Sep 21st 2012, 04:34
Dear Hon. Prime minister, we all go used to the words of re assurance and all is well back in parlament, but put your hand on your heart and swear that all your promises were kept! All what you said and was the truth all what you voted for whole heatedly was your true believe?
Then the answer is simple.
The people out there knew different , your time is run out.
Do the Onorable thing, step down and call an election as you have failed us big time..
Sahha u Grazzi
Ninu
Lawrence Fenech
Sep 21st 2012, 03:26
You will not govern for long Gonz for it's not the house that gives you the governrment but the electorate, your house is in confusion and in shambles and you know it.
Robert Henry Bugeja
Sep 21st 2012, 02:36
How sad is this man.
Paul Bajada
Sep 21st 2012, 01:01
A celebration which should unite all maltese people, whether blue, red, green or no colour. It is a celebration for all maltese.
But as usual the GonziPN marmalja choose to be partisan and be divisive. It takes the opportunity to attack the other party, to scaremonger, even to lie about the Labour Party.
You can say what you want Gonzi, talk is cheap! The real results are felt by all people in the streets. If you are so sure of your good leadership and running of the country including its finances, why are you TERRIFIED to hold an election? It should just be a formality for you to confirm you back in office again!
I am not in a hurry for an election. But honestly now, if you do not enjoy a parliamentary majority now, your party is divided in parliament, the only way out of this impasse were general elections. Given the "good" record which you boast about, it should have been the most natural way to go and not leave the country in limbo for over a year!
What did you say "what can you do in better times"? Definitely award yourself and your ministers 600 euros a WEEK pay increase and bread crumbs to the maltese! that I am convinced.
Mary Ann Borg
Sep 21st 2012, 00:39
Formidable Gonzi. He succeeded and is still succeeding in making this country even better than how Eddie left it and the energy in the man is outstanding. He has and still is leading the country, our country, in some of the most turbulent time, both economically (out of recession and growing GDP) , internationally (within the EU and the war in Libya) and internally, with Franco and JPOS siding with the opposition. And yet, and yet and yet he continues to lead this country with flying colours. Not easy to find such an extraordinary person but Gonzi is one hell of a symbol for everything that is Malta, Maltese and success.
And Joseph? Having realised that people are asking the question of how he will lower the water and electricity tariffs he has now added that not only will he lower them but will do so without even getting the lost revenue from anywhere else! Of course, he has yet again failed to explain how he plans to do all this.
Mark Aquilina
Sep 21st 2012, 11:52
Have Dr Gonzi explained to you from were he was getting the 600 euro wage increase + the 80 million for the new parliament. If yes you have all right to criticize Dr Muscat for not saying from were he will get the money to lower the elec bills!!!Besides in these last few days Dr Muscat explained exactly how these will be lowered. Unfortunately NET Tv didn't showed this part of Dr Muscat speech!!!
D. Xerri
Sep 21st 2012, 00:33
anyone seen the person on the front of the GonziPN Mass Meeting with the white T-Shirt printed in black on it - EKS LABURIST :~)
What a farse - Im sure Im not the only one that seen it just before Gonzi`s Speech
What a Show-OFF :~)
m. borg (slm)
Sep 21st 2012, 00:25
Gonzi will not let on when he will call elections, not because he has the prerogative but because he's waiting to see what Franco Debono does.
It is simple as that, his hands are now empty.
vincent a galea
Sep 21st 2012, 00:08
What a Mass Meeting!
As we say in Maltese, "ma' kienx hemm fejn toqgħod labra fuq il-Fosos".... There was not even a place for a needle on the Granaries!
I am sure PL is having some second thoughts!!
rene bartolo
Sep 20th 2012, 23:52
You might have done everything good but you made one big mistake, and I think that this will cost you the election. When Some 60% of the population were suffering to make both ends meet ,you gave a raise of 600 euro a week! a week ! , when we had 1 euro. What difference were 2000 euro a month going to make in your life? Was it worth it?
Carmel (Nenu) Aquilina
Sep 20th 2012, 23:46
@Poplu Malti u Għawdxi,
"Your choice is mychoice.pn. Your choice is voting for the PN for stability in the future you want to build. The PN is your choice for health, work and education,"
Ħsiebhekk hemm Poplu Malti u Għawdxi, dan il-messaġġ tinsieħ qatt ugħaddieħ lill kemm tista qraba u ħbieb tiegħek.
Għax dan huwa l-akbar investiment li tista tagħmel illum għall futur ta' pajjiżek, tal-familja, ta' uliedek, u ta' ulied uliedek!
Nawguralkom Maltin u Għawdxin!
Paul Bajada
Sep 21st 2012, 09:43
Ghandek ragun Nenu,
600 Euro ohra fil gimgha zieda ghall Gonzi u l ministri tieghu jonqosna, u ovvjament 1euro biss ghall poplu.
Dak li se jivvota ghalih il poplu l elezzjonijiet li gejjin. Biex GonziPN jistaghna fil flus u l poplu jmut bil guh!
Christine Vella
Sep 21st 2012, 10:00
Nibqghu niftakruh il-messag tieghek !! U nippruvaw ninsew id-dejn li hemm icempel. GonziPN investiment kbir ghal futur taghna
Charles Micallef
Sep 20th 2012, 23:34
Gonzi: We will continue to govern for as long as we enjoy the confidence of the House................... but the Country got news for you Dr Gonzi,...... YOU DO NOT ... Capish?
A. Schembri
Sep 21st 2012, 00:21
haha well said
A. Falzon
Sep 21st 2012, 06:57
Yes he will govern. I would have liked a change in Government but when I see the old dogs near Joseph, NO WAY. Thank you very much
V Caruana
Sep 20th 2012, 23:24
i don't want to sound silly but may I ask. Being independent and Dr' G borg olivier as Prime Minister then who was Head of State after 21st Sep 1964?
B. Cachia
Sep 20th 2012, 23:43
@ V Caruana: Are Australia and Canada independent? Who is their head of state?
Antoine Calleja
Sep 20th 2012, 23:50
@V. Caruana.
The heat of state, then, was Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II. May I remind you that she still is the Head of State i Australia, Canada among other Nations. Does this mean that Canada is not independent, for example?
The truth is that 31 March is the end of financial year in Britain, and in 1979 it was merely an expiration of a contract which has been extended by 4 years, 6 months and 10 days.....and I'm not joking!!
Joseph Micallef
Sep 20th 2012, 23:55
Spot on Mr. Caruana... the head of state was Her Majesty the Queen of United Kingdom. This is the mega independence that the nationalists are so proud of... independence on paper and in theory but a far cry in practice!
Pst pst... and Gonzi yesterday said that he appointed a labourite president, so as, in return he expects that Labour agrees with the so called 'independence day' being the national feast. Kemm hu ħelu Gonzi, irid a 5 year president for an ever lasting national day.. lol
D. Xerri
Sep 21st 2012, 00:29
The English still governed supreme in Malta after 21st Sept 1964 ! Our Banking System remained under the british - our ports and airport remained administered by the british - our national media was under british command - our foreign policies remained administered by the british.
In a few words the Maltese Prime Minister in those days was like a representative of the British Empire in Malta and did what the British told him to do and not what he wanted to do !
Do you call that an independence for a Nation :~) ?
Anthony A. Mifsud
Sep 21st 2012, 03:19
The crown, as my self was in the British Forces, and in 1977 I had to pay my self out to get released, he he that's indiendence?
What's called paper deal...... The real independence came in 1979 when HMS London sailed out of Grand Harbour
Ninu.
Ross Stephen
Sep 21st 2012, 07:07
We became a Dominion (Commonwealth Realm) with Elizabeth 2 as Queen Of Malta.
M Cassar
Sep 21st 2012, 08:36
Canada and Australia both still have the queen as head of state. Does that make them less independent?
Aldo Buttigieg
Sep 21st 2012, 09:05
The Queen of Great Britain! Sure not the Maltese, it was just a piece of paper! The real Independence came when the British left our shores thanks to Dom Mintoff.
Stefan Gauci
Sep 21st 2012, 09:21
On the 21st September 1964, Malta achieved Independence from the United Kingdom and ceased to be a British Dependency. This meant that Malta now had it's own parliament AND executive. At the same time Malta became a Monarchy and the Queen of the United Kingdom became the Queen of Malta. The Queen of Malta was represented on Maltese territory by the Governor General. In 1974, the Maltese parliament decided by a two thirds majority that Malta should become a republic. As a result, the Head of State was the president of the republic, and the last Governor General, Sir Anthony Mamo, was appointed as Malta's first President.
I hope this clarification helps.
Roy Muscat
Sep 20th 2012, 22:48
Jien persuna ma nzommx ma partit ,pero dal prim hadem u stinka al pajizna,ha decisjonijiet vera ibsin li hadt flistorja tal politka ma hadom,kellu hafna nies minn tal partit tiau amlulu hafna hsara ,bniedem li amel 5snin kuljum jaqla go fih.Kull persuna maltija ,tammetti yew ma tammetiex, deep down jafu li il prim ministri hadem u stinka al dal gawra ta pajizna .
Grazzi
Joseph Mifsud
Sep 21st 2012, 00:12
Ghidli li qed ticcajta.
Dan il pm ha jibqa mfakkar at tahwid ta amministrazzjoni li holoq anzi. Apparti l abbuzi sfaccati u loghob bil kliem.
Qed jifrah bl edukazzjoni meta ghandna sistema imbazwra?
L energija...ma nsemmux il qtugh ta kurrent u l skandlu tal bwsc
Tridni nkompli?
Christopher Zammit
Sep 21st 2012, 00:21
Qed nipprova nemmen l-ewwl sitt kelmiet habib imma mhux jirnexxili!!! Int Malta qed tghix jew f'dinja ohra?
Charlie Zahra
Sep 21st 2012, 00:30
Mur emmnek li ma izzomx ma partitt,Qass int Nazzjonalist u hallina, tibzax mhux se jaqla go fih aktar ghax ikollu iwarrab min hemm irid u ma iridx
Louis Craus
Sep 21st 2012, 07:24
Jaqaw int twelidt il- bierah jew? Mela ma tismax x'qed jghidu shabu stess,membri parlamentari?
Qatt smajt lil John Dalli, Franco Debono. Jesmond Mugliette, Jeffry Pullicino Orlando, il- Perit Michael Falzon, u hafna ohrajn x'jghidu fuqu ? Iggudikah mhux x'jghid HU.imma bhalma qal X' jaghme hul. Ma tafx kif qered il- hafna familji,penzjonanti bl-gholi tal- hajja.? Taf kemm ghalqu Lukandi u fabbriki.? Smajt kemm haddiema tilfu xoghlhom meta ghalaq it- Tarzna, kecca lil haddiema fit-trasport pubbliku u mill - Air Malta ? Taf kemm dilettanti tal- insib u l- kacca, ikkommettew suwicidju ? Taf kemm hawn anzjani u familji jghixu fil- faqar? Qatt ma gew ihabbtulek il- bieb, min jittallab ghal haga u min jittallab ghal- ohra ? Qatt ma rcevejt kontijiet tad-dawl u ilma ? Min fejn u kemm tixtrih il- Gass.? Ghandek karozza? Taf li l- licenzja toghla kull sena ? Taf xi trid titfala' l- karozza biex timxi ? Taf kemm huma l- uniformijiet ta l- iskola tat-tfal ? Tmur tixtri ghand tal Grocer, l-ispizjar, tal- hobz etc etc? Taf kemm hawn zghazagh jirregistraw ghax-xoghol ? Taf li hafna minn dawn ghandhom djun kbar? Taf kemm hawn toroq bit-tarmak.........taf kemm hawn BLA tarmak ? Qatt mort tghum u ma sibtx imqar fejn tpoggi xugaman jew umbrella ? Qatt imxejt fuq il- bankina u ma tkunx tista tghaddi minhabba mwejjed jew siggijiet...xi arblu......jew rampa ta' garaxx........jekk mhux ukoll minhabba hmieg tal klieb ? JAQAW INT MHUX MALTA TGHIX ? Sahha habib iftah mohhok. Staqsi lil Franco Debono.
robert pace
Sep 21st 2012, 07:26
Ma nghidx bhalek ta habib ara l-airmalta,sea malta ,drydocks, banek li kienu maltin, kollox bahh u sejjer jew spicca. Vera kaz tal biki gabna issa. Jkollu jitlaq jew ser inbaghtu bl ikrah.
jason cassar
Sep 21st 2012, 07:51
u issa ha tivvotalu sur.Roy ?? interessanti nkunu nafu !
Mark Spiteri
Sep 21st 2012, 08:32
Jien l-istess bhalek nemmen Roy...you said it all
DAVID D. PACE
Sep 21st 2012, 09:13
hehehehe are you being sarcastic or maybe you were living in another planet? Tidher kemm int newtrali!!! hehehehehe
Steve Zammit
Sep 21st 2012, 21:52
kemm hanw min jilbes nuccali ahmar hawn fuq lol
denise hobson
Sep 22nd 2012, 01:52
D.XERRI@ yes most definitly as a brit.myself served (past tense) in the RN i can tell you straight your PM at the time was like a puppet on a string, we just pulled the strings and he jumps.Then at the time We grew fond of puppets or poodles as some call us now with the American (yanks to most Britons)
Paul Portelli
Sep 20th 2012, 22:44
u dont anymre dottor gonzi so bye bye
T Gauci
Sep 20th 2012, 22:29
Nazzjonalisti umbghad l-ebda bandiera ta malta lanqas jafu xi tfisser li tkun "nazzjonalist" dawn
J Busuttil
Sep 20th 2012, 23:35
@ T Gaucu
Ara minn qedt jitkellem il- Labour qalbu ghall blue b' ingravajjet b' kollox anki il-bandiera nehhew.
Joseph Micallef
Sep 20th 2012, 23:56
@ J Bustuttil...
What's the matter with ties? mela the colour of ties is associated with a party? Am I missing something?
Steve Zammit
Sep 21st 2012, 00:19
Anke l-logo tal PL hbejtuwha....l-ewwel kontra l-EU issa tohorgu bil-bnadar blu LOL
Aaron Cremona
Sep 21st 2012, 04:05
T Gauci, prosit, u intom filli qabel kontu tajdu kontra l-Ewropa, u li kienet likbar zbar li ghamilna ghax inaqqadna ma' l-Ewropa, mbad narawkom fuq mass meeting bil bnadar ta' l-Ewropa u hlief tfahruwa ma bdejtux taghmlu. Go with the flow much ?
T Gauci
Sep 21st 2012, 21:08
@Aaron Cremona
You didn't get my point did you and fyi i did not vote for europe nor i am in favor of it.
Joseph Brincat
Sep 20th 2012, 21:53
NOTHING NEW >>> THE SAME >> BLA , BLA , BLA Ole' Ole' Ole' Nazzjonalisti.
J. Pace
Sep 20th 2012, 22:30
What's JM is saying? Just saying fairy tale stories with nothng concrete.
Gozo becoming economic motor is the latest fairy tale..
Pippo De Marco
Sep 20th 2012, 21:52
Gonzi hails Malta's Independence as 'the start of ongoing change' - Surely that's an oxymoron, isn't it ?
How can you start something that is already 'Ongoing' ?
Then he says, "... PN was always on the right side of history including its choices for independence and EU membership" - Independence and EU Membership, that's arguably another oxymoron.
It's all very well claiming to be a 'Safe pair of hands' but it's his mouth that appears to be the problem.
Marco Galea
Sep 20th 2012, 22:28
the start if an ongoing change means that the PN started a process that is now leading to ongoing change ... seriously whats hard in that? oh right someone wants to look cool just by writing some non sense
sharon muscat
Sep 20th 2012, 23:06
What planet are you living on? Such a non sense comment!
Aaron Vella
Sep 20th 2012, 23:07
It's funny how the majority of the Laburisti still see Malta as the slave of Europe instead of a part of it... And they call themselves progressive, please note. *cough*
D. Xerri
Sep 21st 2012, 00:36
Dr Gonzi did not mention his right side of history though in choosing to be against Divorce when the Majority voted in favour ...... AND YET HE VOTED AGAINST IN PARLIAMENT :~)
Melaine Bugeja
Sep 21st 2012, 07:12
If we weren't in the eu we'd be bankrupt by now. People in Malta don't realise what crisis most countries are going through. In Malta it is hardly felt.
robert pace
Sep 21st 2012, 07:30
Heh Mr AAron Vella . Goodluck to you if you are one of those living in comfort. We are suffering under this regime , a dictator wearing a sheeps uniform. Look at Air malta, Sea Malta and all the rest that was once maltese , all down the drain AAron!!!!!
carlos ellul
Sep 21st 2012, 08:26
Can you blame them aaron? We are bailing out greece and yet we receive no helping hand regarding illegal immigration. Immigrants are being forced to remain here and if they leave and are caught then they are sent back to us. Meanwhile we get constantly criticized regarding this subject.
Not everyone is easily entertained by hslf baked ideas such as frontex and voluntary burden sharing which has proved as useful as bull tits.
Joseph Camilleri
Sep 21st 2012, 08:42
Witty, intelligent and funny. Pity however the prevailing situation in Malta is so tragic.
Another oxymoron for you.
Please choose the reason of your report below: