Tal-Ajkla creates festive atmosphere in Zabbar
Tal-Ajkla creates festive atmosphere in Zabbar. Video: Chris Sant Fournier
Hundreds of people of all ages gathered in front of the Zabbar Parish Church this afternoon for a mass meeting with a difference - it was held by independent candidate Nazzareno Bonnici, tal-Ajkla.
Those attending created a very festive atmosphere cheering and shouting throughout. A number wore a black t-shirt with a yellow eagle suspended in flight and the name Bonnici Nazzareno, also in yellow, at the bottom.
A number of girls also sported elaborately painted eagles on their faces.
As he addressed the people from the stage which had purposely been set up, Mr Bonnici, carried a large ornamental eagle which he jolted into the air as he made his points.
“Not even AD have as many people as I have today..., he boasted. The bad sound system which made it difficult to understand most of what he was saying, made no difference to the cheering which went on anyway.
Mr Bonnici expressed shock at the nudist beaches proposal of the Liberal Party, whose sole candidate is, like himself, contesting the second district. To the people’s delight he also said that he planned to hold another two meetings - one in Gozo and one on the Granaries.
Mr Bonnici said that he wanted to develop a village on Comino and a bridge, rather than a tunnel, connecting Malta to Gozo.
He again mentioned the sea-water operated power station, this time saying that the salt that would result as a by-product would be sold.
He appealed to constituents on the second district to support him with their vote.
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Neville Debattista
Feb 18th, 12:21
@Eric Cartman . What about if he were your father? Would you still be asking the same question?
Eric Cartman
Feb 18th, 07:55
Where can i find out when and where his next meetings are taking place?
John Azzopoardi
Feb 17th, 22:34
I thnk what we are seeing is that Malta is at a crossroad.........Thousands of Maltese are sick and tired of te PN or the PL as they know that they are corrupt and once elected, they only put their own people in high places.........Unfottunately, AD is not a great alternative.............should be interesting 5 years from now. Maybe, discontented PN and PL members should form a new party....
Mr M. Vella
Feb 17th, 18:08
even if he is not on the political radar, I take my hat off to him nonetheless for the much needed comic relief in this drawn out pre-election atmosphere
Stephen Farrugia
Feb 17th, 13:51
"Hundreds of people of all ages"
I was there, There were Thousands.
Joe Grech
Feb 17th, 13:50
Tal-Ajkla did pull a huge crowd as the Maltese are sickened to death with this lengthy electoral campaign thanks to the PM, Opposition Leader and, in my opinion, His Excellency the President. No offence is meant here: I just believe that those who had the power and the duty should have drastically reduced the length of the campaign.
It's certainly not doing ANYBODY LEAST OF ALL MALTA ANY GOOD!
Aaron Cassar
Feb 17th, 12:31
tal genn iltqajna f ghaqda wahda laburisti u nazzjonalisti fliemkien prosit zaren
Joseph Galea
Feb 17th, 11:58
Dr Bonnici, darb' ohra sound ahjar ghax ma smajna xejn minn wara. Konna fejn il-knisja!!!
Joe Scerri
Feb 17th, 11:12
Considering the amount of crap that both PL/PN are spewing on a daily basis he sounds more serious than Gonzi and Muscat put together. All we got from them is mud slinging and empty promises that are going to bankrupt our already dire finances.
Mr Joseph Bartolo
Feb 17th, 09:52
Malta's Political parties are a HUGE joke lol Country of Micky Mouse is putting it lightly. the world will sure see us as an inegral part of the Cartoon Network TV station ;) <3
michael scicluna
Feb 17th, 09:31
Yesterday i met people that i know i'll never meet in a political meeting.
Well done Nazzareno;)
George Mangion
Feb 17th, 09:11
The big parties spent 3 months sending insults to each other on billboards. Then a further 3 months making promises they can't keep without crippling the country. Now we've got l-Ajkla who at least is honest.
DR EMMANUEL BEZZINA,MA,MAG.JUR.[EU Law],LL.D.,
Feb 17th, 08:31
Analysing the whole damned situation , the last Legislature in its chaotic and corrupt handling of the supreme public interest was humourously humourous . Here we have genuine humour. We should vote in this brother citizen into Parliament and no doubt People will commence to focus on what on earth being in a Maltese Parliament signifies. LET US GO FOR AJKLA, the ALPHA of MALTESE POLITICS . ULYISIS
R. Zammit
Feb 17th, 04:45
I'm glad he had such a successful meeting. This shows that Maltese people are fed up of the major parties and have a great sense of humor none the less. Gotta love it
alfred magro
Feb 17th, 04:31
Ma stennejtx li se jkollu dik il-konkorrenza kollha
Prosit Zaren erġa għamel ieħor
Edward Grech
Feb 17th, 00:05
Dak hu l-humour Malti, irridu bilfors ngħaddu siegħa żmien a skapitu ta’ xi ħadd. Issa jekk intom irġiel u nisa, ivvutawlu.
Edward Grech
Feb 17th, 11:22
(Edward Grech iehor). Ghal darba, sur Grech, forsi in-nies qed jghaddu biz-zmien lil min qed jghamel il-meeting. Haga kbira, ilna daqshekk imdorrijin li min jghamel il meeting jghaddi biz-zmien lin-nies?
Edward Grech
Feb 17th, 12:28
(Edward Grech № 1) Iss ħej, x’raġunament dak! Jekk tħoss illi dawk li s-soltu jagħmlu l-meetings (il-partiti l-ewlenin) qegħdin jgħadduk biż-żmien, allura tivvutalhomx u għaddi biż-żmien lilhom int billi tivvota ’l tal-Ajkla… u mhux tmur tiżżuffjetta b’dar-raġel (ġenwin) u mbagħad meta tiġi għas-si u n-no terġa’ tivvota’ ’l dawk li dejjem tmellħu bik!
Edward Grech
Feb 17th, 17:47
Nahseb qed tiehu l-affarijiet wisq bis-serjeta' Dwardu No.1. Bil kumment tieghi la ridt nargumenta mieghek li ghandna dritt nizzuffjettaw b'xi hadd, u lanqas li l-partiti dejjem jizzuffjettaw bina. Jekk inti genwinament hassejt ghal dil persuna, allura ghamilt sew li gbidt l-attenzjoni. Ghogbitni l-kelma "genwin". Ejja nisperaw li ghandna iktar min hu genwin u mhux tal-Ajkla biss :)
Noel Scerri
Feb 16th, 23:59
For those who wish to watch the arrival of Nazzareno Bonnici at Zabbar click here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e_D43izTRA
For those who wish to watch the mass meeting in full click here--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oB73WSPXMQ (Will be available by Sunday morning)
Paul Zammit
Feb 16th, 23:35
apparently ... the Maltese were yearning for nudist beaches ... or was it the water operated power station? nahh .. it must be the beaches; better.
Joseph Borg
Feb 16th, 23:21
In 1831, the French novelist Victor Hugo published his famous book, 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'. In this novel, Quasimodo, a deformed hunchback, was introduced by his crowning as the Pope of Fools.
Doesn't this bring to mind the recent activities by Nazzarenu Bonnici, tal-Partit ta' l-Ajkla? Fellow Maltese are having a laugh at this poor man's expense.
Mediocracy at its best!
Anthony Paul Naudi
Feb 16th, 22:57
Issa l-politika marret off limits billi jattakkaw wiehed lil iehor flok ma jitkellmu fuq proposti konkreti u mhux weghdid fil-vojt li wara kollox il-poplu jkollu jhallas ghalihom.Meta nibdew nidhlu personali dwar persuna hija min hija, din ghalija hija politika fqira u meskina. Nahseb li kulhadd jekk jgholli jdejh ghandu xi jxomm. Rispett reciproku u politika aktar nadifa u sustanzjuza please.
anthony sultana
Feb 16th, 22:08
Nivvutalu, jien min Ghawdex.
Peter Agius
Feb 16th, 21:25
viva ta' l-ajkla................u ta' l-iljun, u ta' l-istilla, u tal-baqra, u tal-bajda, u tas-serduq, u tal-gurdien, u tat-tigiega, u tal-maduma, u tat-torca, u hafna ohrajn................. x'se jghidu issa.
Victor Pulis
Feb 16th, 21:00
Zaren managed to unite Malta. In front of him were people from both the PN and PL parties and I'm sure even some from AD. This was truly a case of Malta Taghna Lkoll and it augers a Futur fis Sod for our country!
M camilleri
Feb 16th, 20:50
Jitkellem ahjar mit tifel li jider li ghandu 15 il sena..
stephen mifsud
Feb 16th, 20:29
i will vote for Zaren no problem at all and i know he will do us good and the people will be right to support him and his party ...get him elected so he can keep the other parties in check ...
Twanny Scerri
Feb 16th, 20:10
Finally a breathe of fresh air
Paul Caruana
Feb 16th, 19:44
Carnival season extended!
People just want to have fun.
jere roughton
Feb 16th, 19:34
viva zaren ghax ahna xbaja bil partiti jitmelhu bina eagle power
oliver mallia
Feb 16th, 19:27
Kemm hadna pjaccir
David Borg
Feb 16th, 19:22
Worth considering putting a clown in the circus parlament. At least this guy is genuine. He is not after money and he gives a good show and unites people.. something non of the parties can claim to do
Mr John Borg
Feb 16th, 19:19
I am amazed how many people have time to waste!
tonio grima
Feb 16th, 23:27
Why not??Time well spent having a good time!!
Isabelle Luca Borg
Feb 17th, 02:18
uwejja gann! fl-ahhar kien hemm meeting fejn kien vera MEETING without any mud slinging u l ispeech inghatat minn ragel genwin albeit a bit naive imma kulhadd gostih ux! Dan flok marru party, marru l-meeting! mhux YOLO! :p
Emma Calleja
Feb 16th, 19:03
Zaren ghamel party iehor fit-2 ta Marzu u nigi nissapportjak jien. Hahaha - Classic. VIVA TA L-AJKLA
P Debattista
Feb 16th, 18:54
Amazing!!!
Noel Mifsud
Feb 16th, 18:42
Mort u ogobni li ma kienx hemm blue jew ahmar jew ahdar. Well done Zaren wish you luck.
Steve Zammit
Feb 16th, 18:40
It was hilarious
RONALD ARRY
Feb 16th, 18:39
kellu nies aktar milli kellu gonzi panic
Steve Zammit
Feb 16th, 20:47
qas il labour ma ikolhom daqshekk rassa.
Mr Evan Camilleri
Feb 16th, 18:38
Hundreds ???? THOUSANDS
Etienne Borg
Feb 16th, 18:10
2013 Election Mascot
Etienne Borg
Feb 16th, 18:09
L aqwa L ajkla ma sidru hahaha
Jade Schembri
Feb 16th, 18:07
Well, he only needs 2000 votes
Joseph Cini
Feb 16th, 18:06
this is a great meeting after all.
G Schembri
Feb 16th, 18:04
This is the first time an independent candidate had so much people attending his meeting. Amazing Zaren!
alfred seguna
Feb 16th, 20:56
Before there was the LION'S PARTY who attracted a lot of people also.
anthony sultana
Feb 16th, 18:01
He allready showing a change.Blacklmail the big parties to make the bigest Father Christmas in our political history.That's the way it goes .
Joseph Cini
Feb 16th, 17:59
WHAT A GREAT MASS MEETING.........
Joseph Borg
Feb 16th, 17:59
Result - the government led by Nazzareno Bonnici will pay us to use up electricity - the more salt we produce and sell as a byproduct of our use the more we earn!
John Zammit Ph.D.
Feb 16th, 17:54
Having Comino as Ibiza with also nudist beaches will guarantee at least a million more tourists annually and thousands of new jobs. Vote ALLEANZA LIBERALI - see our manifesto on www.malta-liberals.org
B Ferry
Feb 16th, 21:19
Dear Dr John Zammit phd
May I suggest that you too organise a mass meeting?
joseph green
Feb 16th, 21:42
Ahna ma Zaren gbin u toqodx taghmel reklam ghal haddiehor . VIVA TAL AJKLA
Joseph Schembri
Feb 17th, 06:46
You really, really are desperate to see some mammaries aren't you? Nudist beaches attracting tourists ... pull the other one please.
DR EMMANUEL BEZZINA,MA,MAG.JUR.[EU Law],LL.D.,
Feb 17th, 08:35
Bil-kundizzjoni li dana l-Mass Meeting tghamlu GHARWIN halli nfahhru n-NATURA u narawha fl-istess hin: Don Pespsu.
A Vella
Feb 16th, 17:54
Prosit Zaren darb ohra microphone u sound ahjar imma
Mr charles calleja
Feb 16th, 17:53
ghandu nies iktar min gonzi zgur.
joseph green
Feb 16th, 21:43
U anke min joseph gbin .
Marco P Attard
Feb 16th, 17:47
Simply the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simon Farrugia
Feb 16th, 17:45
LOL !!
joseph green
Feb 16th, 17:44
Prosit Nazzarenu , ghax lil poplu malti ghaqqatu keep it up . Viva ta L AJKLA .
Mark Fenech
Feb 16th, 17:39
Dgħajsa ġejja u oħra sejra,
bejn il-Labour u l-PN,
Floating voter ma rridx nibqa,
Se nivvota lil Żaren!
Agħmillu karta,
Agħmillu karta,
Agħmillu karta bin-number 1!
Agħmillu karta,
Agħmillu karta,
Agħmillu karta bin-number 1!
-wieħed mill-ħafna innijiet waqt il-mass meeting ta' Żaren Bonnici tal-Partit tal-Ajkla.
Mr charles calleja
Feb 16th, 17:55
jekk int bla principju tieh il zaren toqghotx tahsiba.
Mark Fenech
Feb 17th, 01:18
Kemm int serju Sur Calleja, issibhom kliem bħal satira u sarkażmu u ċajt fid-dizzjunarju tiegħek?
Joseph Grech Attard
Feb 16th, 17:32
Thank God for a positive, unslanderous talk!
Paul Giordimaina
Feb 17th, 00:58
kellu nies aktar minn Zeppi
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