PN ‘automatic choice’ for new voters
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi speaking in Birżebbuġa last night. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday made an impassioned plea to the 25,000 new voters in the coming election, saying their automatic choice should be the PN.
Addressing a party activity in Birżebbuġa, Dr Gonzi said young voters benefited the most from the policies of Nationalist administrations, which assured their future through EU membership and the opportunities this had created.
“You have to choose between the party that has opened up a whole range of opportunities for you, and which has a track record of creating 20,000 new jobs, and a party that is only making hollow promises and has no experience in governing. It’s quite clear that your choice should be the PN,” he said.
He accused Labour leader Joseph Muscat of committing a series of mistakes even from the opposition benches, including over EU membership and eurozone entry. His latest, greatest mistake was of hiding a drug case, Dr Gonzi said.
“How can we allow this person to make another mistake with our future?” he asked, adding that making a mistake at election time can only be corrected after a long time.
The European Commission had commended the direction taken by the Government, which built a sound economy despite trouble in Europe. The EU had given voters the best reason not to change direction.
Addressing the power plant issue, Dr Gonzi said voters of the fifth district should send a strong message that they are against the placing of a dangerous gas storage terminal on their doorstep.
“We made a big effort to get rid of the gas bottling plant in Birżebbuġa,” Dr Gonzi said. “Now Labour wants to install gas storage tanks here. Just don’t let them.”
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Ronnie Callus
Feb 27th, 18:38
Yeah for sure Dr.Gonzi the new voters are to make the best judgement on the election day. You told us to judge you on the results and not on your words. This is what we are going to do.
joe micallef
Feb 27th, 12:23
Vinegar never changes into good wine
But dirty oil did turn into nice handsome monies going the swiss way!!
A nice portion of people tax money being invested 'wisely' under the noses of our custodians!
Yes I am certain the odds in 2008 were fully deciphered by Gonzi and co hiking 500euros into their weekly pay packets
Soon political accountability will reign in this beautiful island of ours!
Joe M Borg
Feb 27th, 17:06
And sour grapes, joe. You 'forgot' to mention that so far, ONLY PL disciples have appeared in court. Super1 is STILL unaware of this. Attacks on AG, Aust have STOPPED! Because 'Min jobzoq fl-arju jigi f'wiccu.'
We have seen 'accountability' in the club drugs case; in Anglu's dismissal; in Muscat and Abela's lies whether they knew about the case. Why did Toni Abela leave the meeting in a rage?
joe micallef
Feb 27th, 12:12
Hi Dr Saliba!!
It is within every governmen's responsibility to rensure our hard earned taxes are spent wisely and mandatorial in Sahha/Edukazzjoni/Xoghol
But the Economy need to be shored up and having the current energy tariff system does not help!!
Ekonomija fis-sod does need the EU package being spent wisely and the sooner the PN is ousted out the better as we rid Malta of the dirty oil scam!
Peter Murray
Feb 27th, 11:19
Nothing in life is "automatic" except some washing machines cars ,death and taxes
Michael Magri
Feb 27th, 11:16
PN ‘automatic choice’ for new voters
OMG... ANOTHER ONE.....!!!!! Here he goes again with his `inventive` vote-catching stupid FISHING phrases...!!!!!!!!!!!
TOO LATE NOW MR PRIME MINISTER... Your kind of GonziPN & `Klikka`s governance has created A LOT OF HARHSHIPS & SUFFERINGS OF ALL KINDS TO A LOT OF MALTESE AND GOZITAN FAMILIES,,,,,!!!!!!!
Michael Sammut
Feb 27th, 09:54
This election is not about promises and brainwashing, but about the actions of the past 5 years, where the PM showed he couldn't give two hoots about what the people think and the rising cost of living. So do your worst, throw all the mud you will. We do not want another five years of this.
Ramon Casha
Feb 27th, 08:10
So Gonzi is telling new voters not to use their brains and to just bow their heads and obey.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 27th, 09:40
@RamonCash
Gonzi is not telling anyone to bow his/her head. He is telling them to use their brain for whose benefit the Nationalist government has invested millions by restoring and expanding a tertiary education that the MLP had destroyed and making it available to all, rich and poor, by generous stipends and creating jobs for school leavers.
joe micallef
Feb 27th, 08:03
Keep at it Gonzi,
Your forecast is more of the same-gloom!
You and your party made mistakes and not Joseph-Joseph is yet to prove himself given the 09/03/13 electoral vote to carry out the energy tariffs reduction pledge
Automatic choice to govern is veering close to a 1 party state-new comers in the electoral scene are more intelligent then falling prey to impassionate speeches!
Time up mate!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 27th, 09:54
You don't change an excellent system of enviable education, job creation, maintenance of social services achieved by the NP against the odds of an international crisis for an untried political party that was unable to serve out its mandate the last time it was tried. The present lot are less promising and worse tainted even before it was trusted to govern. Vinegar never changes into good wine
Peter Murray
Feb 27th, 11:22
What job creation -did you not see the recent unemployemnt figures or notice a massive redundancy programme at Air Malta(jobs Gonzi PROMISED were safe if voting for him) and other companies -with more in the pipeline?
Richard Caruana
Feb 27th, 06:35
Yeah sure so that the youngsters can thank you on all the money you are currently throwing away as 'gifts' to several associations before an election
Joe Grech
Feb 26th, 23:22
Dr. Gonzi, you'r being unfair saying that we Maltese ''cannot allow Joseph Muscat to make another mistake with our future'' when FACTS show it was YOU and your inefficient administration who have been making so many unacceptable mistakes - through which people have suffered!
Mishandling of EU educational funding; Utility Bills; Arriva scandal; Choosing Oil rather than Gas; Environmental ruin...
Please choose the reason of your report below: