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Christian Peregin

Convince two voters each, Gonzi tells supporters

Convince two voters each, Gonzi tells supporters. Video: Matthew Mirabelli

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi today urged supporters to each convince two undecided voters to trust the Nationalist Party again.

"You gave me a task for five years. I am giving you a task for the next five days. If you do this, on March 9 we will vote and on March 10 we will celebrate," he told a throngs of supporters that filled Dingli Street in Sliema this afternoon.

Dr Gonzi said the PN was the only party that could be trusted with the most important thing of all: job creation.

However, he acknowledged that a new PN Government had to improve the way it communicated with people.

People deserved to be treated with dignity, justice, efficiency, politeness, respect and dedication, he said.

"We must put people at the centre of our attention again. Modern society deserves that we follow this principle," he said.

Citizens must be given their dues when they are right, and when they are not, they deserve to be given a dignified explanation in a timely manner, he said, urging public servants to follow these principles.

Dr Gonzi said jobs were the "be all and end all" because nothing else could be done without economic growth and sound finances.

He warned that the Labour Party was stuck in the webs of the past and still believed closing the shipyards was a bad idea, despite the fact that it was draining taxpayers' money.

"When you go to vote, keep in mind that red means unemployment and blue means work," he said, adding that some people were trying to give a blue tinge to the colour red, "but red it would remain".

Dr Gonzi warned voters that if they did not want a Labour Government they must vote for the Nationalist Party.

Earlier, PN deputy leader Simon Busuttil urged disgruntled Nationalists to put aside their own personal hurt and vote for the national interest. He said he was personally determined to be there for voters after the election as part of a new PN Government.

He warned that if Labour were elected, Malta would go downhill as happened in other countries which changed direction and opted for Socialist governments in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Cyprus and France.

"If Malta chooses Labour it too will go crashing into a wall," he said.

Dr Busuttil thanked the people from Sliema for always being there for the PN and said the PN would always be there for the people of Sliema.

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Alfred Falzon

Mar 5th, 15:07

Francis Salibe MD
Today, 12:56

If calling a spade a spade implies being a Labourite, as you have stated below, then I am proud to be ONE!
If a genuine Nationalist joins me, then it will be a breakthrough for Malta, & our Nation will be far better off than you think!

That's why we side with d underdog, be it Dr Anglu Farrugia or Dr Franco Debono, etc!

Yes, both deserve our high esteem!

aaf

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 6th, 16:23

"De gustibus ..."

A Galea

Mar 5th, 12:45

yes i will convince two voters....not to vote to PN again !! il kelb il mismut kull ilma jahsbu mishun Sur prim ministru

A. Sultana

Mar 6th, 01:45

Bl-istess kejl tieghek hadd m'ghandu qatt aktar jivvota labour.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 5th, 08:54

@Andrew Camilleri yesterday, 12:39

The protest marches that I remember and that were violently suppressed by a police-thugs alliance occurred during the time of Mintoff and not during the NP times of EFA and Gonzi.

Alfred Falzon

Mar 5th, 10:48

@ Francis Saliba MD

Maltese history cannot ignore either d persecution of Labour supporters in d 60s by holier-than-thou elements, d pealing of bells during Labour Party meetings, a whole whistling brigade of Museum females sporting d faldetta marching down Republic Street (then Kingsway!) with d ULTRA CONSERVATIVE NATIONALISTS sitting on d fence, enjoying the ban on Labour newspapers!

aaf

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 5th, 12:56

@ A Falzon
I have never asked anybody to forget any lesson of history. It is always Labourites like you who are always begging the electorate to, please, forget and for a very good reason. The personalities of the 60s are long long gone but the perpetrators of the horrors of the 70s and 80s still occupy centre stage in today's LP line-up.

Joe Xuereb

Mar 5th, 02:49

@S. Cuschieri(Yesterday, 17:03). You it was who talked about 'a great lifestyle'. OK, so you have a decent lifestyle. Nifraħlek! Nothing out of the ordinary but you work for and deserve what you achieve. BUT.....not everybody is capable/has the opportunity. Not all the unemployed are lazy couch-potatoes you know. Don't forget, whatever we achieve, as humans we are still humbly fragile.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 5th, 08:26

In the MLP days, that threaten to make a come back, workers didn't get what they deserved unless they connived at every MLP attempt to suppress fundamental human rights. Those who, like me, resisted were forced to retire illegally "on grounds of public interest". Except for the last month before the election that was still the LP boast under J Muscat and which should be believed by the intelligent.

R Casha

Mar 4th, 15:52

Gonzi, its your duty to convince voters, not ours! You can only convince voters from the decisions you took in the past legislature.

Alfred Falzon

Mar 4th, 15:25

Two potential GENTLEMEN voters who need no persuasion or for that matter anybody to convince them are:

Dr Angelo Farrugia, former Labour Deputy Leader, who has learned what back-stabbing is in a "Malta taghna lkoll" kingdom of righteousness!

and

Dr Franco Debono, former Nationalist MP, who has been sent into exile after being declared IRRELEVANT by his Party for standing up to be counted!

aaf

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 5th, 08:30

If your "heroes" are only "potential GENTLEMEN" you are actually accusing them that as a matter of fact they are NOT gentlemen at the moment of writing. Is that what you meant?

Alfred Falzon

Mar 5th, 10:39

@ Francis Saliba MD

You need to read well before jumping to conclusions for your own ulterior motives!

I wrote "two potential GENTLEMEN VOTERS" not "two potential gentlemen"!

Small wonder that PN sympathisers like you have dismally failed to impress!!

The writing is already on the wall and dare translate what it says!

Alfred A Falzon

A. MICALLEF

Mar 4th, 15:21

Dottor Gonzi, ikonvincina li tista tipprotegi flus il-poplu, u li ma thalli il-hadd jisraq il-miljuni.
Ma thalli lil hadd ihawwad xi tliet Petrol Stations, Restaurant tal-Pieta u tahwid kbir u
serq ta flus u propjetajiet mil-poplu Malti. Insomma, ma tantx tinkonvincini ! Din id-darba
LE u zgur li LE !

Massimo Gatt

Mar 4th, 14:42

Gonzi out of touch and treating us like we're stupid. In 2008 my father used to be able to save something; With me and my brothers and sisters - 4 of us, living under the same roof. In 2013, with 3 of my brothers/sisters having married and moved away; With a measly stipend of 80 something Euros and with both my mum and dad employed, we can barely make ends meet. Our lifestyle is now miserable.

G. Caruana

Mar 4th, 14:08

You're out of touch Gonzi. Not that I think Muscat is any better at convincing.

Manwel Debattista

Mar 4th, 13:47

Convince two voters each ... to stock up on candles for when they experience yet another power cut.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 5th, 08:47

We learnt "to stock up on candles" way back in the Mintoff days of "kaxxa mimlija" at the same time as his advice that we should "nissikkaw ic-cinturin" because the cake remained in the oven from one Christmas to the next. And not only candles but also water and all sorts of consumables so that we had to cross over to Sicily to stock up with essential contraband goods.

j brincat

Mar 4th, 13:41

@S Portelli

"Mr Brincat - ...but labour prefer to waist them on thos working at SR technics who feels sorry. I too feel sorry of paying tax to support them.

Regret but cannot get the gist of you missive.

Perhaps you can explain better so that I can understand!

jb

pat muscat

Mar 4th, 13:33

Always, always harping on the negative, babaw and that GonziPN is God's gift to Malta!

A. Sultana

Mar 6th, 01:48

Seeing the recession that was out there? Yes probably he was.

matthew tanti

Mar 4th, 13:27

nahseb li kontijiet nircievi bhal kulhadd imma xorta ghadni ngawdi hajja relattivament komda meta mqabbla ma hafna f'pajjizi girien. ma qbiltx maz-zieda tal-ministri ghalkemm mhemmx dubju li haqqhom xi zieda bix-xoghol kollu li zdiedilhom bl-UE. minkejja dan nahseb li l-gvern mexxa l-ekonomija tajjeb fic-cirkustanzi.

Joseph Cutajar

Mar 4th, 14:05

s Cutajar,

Mela mhux bhali Matthew. Nahseb li ghandek x'titlef siehbi jekk ma jitlef l-elezzjoni GonziPN.

matthew tanti

Mar 4th, 15:42

allura?

j brincat

Mar 4th, 13:24

@S Portelli

"Mr Brincat - Don't worry time will tell... With 50million each year for the ship building bla bla bla"

Are you saying that the personalised letter Gonzi sent to the drydocks workers in 2008 was just a ploy to get their vote and then he sacked them?

Don't worry these workers, those of Go & Air Malta will remember Gonzi next Saturday with their vote!

jb

j brincat

Mar 4th, 13:21

@S Portelli

"Yes we are with the second best growth rate in Europe"

So what?

Go and ask the people and they will readily tell you that they are far worse off today than they were 5 years ago.

This time round Gonzi was not even able to create the 'feel good factor' for which the PN was famous in previous elections - to show the draught in people's pocket - excluding the Oligarchy!

jb

matthew tanti

Mar 4th, 14:29

i am far better off today than i was 5 years ago.

Mr Andrew Camilleri

Mar 4th, 12:37

Sorry, Gonz, but I just cannot find two people who are willing to vote for you. Every one I ask is already decided to vote either for LP or AD. Maybe I should ask the guys sitting on their yachts, sipping a drink? Or those about to fly off on their private jet? Or oerhaps someone who makes clocks?

F. Pisani

Mar 4th, 12:34

A question to Mr J. Brincat
Do you think that if labour comes to power things will get better the day after the election?

Anthony Grech

Mar 4th, 11:42

Dear GonziPN supporters, if you do not each persuade 2 undecided voters to vote for GonziPN in the next five days, than it will be your fault if GonziPN losses the election. It will be your fault, not GonziPN and his incompetence,not the fault of his arrogance, not the fault of the high sky bills which he voted for with all his heart, not the termination of jobs, not the Euro600.
IT IS YOUR FAULT.

m. borg (slm)

Mar 4th, 12:47

Well put, gonzi has to shift the blame as usual.

Gonzi never makes mistakes.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 4th, 11:42

Our lifestyle in Malta is undoubtedly great if you open your eyes and if you were a resident. Here in Malta you do not see any violent demonstrations protesting against the progressively falling living standards as is happening all around us in Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Portugal.

Leonard Brincat

Mar 4th, 12:25

Qieghed tkun egojist dott mela ghax jien u int qed nghixu komdi iffisser li ma hawn hadd qed ibati. Nassikurak li hawn min qed ibati hafna li ma ikkollokx bis issahhan id dar dak tip ta faqar. bhal min ma isservihx il penzjoni dak ukoll tip t faqar imma iva hawn min li anke biex jixtri l ikel mhux dejjem issib.

Mr Andrew Camilleri

Mar 4th, 12:39

And if there is a protest march, people like you immediately label it as politically inspired. In any case, when did Gonzi & co ever bother to listen to the people? They themselves are now (again) admittting this.

Eve Axiaq

Mar 4th, 12:40

Mela ghax ghandi lifestyle mhux hazin niggustifika l-korruzzjoni rampanti, responsabilita xejn u hadd, transparenza xejn, arroganza, opportunitajiet mhux indaqs, tenders jitriplaw l-ispejjez, konsulenzi bl-addocc, favuri, tkarkir tas-saqajn fejn jaqbel lilhom, il-klikka ta l-istess nies li tmexxi l-gvern wara l-kwinti, policies hziena, u divizjoni fil-pajjiz.
Ara x'jigri aktar jekk jerghu jitilghu

m. borg (slm)

Mar 4th, 12:49

Maybe that is what you wish in order for gonzipn gets some excuse to accuse labour of violence.

Francis you are so naive, do you think that people are stupid?

B Borg

Mar 4th, 13:22

perfectly agree

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 4th, 20:46

@LeonardBrincat
Ipprova tirraguna minghajr ma titbaxxa ghal personali. Jien ma niddiskutix dwarek u dwari imma mill-poplu Malti in generali. Bilfors ikollok tammetti li l-Maltin ma kellhomx ghalfejn jipprotestaw vjolentement fit-toroq tal-pajizi msemmija minni. Jien ghandi mohh u nhaddmu biex ma niblghax bhal mazzun l-assikurazzjoni tieghek u ta' ohrajn bhalek.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 4th, 20:50

@AndrewCamilleri
You cannot speak for me. In any case I see nothing wrong if people with a genuine cause take to the streets and protest in a civilised manner.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 4th, 20:55

@EveAxiaq

I have a vivid memory of a miserable lifestyle full of shortages at the same time as rampant corruption, arrogance and murderous violence but they occurred when Malta was governed by the MLP under Mintoff and KMB. I am sorry that It is not possible to recall more recent MLP administrations part from the disastrous and mercifully brief Sant episode.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 4th, 21:01

@M Borg slm

Stop guessing. My real wish is that there will not be a recurrence of the very real violence during the Mintoff-KMB days - a futile desire if you read about todys's factual reports of LP violence at Hamrun and on the Gozo ferry.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 5th, 08:35

@LeonardBrincat
Mhinix nkun egojist xejn. La darba mhemmx xamma ta' protesti fit-toroq ta' Malta dak ifisser li l-bicca l-kbira tal-Maltin huma sodisfatti daqsi jew aktar minni bil-hajja pprovduta mill-Partit Nazzjonalista - certament aktar milli kienu fi zmien Mintoff u KMB.

Joe Xuereb

Mar 4th, 11:35

First he abdicated his duty as leader of his Party by throwing a straightforward matter such as divorce to the people (for religious reasons presumably seeing that the Maltese Church has a fat finger in this pie). He is now following up his spineless track-record by what amounts to a whinge - that is, find two fence-sitters and convince them. I'm afraid this isn't on. (cont.).

Joe Xuereb

Mar 4th, 11:28

@S. Cuschieri(Today, 08:43). Allow me to quote: '....our lifestyle is great'. Careful now Cuschieri, just a little prick and you know what happens to bubbles.
Your lifestyle is great. Are you sure? What about other people's lifestyle, maybe not so great? Let's hope that your great lifestyle is earned honestly and I'm sure it is. But many embezzlers with a great lifestyle, are they honest?!

S. Cuschieri

Mar 4th, 17:03

I'm not saying that I'm a rich person, doing nothing all day but sitting down on the sofa & thinking who to bribe next - I'm talking about being able to go out for dinner on a sat night, i'm talking about having a variety of beautiful places to take kids to play (family parks), I'm talking about working, earning a decent salary & being able to go abroad on holiday!

Sandro Gatt

Mar 4th, 11:28

Ivvutaw ha nergaw niccelebraw hbieb.....VOTE PN!!

m farrugia

Mar 4th, 13:07

niccelebraw mhux rebha tal pn imma li millghada nistghu nibqghu inserrhu mohhna li pajjizna jibqa fis-sod, jigifieri xoghol ghal kulhadd, edukazzjoni b'xejn ta kwalita, sahha b xejn ta kwalita(staqsi li min ghamel xi operazzjoni serja), progetti ghalina u ghal uliedna kull fejn idawwar wiccek

A Cachia

Mar 4th, 10:30

I will try to convince 5 voters not to vote PN again.... wheter they vote PL, AD or Tal-Ajkla I do not care as long as they do not vote PN.

John Borg

Mar 4th, 12:21

Yes Mr/s Cachia?? On what basis? On the basis that PL think they will deliver a power station in 2 years? Or unite Malta? Frankly I already believe Malta is united. On the other hand, why does PL want to unite? It's good to have different parties with different proposals contesting elections. Otherwise, you will just get PL copying all PN proposals as is currently happening

B Attard

Mar 4th, 10:24

it's adifficult job convencing 2 voters each we're talking of thousands

john Attard

Mar 4th, 10:22

couldn't quite get what you mean... The Maltese flag is within the nationalist emblem, which flies high and above all others....

C. Vella

Mar 4th, 10:04

Can a Nationalist apologist tell me WHY you barley see a Maltese flag and only EU flags are waved within PN meetings.This is a direct insult to all nation and your country, if you do not know.The EU flag represents ALL EU member states not only Malta and I really doubt if this happens in other EU countries.We are European members but first of all we are Maltese.The Maltese flag should be waved?

Christian Borg

Mar 4th, 11:29

The PN is the truly nationalist party...our flag has the Maltese emblem on it which represents the Maltese, we did not change our emblem as someone else did to put a Maltese flag in order to show that they "changed" and state that "Malta taghna lkoll". Unfirtunatelly I dont believe that they changed as they keep on repeating the same mistakes, and more than that they dont admit their mistakes.

MT Caruana

Mar 4th, 11:32

100% agree

C. Vella

Mar 4th, 11:51

Christian. Do not mix a party emblem with a country's flag. They are totally different things. The content of the emblem do not necessarily mean that do not need to wave the Maltese flag. So why you do not wave the true Maltese flag together with the emblem? And instead you wave the EU flag and the emblem? Remember that an emblem is not a flag and yes, it can be changed any time.

m. borg (slm)

Mar 4th, 12:46

Christian the black border of your party flag is a residue of PN's facist past when PN wanted Malta to be an Italian protectorate under Musolini.

Mussolini wanted to exchange Erithrea for Malta but Winston Churchil was shrewder than him.

If it happened maybe Malta together with the rest of EU would be giving the upraised right hand salute to some Germen or Italian dictator.

m farrugia

Mar 4th, 13:39

as far as i know i saw thousands of pn emblem flags- pn emblem itself incorporates maltese flag.
PN does not hide its emblem, it is not ashamed of its past.

Lawrence Fenech

Mar 4th, 10:04

Gonz jekk ghadek ma indunajtx jew tammetti ix-xilep gewwa tista iddum thambaq issa. Tlift nofs in-nies li kellek bil kapricci u skandli tieghek. Top of the list ir-rovina ghat-tieni darba min gvern nazzjonalista id-dahla tal-belt bin-nofs teatru li ga qalulek li mhu tajjeb ghal xejn u block bini li iweega l'ghajn tajjeb ghal hamiem.

Anthony Grech

Mar 4th, 11:45

Christan can you please tell me what does the BLACK background on your emblem represents?

m. borg (slm)

Mar 4th, 10:01

Gonzi admits unable to convince the electorate neither him nor his candidates.

Tigudikawniex fuq li nghidu imma fuq li naghmlu -- Judge us not on what we say but what we do.

How can gonzipn supporters convince otherwise since we know what gonzipn stood for these last five years.

Maybe if gonzi could immediately put into effect a €500/week raise for everybody retro active since 2008 !!!!

m farrugia

Mar 4th, 13:30

honoraria issue-Infact 500 a week was not a raise. Pl & pn mps have a full time job with a salary & receive honoria of 500 euros a week (23000 a year) for parliament work. But ministers only receive their salary,(which at 45000 is much lower than earning of self employed profess) and not honoria.JM promised not to raise ministers salary(BUT HAS NOT RULED OUT GIVING THEM HONORARIA)another GIMMICK?

Joe Camilleri

Mar 4th, 09:57

I am so happy to see so many PL voters or ex PN voting PL

PL will win and all these people will find out the mistake they have done. 1996 was prove and this will be another 1996 - pity mintoff is not hear to bring them down again so we will have to go through a turbulent 5 years and that what makes me really happy

John Borg

Mar 4th, 12:25

Joe, if PL win, talk to us in a few months time wen we're out protesting in the streets against austerity measures

m farrugia

Mar 4th, 13:36

There will be another mintoff. JM has been making lots of promises to 80s ministers, to new candidates, to so called switchers, to jpo mugliett & company. It will surely be impossible to keep all happy and the bubble will burst, especially as if expected the economy will hit a wall and people end up without jobs & are unable to meet their home loan commitments,their stand of living deteriorates.

C. Vella

Mar 4th, 09:36

Andre Sammut

Mar 4th, 09:35

PN will loose this election just because it has been for too many years in governing and the PL has a new leader, otherwise it would of been different!

N. Aquilina

Mar 4th, 11:16

Dream On Andre, ohrog fit toroq u tara il billboards tal PL bil proposti u il billboards tal PN fuq il blokka il bajda! kampanja fuq il blokka ghamlu tal PN tant m'ghandomx iktar xi jghidu!

Geoffrey Farrugia

Mar 4th, 09:34

An 8 week electoral campaign was not in the country's best interest but solely in the PN's interest. 2 months of campaigning for a voting population of a couple hundred thousand voters. it's ridiculous! Just this is enough to show that Gonzi is not working for his country but for his personal and party's interests.

Alfred Vassallo

Mar 4th, 11:33

Proset. That how much Gonzi respects this country. And whomsoever is really honest knows this to be the untarnished truth.

Anthony Scicluna

Mar 4th, 09:20

As long as Labour are manned by Mintoff's ex-ministers and consequent lack of coherent strategic direction for our economic development, there is no real alternative to the PN.

Case in point is the shameful 'blokka silg' mistake. How can we trust a person who took it upon himself to decide what should be otherwise decided by the police and the court of law? As a parent I cannot forgive that.

Joseph Aquilina

Mar 4th, 09:02

I wonder why are lejber supporters so angry at the request of Dr.Gonzi? It is not as if he was asking YOU!
Sometimes I feel, and I fear, that many lejber supporters are fueled by anger - and that is scary!

Eve Axiaq

Mar 4th, 08:50

Kif jista Gonzi jghid li jrid jara lil poplu trattat b'rispett u gustizzja jekk se jibqa bl-istess nies jiddettaw lil partit u lil gvern jekk jerga jirbah? In-nies ma jinbidlux.
Ipokrezija.

B. Cachia

Mar 4th, 08:49

The kind of keen supporters who attend meetings are every party's core vote, but I'm not sure that they're very useful in convincing independent voters or people who normally vote for other parties.

Mr raynond ciancio

Mar 4th, 08:45

now he wants to treat the people nice, politely, and with respect, in other words he is admitting to leading the country in a dictatorship manner, not calculating the people, and he expects us now to believe him??????????????

S. Cuschieri

Mar 4th, 08:43

To all those of you who are commenting below, thinking that you're doing such a great action to the country by voting PL .. well you're NOT! If you think that a lot of people are fed up of this government, think again. If we all for once escape from our big bubble & see clearly we'll realise that we're super lucky to be living in a place where jobs are still being created & our lifestyle is great

N. Aquilina

Mar 4th, 11:17

"To all those of you who are commenting below, thinking that you're doing such a great action to the country by voting PL .. well you're NOT! " SAYS WHO? Stop Scaremongering pls and remove your blue blinkers maybe you will be able to see the writing on the wall!

S. Cuschieri

Mar 4th, 16:58

maybe you should remove your red ones and admit that our country is still going strong despite an international economical crisis! I'm not scaremongering anyone - just an eye opener!

j brincat

Mar 4th, 08:39

" he acknowledged that a new PN Government had to improve the way it communicated with people"

Didn't he promise this over and over again during the last 5 years after he took a beating after the other - MEP elections, Local Councils and Divorce Referendum?

But what mattered most for him remain welded to the seat of power even though he DID NOT command the majority in the last 18 months!

jb

j brincat

Mar 4th, 08:36

"If Malta chooses Labour it too will go crashing into a wall,"

We are already crashed!

jb

S Portelli

Mar 4th, 10:30

Yes we are with the second best growth rate in Europe. Its Eurostat. get you facts right!

Conrad V. Busuttil

Mar 4th, 17:12

@ S. Portelli

You have conveniently forgotten to also quote the Credit Agencies ... you know, the ones who have lowered Malta's credit rating twice in 24 months?!

j brincat

Mar 4th, 08:35

"You gave me a task for five years"

What task?

Raising the W & E skyhigh which saw our standard of living dipping further and further?

Or did he task himself and those around him when he took the astronomical weekly increase of €500?

jb

j brincat

Mar 4th, 08:32

" red means unemployment and blue means work"

Gonzi loves gloating about the inflated figure of 20,000 jobs which few believe.

Yet he is conveniently silent about the fact that unemployment has gone up for the 11th consecutive month.

Eddie used to say that when unemployment reaches the 7000th mark then this sends off the alarm bells.

AND the alarm is sounding at its highest pitch!

jb

S Portelli

Mar 4th, 10:04

Mr Brincat - Don't worry time will tell... With 50million each year for the ship building you can save 10,000 JOBS but labour prefer to waist them on thos working at SR technics who feels sorry. I too feel sorry of paying tax to support them.

Odette Bonello

Mar 4th, 11:20

excuse me S Portelli but be careful what to say about the workers of SR technics!!!! huma nies li qed jipruvaw ilahqu ma l-gholi tal-hajja bhal kullhadd hux!! so let's not attact innocent people. lets attack those who take 500euros weekly instead of investing them into something!!!

Cornelius Murphy

Mar 4th, 08:22

On 10 March, Gonzi will be history. And Malta will be history too. Man the lifeboats!

Mr Andrew Camilleri

Mar 4th, 12:45

What lifeboats? Gonzi forgot to buy them! He was too busy thinking how to save himself and his friends to think of us the little man in the street.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 4th, 08:15

@ all LP supporters and PSEUDO ex-NP supporters

Prime Minister Gonzi's appeal, and his deputy Simon Busuttil's appeal were not directed at you. Don't waste your adrenaline on it.

Ray Buhagiar

Mar 4th, 09:01

Well said.

Anthony Scicluna

Mar 4th, 09:21

Good one Doctor. Mind you, they may need medical assistance after a good "tbaqbiqa"

Michael Magri

Mar 4th, 09:26

Dottore.. In my openion, Dr Gonzi & Deputy were `appealing` mainly to the Sliema district DISGRANTED PN Supporters, as it looks like even they and their businesses, like many many others around Malta and Gozo, have been HIT VERY VERY HARD with the savage hike of the Water & Elect. bills, The `OILGATE` Corruption Scandal, Arrogance Galore All Over.etc.. etc.. etc.. Do you blame anybody then..!!

W. Cassar

Mar 4th, 09:31

Don't worry Im sure they won't and have not been for quite some time.

Eric Psaila

Mar 4th, 10:13

Are you saying that I am a pseudo ex NP supporter
You must be joking. Ask PN whether I am pseudo or not.
I appeal to my ex colleagues at Air Malta not to trust Gonzi again.
My colleagues at Air Malta jolly well know how hard we worked but we could not win against all the mismanagement which was the direct result of political interference. Air Malta used to have a cash flow of over LM 80M u know

Francis Saliba M.D.

Mar 4th, 11:34

@EricPsaila

For every employee who insists that the taxpayers keep on pumping hard earned tax money into industries that are not-self-sustaining because of a surfeit of employees etc there are thousands of taxpayers who object to their hard earned money being flushed down the drains.

Mr Andrew Camilleri

Mar 4th, 12:47

Saliba, your comment is cruel, as usual. But wo has been in power for almost 25 years? The PN. Why has not the Pn managed to fix Air Malta? Who has been overseeing the 'surfeit of employees etc' in the last 25 years? You condemn GonziPn by your own thoughtless words.

Ronnie Callus

Mar 4th, 08:02

Ibqa sejjer hekk Dr.Gonzi ghax 'Photo Finish' ha tispicca.Kompli zommilhom il-moral gholi l-erba li baqalek li ma'jkomplux jitilquk jew ma'johorgux jivvutaw ghax jisthu johorgu jew ihassru l-vot biex ma' jidhrux li ma' hargux jivvutaw.

Michael Magri

Mar 4th, 14:13

"pumping hard earned tax money into industries that are not-self-sustaining because of a surfeit of employees."

Dottore.Air Malta was always a great success when under Labour Governments. IT was starting being `adversly hit` when under PN Governments due to BAD and SUSPECTIVE investments. Then under the excuse of EU rules, it was on the verge of being bankrupt to be followed by privitization.

F. Pisani

Mar 4th, 08:01

A big thank you Mr. Gonzi, since we, the small fish, are one of the least problematic countries not just in the EU but I think in the world. And deep down everyone knows this. Lets all wake up before we all drawn!

G Zammit

Mar 4th, 08:47

Drawn??? yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy get your crayons out everyone :)

Mr Andrew Camilleri

Mar 4th, 12:49

Pisani, we the small fish are thrown scraps. Some may be happy with scarps because they are better off than the Spanish, etc. But some os uf spire to a better standard of living, like the Swedes or the Germans. Jekk int kuntent bil-loqom li jitfalek Gonzi (u jghdilek 'ajdli grazzi') jiena m'inhiex.

Carmel Zammit

Mar 4th, 08:00

I took Dr. Gonzi's advice and convinced 9 ex-PN voters to vote for justice and unity not divisiveness. The Maltese are for unity. They are tired of people judging them by the face and alliance. We are one nation and do not support apartheid. Additionally we are tired of lies, arrogance, mismanagement, illusive assertions, corruption and a host of other attributes Gonzipn has become renowned for.

Ronnie Callus

Mar 4th, 08:17

Not only you Mr.Zammit, but many others who want Honesty,Credibility and Accountability to reign are convinced to vote PL and leave the PN party grounded in mud.

J Cauchi

Mar 4th, 07:56

Gonzi you want people to do your dirty work you had 5years to convince people now it to late and the people are tired of your lies and tricks .You can't win when you dirty someone with lies.

Ph. Cauchi

Mar 4th, 07:31

Yes I convinced my two sons to vote PL and ditch pn.

S. Cuschieri

Mar 4th, 08:54

Proset ... hadux edukazzjoni b'xejn minn fuq il-poplu wkoll? U stipendju? u int qed tikkonvincihom biex jarmu dan kollu!

mark borg

Mar 4th, 07:28

How does it feel Dr.Gonzi not to contest a one horse race ? apparently OVERWHELMING !

mark borg

Mar 4th, 07:24

Ahjer baqalek erba ijiem tibghat messag dr.Gonzi biex tghaqqad in nies forsi tkun ghedt wahda tajba f dawn il 5 snin,mhux mohhok biex tifred il Maltin ghal gwadann tieghek u il klikka.

John Mifsud

Mar 4th, 07:21

@ 'Convince two voters each', Gonzi tells suppoters.

Dr Gonzi, you are entrusting a very hard piece of work. It is too late in the day for such pleas.

You had the time & ability to correct certain gaffes and stop the political arrogance, but you missed the bus.

Some of your ex-MP's were not happy with what was happening in the PN & they were ignored.
Day of reckoning is within.

G. Vassallo

Mar 4th, 07:12

Ghalija u l-Familja tieghi toqodux tahlu hin biex tippruvaw tikkonvincuna ghax decizi li bil Qalb ser nivvutaw Labour. Izjed meta niftakru li din is-sena biss ser tohodli aktar min 11,000 Euro mill Pensjoni ghax iddecidejt li nibqa nahdem wara li tiga halast 43 sena bolla.

Peter Bonnici

Mar 4th, 08:37

M'hu very xejn! Il-pensjoni tibqa tehodha shiha jekk tibqa tahdem.

m farrugia

Mar 4th, 09:52

nahseb joseph kollha ha jaghthihomlok lura.Ahjar tirringrazzja lalla li bqajt tahdem grazzi ghax xoghol li hawn fil pajjiz. La jitla joseph irahhaslek id dawl mil kaxxa ta malta(bla ma jaghmel power station-dik gimmick ohra fil fatt conrad osfot), ifalli il kaxxa ta malta u bhal pajjizi ohra nispicxaw-bla xoghol,taxex mas smewwiet, nies ma jifilhux ihallsu djarhom u il karrozzi.....

Joseph Mifsud

Mar 4th, 12:08

Il- fatt li baqa` jahdem dan l- indivitwu jista jkun ghax jaf li bil pensjoni mhux ha jlahhaq mal- hajja u mhux kienet ghazla tieghu.

Il- pjan ta` l- energija ta JM, l- ebda espert ma qal li ma jsirx. Issa nafu r raguni ghala l- PN ma jridux imorru ghall- gass. It all goes around the commissions.

m farrugia

Mar 4th, 12:50

il commissioners zgur ma haduhomx ag u aust kif allega JM imma nies qrib il partit laburista bhal xi tarcisio mifsud

josette hili

Mar 4th, 06:49

In your own words Dr.Gonzi " se nivvota, u se nivvota bil- qalb ! " against your corrupt government ...read Maltastar people !

charles flask

Mar 4th, 06:47

I shall never forget that when I was in need of money to get by in my life I was just given a raise of 1.60 Euro and the GonziPN administration, Gonzi & his ministers, paid themselves 600 Euro MORE than they already had! You lost us a long time ago and you shall not persuade me and others like me to vote for you again. I will vote PL for the first time and I am proud of it.

Ray Buhagiar

Mar 4th, 06:46

I have done my bit. Convinced my wife and Parents (always labour) to vote PN. - 3rd and 4th district

Roderick Micallef

Mar 4th, 06:45

Dear Dr. Gonzi you had years to convince the people to vote for you and not for labour, in the last week of the legislature you are actually asking the general public to do the leg work for you? This is either extremely bold (but too late any ways) or else it is totally desperate (no worries the too late rule still applies). I hope the Netbook stunt will lure a lot of those voters to vote for you

David Triganza

Mar 4th, 06:29

Imma kif GonziPN ma jindunax li billi jipprova jbezza in-nies ma hux ser jiehu izjed voti!! Mela, GonziPN jipprova jbezza lin-nies mil-PL biex forst jivvotaw lilu u minn naha l-ohra Joseph Muscat joffri it-tama lill poplu Malti kollu u jghid biex ninaqdu bhala poplu halli nimxu izjed il-quddiem. Dik differenza eh?

Joseph Agius

Mar 4th, 06:23

I am sorry Gonzi, but it was your job to convince voters to vote for you.

cesco di luigi

Mar 4th, 06:17

Yesterday I listened to Simon B's speech at Dingli Street. The first thing he said was that he knows there are many supporters from this district (Sliema) that are hurt, but he promised he would fix everything for them after election. After election if PN wins it will be more arrogant than now, and it will fix nothing at all. Sorry Simon, I'm not believing you. PN had its chances. Ask Franco D.

Mr Andrew Camilleri

Mar 4th, 14:17

SB has the same frame of mind like all the PN - you vote for the party that is going to give you something persoanlly. They just keep on repeating their philosophy and cannot understand that people vote for a better Malta and not for their own pocket. But it seems that's what Simon thinks PN supporters vote for - their own personal gain.

Anthony Pace Gouder

Mar 6th, 03:50

SB could have taken the trouble to solve the mess, prevent the incompetance, scandals & resignations that constantly PLAGUED , the PN's STRONGEST represented Local Counci ! We had a Mayor falling from grace each year, Counsellors resigning/ turning independents + lately also 'vice' mayor's Silvio resignaton !

Probably Simon, as now common, hasn't a clue about this saga in the Sliema LC.

Emanuel Zahra

Mar 4th, 06:15

I am fed up arrogance and intransigence, 09.03.2013... A breath of fresh Air... and life goes on!

Mr raynond ciancio

Mar 4th, 04:52

Anthony Pace Gouder

Mar 4th, 04:37

Easier said than probable , Dr.Gonzi ! .......its a task you and your Government could have easily accomplished by good Governance. Your failure cannot be shoved on the poor supporters in this cheeky manner !

Matthew Fenech

Mar 4th, 01:25

Gonzi is living in a world of his own .... I am a business owner it's becoming impossible to survive the business to be honest I really don't know where are all these jobs ....

joseph demicoli

Mar 4th, 00:45

dan il-hafna biki ta Gonzi tafu ghaliex ghax il-pjan li ghandu f`mohhu ghal-dawn il-hames snin li gejjien ser ifallilu. IL-pjan hu dan jekk jirbah l-elezzjoni idum jiggverna sakemm jispicca il- president Abela, u wara jirrezenja minn Prim Ministru u jigi mahtur President ta Malta Dan il-biki kollu .Qied ihares lejn l-interessi tieghu biss, TAFDAWHX.

Matthew Camilleri

Mar 4th, 00:40

Haha or the other two convince the lonley one. Get a life!!!!

Joseph Mifsud

Mar 4th, 00:33

How about dr gonzi to convince two voters yourself jpo and franco debono.

Maybe then the electorate will follow your example.

Joseph Mifsud

Mar 4th, 00:30

Dear gonzi,

Its too hard to convince two people to vote for you.

Now the excuse that electricity rates cannot be reduced has been answered why.......

Oil procurement scandal.......amongst others.

Lets hope that the culprits are caught and make them pay for damages caused to society.

michael scicluna

Mar 4th, 00:20

D.E.S.P.R.A.T.E

K CASSAR

Mar 3rd, 23:24

Joseph asked for youths to convince at least another person, Gonzi asked to convince two. Is he so desperate or is is jus an " I can do better" thing like with the tablets? The insolence of this speech is as limitless as the arrogance they have shown in the past years. A true insult to the intelligence of the maltese people.

Joe Xuereb

Mar 3rd, 23:03

(cont.)
Malta needs a robust Leader to lift it out of the doldrums in spite of the 'all's well' picture Gonzi tries to project (and fail miserably in the process). His inadequacies are glaringly obvious and his multiple inaugurations are a transparent ploy too late. His plea to others to garner votes for him smells too much of desperation. To continue enumerating his failings is almost painful.

I Cassar

Mar 3rd, 22:37

bhal tad divorsju din...ihalli f idejn il polplu mbaghad jghamel tieghu!!!!

Mr Alistaire Gill

Mar 3rd, 22:24

Let's take L Gonzi's example.
He convinced JPO, Franco Debono, Cyrus Engerer, Kevin Drake, John Bencini, Martin Scicluna and many more to vote PL.
Well done and keep it up.

C.E.M. Delia

Mar 3rd, 22:17

Oh this is rich, this week I spoke to a minister about a law that is not being enforced in my area. I have been totally ignored by mepa, police and ministers. And all this so a contractor can bulldoze is way through protected trees. Please I would love you to come convince me.

J. Borg

Mar 3rd, 22:12

"However, he acknowledged that a new PN Government had to improve the way
it communicated with people."

We heard this several times before even after the Local Council elections. Dr Gonzi + Dr Busuttil, please take note: Too little, Too late.

Joe Xuereb

Mar 3rd, 21:51

5) Din tieħu l-galletta tas-smid!

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130227/local/Gonzi-admits-people-did-the-right-thing-on-divorce.459396

A U-turn too late non? & the bishops said, 'off with his head and straight to hell!'
I have to say our Gonzi is an amazing guy, wallowing(& gagging) as he is in his own National Interest.

m farrugia

Mar 4th, 12:56

we will surely not vote about divorce in this election, the divorce issue was sorted out in the pn legislature - but to keep our country away from big unemployment and hardships.JM will reduce utility tariffs, never will he build a power station(conrad disappeared)& he'll make a mess of finances-forcing big unemployment, higher taxes,disaster in education& health, as is happening around us

Joe Grech

Mar 3rd, 21:50

Dr. Gonzi - you appeal to the PN stalwarts to go and convince 2 uncommitted voters to vote for the PN. This is as practical as the Arriva fiasco; Dolores Cristina's mishandling of EU educational funding; Tonio Fenech's VAT scam; Austin Gatt's handling of Oil procurement; our Law Courts' inefficiency; Mater Dei's spiralling final costings and so much more...Inefficiency a la Gonzi if you ask voters

John Cassar

Mar 3rd, 21:23

From 10 people to 2 people.....very interesting just 5 days before an election.

Joe Grech

Mar 3rd, 20:58

Dr. Gonzi - it's not true that the PN can be trusted where JOBS are involved.
You went all out to help the Manufacturing sector when problem surfaced...well and good.
BUT YOU ABSOLUTELY NEGLECTED THE SERVICES AND OTHER SECTORS. IN FACT YOU RUINED MANY OF THEM WITH YOUR IRRESPONSIBLE UTILITY RATES.
I KNOW OF SEVERAL WHO HAD TO THROW EMPLOYEES OUT AND SOME EVEN STOPPED THEIR BUSINESS.
DO REPLY!

Paul Borg

Mar 3rd, 22:07

I am one of them......Paul Borg ex restaurnteur from Valletta

David C

Mar 3rd, 23:28

Dear Joe..if this government did everything wrong, Job creation is not one of them!..May I remind you that Malta has the 5th lowest unemployment rate in the EU...plus out of the 7000 unemployed ppl, approx. 40% have been registering more than 1yr.These don't want to work! Just remember the 100s of imigrants with no education working with permits and normal conditions! If u want to work you'll find

Mr Alistaire Gill

Mar 3rd, 20:56

GonziPN

Expiry Date: 09.03.2013

David Farrugia

Mar 3rd, 21:25

Wrong...the expiry date dates back to 2012.

adrian sammut

Mar 3rd, 22:42

The last PL government didn't have much of a shelf life did it? A little like dairy products!

mark borg

Mar 4th, 07:22

ma naqbilx mieghek Mr.Gill, Gonzipn has expired by at least since he lost the majority in parlament,nearly 2 years ago.

John B. Borg

Mar 3rd, 20:54

Dr Gonzi has admitted that he was not able to deliver on promises he made in 2008, not to mention 2003. He had promised to listen and to communicate better with the electorate, He admitted that the Nationalist government failed on both counts. Yet Dr Gonzi has the nerve to ask for the people's trust. Who do you think you are fooling Dr Gonzi?

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 22:32

How about thinking about the good of MALTA Mr. Borg? I would love to be fooled every day if every time I am fooled I am given 1.82 billion Euros :-)

Mark Brincat

Mar 3rd, 20:54

We're not your personal army.

P Mangion

Mar 3rd, 20:52

Tajba ukoll.... Gonzi igib il-flus u Muscat jonfoqhom ! Issa hekk sew ?

Mr Alistaire Gill

Mar 3rd, 21:00

Il-flus kollha li gab l-anqas biss iservu biex naghmlu tajjeb ghal KWART tad-dejn li ghamel l-istess GonziPN. Tajba wkoll.

Alex Bugeja

Mar 3rd, 22:01

Naqra bahnan siehbi int hux......insejta il kaxxa ta Malta maqsuma bil flus u il PN harbata f'erba t'ijiem.

R. Gauci

Mar 4th, 00:31

Mintoff kien halla Lm400,000,000 fil-kaxxa u bizibilju kumpanijji u banek jaghmlu success u l-PN mhux talli nefaqhom, talli biegh l-azjendi u maghhom iddejjen 5 biljun ewro.

K Grech

Mar 4th, 00:37

Inti thallas biex gonzi jihu 500 u int tihu 1.16! issa hekk sew?
How close minded are you ehhh,

Robert Agius

Mar 4th, 05:48

It was his JOB to negotiate and get the money... not that we should depend on charity though....

R Axisa

Mar 4th, 07:09

U l-flus mill-protocol taljan min gabhom? U min nefaqhom???

J Borg

Mar 3rd, 20:49

did that...convinced my brother & his son to ditch the PN and chance PL

Matthew Sacco

Mar 3rd, 20:58

KING :)

David Farrugia

Mar 3rd, 21:25

Bravo!

mark borg

Mar 3rd, 20:48

Tajba din, mela mhux talli anke il minisri tieghek fallew u gabu disaztru f hafna departimenti, talli issa qed tqabbad lil nies jghamlu xgholok wkoll !

Ms Marianne Mercieca

Mar 3rd, 20:47

Jekk jirbah il-Partit Laburista tafu ghaliex?? Ghaliex kellna Gvern li mexa l-istess kemm mal-partitarji Laburisti u kemm Nazzjonalisti. Kellna gvern li qatt m'ghamel favuri lin-nies tal-Partit tieghu biss!! U nista nimmagina li min kellu bzonn xi pjacir u ma giex moqdi ser jivvota mod iehor!! Ara l-Partit Laburista, dejjem jiffavorixxi lin-nies tieghu!! Kif diga qalu xi kandidati Laburisti!

J Borg

Mar 3rd, 20:52

really I was PN tesserat...and was not even granted rights....let alone 'favuri'....

you are right....the PN does not do 'favuri' with his own people only....he does them with his selected few....I guess that is why some entrepreneurs are ready to lend their money...because PN has become their party

John B. Borg

Mar 3rd, 20:58

Tista tghidli kemm hemm Laburisti imexxu bordijiet tal-Gvern jew ghall-anqas membri ta dawn il-bordjiet? Nistenna twegiba sa nhar is-Sibt. Jekk ma tirrispondix int zgur li se jirrispondi l-elettorat tikkonfondix.

B Attard

Mar 3rd, 21:00

nahseb ridt tghid vendikazzjonijiet

Paul Borg

Mar 3rd, 22:10

Marianna, mur Transport Malta u il- Freeport , u wara mur ara il-concessions tal airport . Mas ssibx laburist wiehed. Semmejtlek 3 entitajiet enormi.

joseph demicoli

Mar 4th, 00:38

mananni int fejn kont tghix 1996 meta il-Pl kien fil gvern Insejt li ALFRED SANT halla lin-nazzjonalisti fejn kienu fil-pozizzjoni u kienu parti mill-htija meta hargu il-kontijiet biz-zball tad-dawl u l-ilma..Saqsi lil kuntratturi kemm f`malta kif u ukoll ghawdewx kemm mexa dil-fier magghom. Ahjar timla halqek bil-basal halli forsi johrog xi haga ta sugu u kun sincierha mieghek innifsek.

K Grech

Mar 4th, 00:41

Anki jekk thares lejn l arriva tara liema huma l iktar postijiet li batew u gew moqdija hazin, Dana kollu ghax gonzi u l kabinet lil hafna tas south ipenguhom bhala ta wicchom homor. Arrogance at its finest!

A. Borg

Mar 4th, 04:54

Int bis-serjeta jew? Jien gejt imwieghed b'ittra li xoghli it-Tarzna garantit u spiccajt naqta l-haxix ma kunsill lokali !
Ibni gradwa mill-Mcast u gie minn ta quddiem imma ta warajh dahlu l Mita. l-ST u postijiet ohra ghax blu u ibni ghax ahmar spicca jahdem xoghol part time li m'ghandu x;jaqsam xejn ma dak li gradwa fih !
Ghalhekk ghadna bzonn il-bidla ghax f'malta m'ghadniex meritokrazzija .

cesco di luigi

Mar 4th, 06:19

to J Borg

me exactly the same. I was treated like a fly

Anthony Pace Gouder

Mar 4th, 10:14

Allahares nivvotaw ghall xi Gvern fuq xi gwadann personali. Gvern jinati fiducja fuq li jkun ghamel, tmexxija
ghaqlija u kif sarraf flus il-Poplu f'gid. Dan kien gvern li fl-ewwel sentejn u l-ahhar sena qiesu l-anqas kien jezisti. Tant li ma kienx kapaci juza 600 miljun euro b'sogru li jintilfu! Dejjem b'deficit u Dejn jizdid !

Nahseb li taf bizzejjed fuq xiex l-aktar Gonzi kien meghdi.

A M Bonello

Mar 3rd, 20:44

Red means this Blue means this????
Gonzi the great divider.

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 22:38

Gonzi reminds us the MOVIMENT is actually Labour mentalily and because of a disasterous Labour track record, the PL are doing everything to try and make us forget this by disguising themselves as MOVIMENT!
By the way..have got news for you..the 1.82 billion Euros Gonzi managed to negotiate are for the use of Nationalist only :-)

Eric Psaila

Mar 3rd, 20:42

I appeal to all those undecided PN supporters to think twice before trusting Gonzi again. My only fault to fall out of PN s confidence was because I stood up against anyone who tried to influence my decision as an Air Malta Manager to favour individuals or companies. My loyalty was to my employer and not to any party. I just did my job properly not withstanding the stumbling blocks I had to face.

Manuel Scicluna

Mar 3rd, 20:41

By next Sunday Gonzipn and his associates will be history.

J Borg

Mar 3rd, 20:52

amen

K Grech

Mar 4th, 00:41

amen

Dorielle Soler

Mar 4th, 07:37

Er - you DO know, don't you, that another election will then be held in five years time ?

Stephen Gambin

Mar 4th, 10:22

@Dorielle...... could be you leave Gonzi there and you loose another 5 years making that a total of 10 year since he already said he wont be resigning if he looses the election !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joe Pace Asciak

Mar 3rd, 20:40

Lil hinn mill-mass meetings, l-indecizi jiddeciedu lil min jivvutaw fil-kwiet ta’ darhom. Hu l-mument li wiehed juza r-raguni u mhux il-passjoni. Is-sens ta’ tpattija ghal xi ngustizzja li wiehed jhoss li sofra taf, fil-futur, iddur kontra l-individwu stess.

Sandro Pace

Mar 3rd, 20:24

After the defeat Dr. Gonzi should graciously say good bye to leadership and avoid an internal defeat. He did some good things, but there is more to good governance than job creation and a school a year. BTW Education does not need a school a year. Contractors do. With this old guard, PN is as electable as was Giorgio Borg Olivier in 1976, even with a PL genuinely struggling with a learning curve.

Joseph Borg

Mar 3rd, 20:24

Tajba din mela int u shabek ghamiltu 5 snin titmelhu w ssawtu il poplu w issa trid itina 5 ijiem xoghol biex insibulek 2 min nies u nikkonvincuhom jivvutaw ghalik. Ma kontx capaci tikkonvinci lill poplu int sur Gonzi f'hames snin kif nistghu ahna naghmluh f'hamest ijiem. Hawn qied turi kemm fallejt fil konvinzjoni la darba tfajta fuq spallejn in nies.

Anthony Pace Gouder

Mar 4th, 12:22

Jien li qatt ma vvutajt LABOUR u domt 10 SNIN naghti cans lill dan il-Gvern biex ibiddel ir-rotta HAZINA li qabad !

Kemm tmejjel b'nies fil-Progett tat-Teatru, bieb il-Belt u l-Parlament . Il-Power Station , l-Arriva , Arms , Haddiema tad-Dockyard , Air-MALTA , Maltacom ecc, Dan l-iskandlu taz-Zejt kien jonqos , Anki jien issa ser immur nivvota kemm bil-Qalb kif ukoll b'mohhi ghall-BIDLA !

Francis Attard

Mar 3rd, 20:22

Jekk hemm xi hadd bihsiebu jigi jipprova jikkonvinci lili, irid jghatini kelma illi f'dawn il-hames t'ijiem li gejjin Dr Gonzi jirrizenja minn kap tal-partit u jirtira l-kanditatura tieghu, altrimenti jista ma jersaqx lejja ghaliex ikun qed jitlef il-hin tieghu u tieghi.

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 22:40

Well done for showing gratititude Mr Attard to the negotiation of 1.82 billlion euros for our MALTA!

Anton Briffa

Mar 4th, 10:16

Int bis-serjeta??!! veru li gonzi ghamel hafna hsara lil image tieghu bhala leader u naqas hafna mil popolarita imma dan kollu frott ta decizjonijiet uhud minhom dificlli f'mument partikolari. Ahaseb ftit li kieku biex izhomm mal wedgha li gieb budget bilancjat halli ma jkollux taghajir ma intervejniex f'sgs u tant fabriki ohra, u l perzazjoni difficli biex ga somma bhal dik mil ewropa

N. Aquilina

Mar 4th, 11:31

Stephanie in your haste to wirte you are getting the figure wrong sweetie! It's 1.28 billion and no I don't have any gratitude, he just did his job! He is paid for that you know!

Eddy Privitera

Mar 3rd, 20:17

Tiftakru meta Vince Farrugia, lejliet l-elezzjoi tal-MEPs, kien qal li l-PN kien se jtella " MHUX WIEHED, MHUX TNEJN, MHUX TLIETA, MHUX ERBA IZDA HAMES DEPUTATI " !!! Tghidx kemm kien capcaplu Dr. Gonzi dak in nhar, minkejja li kien jaf li Vince Farrugia kien qed iharref ghax Gonzi kien jaf li se jitilfu. L-istess qed jaghmel Gonzi meta jghid " Fid 9 ta' Marzu nivvutaw,fl-10 ta'Marzu niccelebraw !

Ms Marianne Mercieca

Mar 3rd, 20:39

Forsi Vince Farrugia kien qal hekk ghax peress li l-Partit Laburista qatt ma qabel mal-Unjoni Ewropeja, haseb li l-partitarji Laburisti ma kienux se johorgu jivvutaw hux!!

Mr CHARLES TANTI

Mar 3rd, 23:11

Marianne Mercieca din id darba il partitarji nazjonalisti mux se johorgu jivvutawwwwwwwwww

K CASSAR

Mar 3rd, 23:47

@ Ms Marianne Mercieca
Iz zmien ta parir u Vince Farrugia bil paroli zejjed ma tantx spicca sew hux?
Forsi illum il gurnata, hafna laburisti indunaw li l-PN juza il 'maltemp' tal UE biex jghatti il frejjeg tieghu u probabli ser johorgu jivutaw bi hgarhom biex il flus tal UE igawdihom kulhadd u mhux il ftit mghazula ta Gonzi PN!

K Grech

Mar 4th, 00:46

Ms Marianne Mercieca
Imma il PL u l partitarji tieghu ma jamlux bhall GonziPN, li jk haga ma jkunux amluha huma jitilqu ghal ghajnha, bhall kif sehh fit tarzna fejn GonziPN u shabu hallewha tmur lura biex wara fin fin tohrog l iskuza li qed tohloq wisq dejn. Jew qed tahseb li GonziPN andu xi monopolju fuq li jghazel hu l kandidati al EU issa?

Conrad V. Busuttil

Mar 4th, 06:37

U t-twegiba tal-elettorat dak in-nhar uriet bic-car kemm il-PN kien maqtugh mir-realta'. Fejn hu z-zmien meta xi hadd kien qal li "rridu npoggu widnejna mal-art u idejna fuq polz il-poplu halli nifhmu l-bzonnijiet tieghu?"

Issa ghandhom lil AG, RCC u SB ifessfsu f'widnejhom u il-polz immexxi minn tal-qalba skond ma' fejn jaqbel l-aktar!!

Sandro Pace

Mar 3rd, 20:14

If there was any clear admission that the previously formidable PN electoral strategy now totally failed, this is it. Shame. With a totally biased Public Broadcasting and much propoganda airtime, incumbency and all, they failed. Now they turn to supporters to do the job. With a probable heavy defeat, Dr. Gonzi would still have the face to present himself for leader, which will be a blessing for PL

albert laferla

Mar 3rd, 22:25

don't count your chickens before they are hatched!!

Charles Massa

Mar 3rd, 20:14

Id differenza bejn iz zewg mexxejja hija li waqt li Gonzi mohhu fil firda bejn ahmar u blue, il politika ta Dr Muscat hija differenti. Gonzi huwa skadut, politika antikwata u l istess wedghi ta 2008, liema wedghi ma wettaqx. Allura kif jippretendi li poplu jerga jafdah.?

P Mangion

Mar 3rd, 20:27

Just listen to Debono Grech, Helena Dalli, Jason Micallef, Justine Caruana, Silvio Parnis, CHarles Mangion and Owen Bonnici & just judge your chances of a better life. Are these who say that we all have the same DNA jew ahna sriep jew kollox lest jew forsi ser isir il deployment (transfers) biex jithlu il come on boys u come on girls tal kulur ahmar?

K Grech

Mar 4th, 00:49

P Mangion, I have suffered because i live in a PL stronghold city, GonziPN has recognized my face as being red, promoting division, especially when it comes to arriva, when till today we are still far from what was desired in the beginning.

Vince Piscopo

Mar 4th, 02:12

P Mangion just listen to JPO, Franco Debono, Micallef Leyson, Cyrus Engerer, John Benici, Kevin Drake, Ramona Frendo, Jesmond Mugliett, Fredrick Testa, Adrian Meli, Audrey Harrison, Lara Boffa........like many other ex genuine nationalists will be voting PL because they've had enough of LG, AG, TF and this divisive and arrogant governance. Today week GonziPN will be history!

D. Xerri

Mar 3rd, 20:13

Arroganti u b`siggu wiehed fil-parlament - u LANQAS, ghax b`1500 vot banketta zejda kellkom mhux siggu, ahseb u ara l-Arroganza u l-Voti bil-qalb kieku kellkom Maggoranza Komda Dr Gonzi !
Kien ikun ferm ahjar kieku mal-ewwel darba li kellek l-intoppi fil-parlament sejjaht elezzjoni u mhux bqajt sal-ahhar minuta iggranfat mal-Poter - issa tard wisq il-Maskra tqattatlek !
IL-POPLU DAQT IWIEGBEK

Ms Marianne Mercieca

Mar 3rd, 20:40

Donnok cert li se jirbah il-Partit Laburista!! It-tigrija sal-barkun Sur Xerri!!

K Grech

Mar 4th, 00:51

Ms Marianne Merciecal; gonzi u simon andom bzonnok, xi tghidli kieku tmur and tal grocer u tiprova ddawwar xi 2 persuni hemm milli toqod hawn?

Conrad V. Busuttil

Mar 4th, 06:39

@ Mercieca

Dak li il-PL huwa cert minnu hu li l-elettorat ser jaghraf il-fatt li Malta Taghna Lkol mhux li jirbah il-Partit Laburistal.

Ghadek ma fhimtx wara 8 gimghat Marianne?

Raymond Micallef

Mar 3rd, 20:13

Red is the warmest colour whilst on the other hand blue is the coolest. Red makes one cosy,warm,confident. Whilst blue reminds one of water, cold,indifference. Let all remember what we have been thru' these last 5 years, The extension of the Power station, its' bids and contract, Arriva, Smart city delayed unless it would become another 'white elephant',Mater Dei waiting list, delays at Emergency!

Eddy Privitera

Mar 3rd, 20:10

Dr. Gonzi has told his supporters that all the party needs is that each one of them " convinces two others to vote PN ".How about Dr. Gonzi starts by giving the example - trying to convince Dr. Franco Debono and Dr. J. Pullicino Orlando ??????

David Azzopardi

Mar 3rd, 22:07

m`ghadniex bzonn imbarazz ED ...dawk ghalikom tajjbin ghax intom tigbru kollox....... `qabel l-elezzjioni`

Ronnie Callus

Mar 4th, 08:13

200 percent correct Eddy. Not only that !! Dr.Gonzi has the habit to give his work to others because he shies to face honest people.

B Cilia

Mar 3rd, 20:08

Those days are gone Mr. Priminister! Goodbye :)

D. Xerri

Mar 3rd, 20:07

Enough of Your Old School Politics Dr Gonzi - Where the Blue and the Red make Your Day !
Malta has had Enough of Tribal Politics, False Promises, Empty Guarantees, Corruption, Bad Priorities and Most of All Unaccountability !
Too Late Now to Convince the People dear Dr Gonzi - Your Wonderful Speeches and You are Very good at them, Will Not Work this time and wont save You and Your inner-circle !

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 22:44

How about yourself thinking of voting for the good of your country @ Xerri. How about 1.82 billion euros for MAlta as a bad priority?

Paul Gauci

Mar 3rd, 20:05

Wara d-9 ta Marzu se tispicca l-oligarkija li tmexxi int Dr. Gonzi. Dak hu li se jispicca!

A Vella

Mar 3rd, 20:01

Nahseb l-gholi tal-petrol kwazi kull xahar u l-kontijiet tad dawl huma bizzejjed to convince people

Mr Joe Micallef

Mar 3rd, 20:10

Nispera li mintix tahseb li b'Cyprus Joe Prim Ministru dawn ser jorhsu. Ma rridx li tidizapunta ruhek!

Mr Stephen Borg

Mar 3rd, 20:59

@Mr Joe Micallef
I agree with you and indeed fuel prices will continue to rise if Labour is elected into government because they are out of the control of our government but what might be different is that whilst we where given 1.16 euros as cost of living increase the prime minister and his ministers got a 500 euro increase. That is what infuriated people.

Thomas Anderson

Mar 3rd, 20:59

Zgur li Dr Joseph Muscat mhux sejjer jaghmel bhal Brazilian Lorry u jiehu 600Euro min wara dahar il-poplu Sur Micallef.

K Grech

Mar 4th, 00:56

Joe Micallef any idea what has brought a financial problem to cyprus? seems like u don't. Obviously you only watch Net 1 and Net 2.
A vella, dont forget about TVM too, ghalkemm jissejjah l istazzjon nazzjonali, dan sar l istazzjon tal propaganda tal PN. The only way to get some impartiality here is to fire Anton Attard, although if i where him i would resign myself if it came public he meet Gonzi

m farrugia

Mar 4th, 08:39

issa probabbli siehbu jorhoslok id dawl mill finanzi tal pajjiz ghax ibqa fi zgur li power station ma issirx ghax konrad osfor , il petrol ma jorhox(ghaxJM qatt ma qal li jrahhsu), jitfarrku il finanzi tal pajjiz u nispiccaw bqghad fenonimnali, u b nies li bhalissa dahlu ghal commitments ta djar, karrozzi etc ma jlahhqux maghhom, din mhix fantazija qed tigri madwarna

Mr Joe Micallef

Mar 4th, 09:55

Grech believe Cyprus Joe if you will. Socialist Cyprus had most of its economic fundamentals wrong, from tying it's economy to Russia/Greece, to resisting low cost airlines, to cosmetically keeping utility prices low, to dragging it's feet on financial services.

Here start reading and grow up
http://www.incyprus.com.cy/en-gb/Showbiz/4118/31984/professional-services-driving-growth-in-cyprus

Mr Joe Micallef

Mar 4th, 10:01

Borg you may wish to know that you and me will be paying far more for Cyprus Joe's government than the €500 honoraria paid to PN ministers.

You may also wish to know, that contrary to what these ministers did, a large number of MLP parliament members did not return a handsome honoraria which was paid out as part of the same package.

Michael Sammut

Mar 3rd, 19:58

Why should anyone convince anybody? Must you treat us all like children who need convincing? Your track record convinces Dr.Gonzi, not fine words on the eve of an election. And your track record is unconvincing and sorely wanting. I for one do not want five years of the same. The jobs you talk about are all a figment of your imagination. I have never once heard you talk once about jobs lost.

P Mangion

Mar 3rd, 19:58

This is not like a football game between Valletta & Sliema or Inter & Juventus, where your team loses & after some arguments it is over. It will keep us stuck with the wrong government for 5 years, u tista tajjad 'X'ghamilt b'idi' ghax ikun too late. Just listen to Debono Grech, Helena Dalli, Jason Micallef, Justine Caruana, Silvio Parnis and Owen Bonnici & just judge your chances of a better life

Paul Gauci

Mar 3rd, 20:08

Listening to GonziPN is more than enough for me to go and VOTE LABOUR

Daniel Cassar

Mar 3rd, 20:31

@paul, that's the result of selfishness as dr.Gonzi based his decisions on the interest of Malta and not that few people who did not like his decisions.

Apart from that if you listen to both Dr.Gonzi and dr.muscat, you should definitely chose dr.gonzi because it's easy to realize that dr.muscat will fail as a prime minister....

Michael Sammut

Mar 3rd, 19:53

Good luck with that.

Julian Grech

Mar 3rd, 19:52

dan l-istess persuna li qieghed jghid lil-partitarji tieghu li ha jerbhu l-elezzjoni, tant kemm hu mwerwer min tkaxkira li mhux wiehed, imma tnejn iridom jikkonvinu!

Simon Bonello

Mar 3rd, 20:40

Qrajtli mohhi habib !! biki biki u aktar biki .. the end is near Gonz !

twanny borg

Mar 3rd, 19:52

Muscat u l-pl jghidu li l-pajjiz fallut u sal-lum stess fil-meeting muscat rega wieghed affarijiet ohra godda. Halluna!!

Conrad V. Busuttil

Mar 4th, 06:42

Twanny, bhal drabi ohra, qbadt l-argument minn tintu!

Aqra ftit il-programm elettorali u ftakar ftit f'dak li intqal matul dawn it-8 gimghat. MEta jirnexxilek tqieghed kollox f'postu, tkun tista tinduna li bil-proposti ta' rigenerazzjoni tal-ekonomija tal-pajjiz, l-affarijiet imqeghda jistghu isehhu.

Eric Psaila

Mar 3rd, 19:49

First you ignored everyone outside of your clique and now you are asking others to clean up your mess. Your time is up. I am proud to say that for these past years I have been actively posting comments on the TOM exposing your government's real face. I did my part and I hope that coming Monday you are out of office. Good riddens.

m farrugia

Mar 4th, 08:46

i'm not part of any clique, i'm part of malta and with thousands of others during the past 5 yrs my family has benefitted from yearly tax reduciton, one year tax free for mother returning to work, yearly increase in childrens allowance,massive investment in restoration,open spaces & roads all enjoyed by my family,dirty cheap flights thks to govt wise tourism decisions,overall higher stand of lvg

S Farrugia

Mar 3rd, 19:45

Mela Simon jibghat in-nies jiggieldu ghand tal-grocer, u Gonzi jibghat in-nies jikkonvincu lin-nies. U huma x'se jaghmlu? Mela 500 ewro zieda haduha biex ipappuha! U jibghatu lil haddiehor jaghmlulhom xogholhom. U Hallina!!

Marija Dandria

Mar 3rd, 19:42

Nerga nghid .. 9 ta Marzu .. Jum il-helsien!

Mr Joe Micallef

Mar 3rd, 20:15

Festa mqannzha bhal l-originali.

K Grech

Mar 4th, 00:58

Mr Micallef, festa fejn ser ikollok tixtri basket lumi.

Conrad V. Busuttil

Mar 4th, 06:43

@ Micallef,

Imma trid u ma' tridx tkun imnizzla fl-istorja tal-Pajjiz!!

G. Vassallo

Mar 4th, 07:26

Jaqaw tkun hemm kull sena wara xi tieqa sur Joe Micallef issegwi c-celebrazzjoni?

Maria Grech

Mar 3rd, 19:40

Dear Gonzi if you wanted more votes, you had 5 years chance to do your job and get them. If labour will win this election are you going to blame your pn supporters for not obeying this childish request ??!! lol

Eve Axiaq

Mar 3rd, 19:38

Kif jista Gonzi jghid li se jara li l-poplu jkun trattat b'gustizzja, efficjenza u rispett jekk se ikunu l-istess nies fil-gvern!

Joseph Aquilina

Mar 3rd, 19:36

Lejber supporters can write all they want on these blogs; however they cannot change history, they cannot change the fact that Joseph Muscat was always wrong, they cannot hide the fact that Joseph Muscat always put lejber before the country, put lejeber even before youths who support the lejber party.

Eddy Privitera

Mar 3rd, 20:43

Joseph Aquilina u Joe Micallef: X'se taqbdu tghidu nhar il-Hadd 10 ta' Marzu ? Se tindunaw kemm kompla jghaddikhom biz-zmien Lawrence Gonzi. jghidilkhom li " Fid-9 ta' Marzu nivvutaw, fl-10 ta' Marzu niccelebraw " ?
Tahsbu li hu ma jafx x'destin hemm lest ghalih u ghal-GonziPN ??? Ghaliex irid jibqa jghaddikhom biz-zmien sal-ahhar sekonda ???

Thomas Anderson

Mar 3rd, 20:53

The usual bla bla from Joseph Aquilina I propose that come Next Sunday you can console yourself by reading the History of Malta according to GonziPN. Scaremongering at its worst.

Donna Parnis

Mar 3rd, 22:51

awwwwwwwww poor Joseph, you really do love your Gonzipn dont you, When will you realise Gonzi put his pocket and his ministers pockets plus his friends pockets before the people, EVEN YOU, Come the 10th of march 2013 History will be changed, A party who gives to the people not to the click, MALTA TAGHNA IKOLL

Mario Mamo

Mar 3rd, 19:34

Two voters each Dr. Gonzi??!! You must be really miles behind Labour to need that. Taqtax qalbek ta.. it-tigrija sal-barkun lol

william cauchi

Mar 3rd, 19:32

Dr Busuttil said the PN would always be there for the people of Sliema.

He MUST be joking. Knocking on their doors, most Slimizi, even the PN sympathizers, have told Simon what they think of Gonzi & Co, and it wasn't nice.

Sliema has become a town of pensioners and they have very, very little to shout about under the PN, seeing their standard of living go down the drain.

george grech

Mar 3rd, 19:50

Willie,
Tas Sliema sar qisu Los Angeles.
Il propjeta tas Sliemizi dejjem izzied fil valur.

Fejn hu d drain li semmejt......l argument tieghek biased ahmar nar.

G curmi

Mar 3rd, 20:57

Los Angeles? Gie mahnuq, fgat b'dak il-bini gholi jfaqqas kull fejn thares!
Bir-rispett lejn is-Sliemizi, imma qas b'xejn ma nixtri dar hemm!

cesco di luigi

Mar 4th, 06:24

Simon hasn't yet come to my door. He still has a chance, and I will give him a lesson on to how to treat people not like dirt, maybe it will serve him well in oppositin benches.

william cauchi

Mar 4th, 08:27

George Grech, please compare Sliema to any place in the world, but not Los Angeles. Barely passable by day, but out of bounds by night. What you see on TV is only make believe.

My comments was solely on the standard if living. If you think that the quality of life in Sliema is better now then it was 10 years so, then you really are dreaming and sorry I am not red, just had enough of the clique.

G curmi

Mar 3rd, 19:32

Dr Gonzi qal f'Xarabank li m'ghandniex bzonn bidla!!
Allura ghalfejn qed jitlob biex kulhadd jikkonvinci 2 votanti ohra?

george grech

Mar 3rd, 19:52

Answer: ghax ghamew bil bzar ul pozi ta Joseph.

G curmi

Mar 3rd, 20:54

Imma Dr Gonzi melh tefghalna fuq il-feriti, ghax issallabna bil-kontijiet!
Bzar fl-ghajnejn kienu dawk l-ittri li baghtilna qabel l-elezzjoni li ghaddiet!
Dahaq bina wahda nobis!

G curmi

Mar 3rd, 19:31

Dr Gonzi qal f'Xarabank li m'ghandniex bzonn bidla!!
Allura ghalfejn qed jitlob biex kulhadd jikkonvinci 2 votanti ohra?

Mario Mamo

Mar 3rd, 19:31

'People deserved to be treated with dignity, justice, efficiency, politeness, respect and dedication'.Note that Gonzi used 'deserved'.He unleashed the opposite upon us in the form of his henchmen who he defended and glorified.He'll have more time to enjoy them after 9 March.Ask Franco for his vote Dr. Gonzi.It might help albeit coming from someone irrelevant like we all were for you and yours.

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 22:48

The Maltese people are so irrelevant to Dr. Gonzi and the rest of the team that they negotiated 1.82 billion E for our Malta! Voting for PL is totally respectful @ Mario Mamo!

brian borg

Mar 3rd, 19:27

Just pack and go!!!! For the benefit first and foremost of our country.....and for all the maltese people that suffered injustice and discrimination!!! Now you come knocking on our doors.....but am afraid it is tooooooooo late!!

R. Balzan

Mar 3rd, 19:21

I already convinced about 10 voters, not 2. They are all voting Labour.

Jonathan Gauci

Mar 3rd, 19:51

Hahaha nice comeback

A Montebello

Mar 3rd, 19:21

Most of the comments below go directly against what Muscat is saying....

K Grech

Mar 4th, 01:02

And what is muscat saying?

Alfred Vassallo

Mar 3rd, 19:21

''Earlier, PN deputy leader Simon Busuttil urged disgruntled Nationalists to put aside their own personal hurt and vote for the national interest.''

NO NOT the national interest BUT the inner circle PN interest. My God the nerve of these people!! I think these gimmicks would only serve to infuriate more the ones who suffered under Gonzipn.

Joseph Bugeja

Mar 3rd, 20:17

You're spot on!

Marcus Tabone

Mar 3rd, 19:17

Grande Gonzi!

A.M. Galea

Mar 3rd, 19:17

Beeq , Beeq , Beqq , another lost sheep is looking for you . Beeq , Beeq , Beeq , it seems that this lost sheep is trying to find her way to the polls . Dr .Gonzi , can you send Simon the sheepdog to find her ?

Christopher Sammut

Mar 3rd, 19:15

Dr Gonzi you were not able to convince your parliamentary group to vote with you how the hell shall I convince 2 people to vote for you, I only hear PN people saying that they will vote PL now a days, to late my friend your time is up game over

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 22:51

How about showing 2 close people of yours and yourselk the link below and thank God that this is not happening in Malta YET!
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130302/world/thousands-join-austerity-protests.459870

VINCENT WILLIAMS

Mar 3rd, 19:11

GonziPN failed to convince the majority of the people after 5 years in power. With the political favouritism, with the propaganda from the PBS, with the millions from the EU, with the billions of euro in debts.

Than how can GonziPN pretends that each PN supporter can convince two voters to vote PN in just 5 days?

Gonzi failed. So how can the PM pretends that the supporters will do his job?

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 22:56

OK. GONZI FAILED. What did the prime ministers of Portugal, France and Cyprus do then?

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130302/world/thousands-join-austerity-protests.459870

P Farrugia

Mar 3rd, 19:08

Possibli li hemm daqshekk pappa fil-gvern wara dawn is-snin kollha tmexxu u tridu tkomplu. Mhux ahjar tghidulna kemm hemm miljuni mohbija f-kontijjiet sigrieti l-Svizzera, Channel Islands etc u kif gew, ara kieku id-dejn huwa moderat kieku pacenzja pero xita u xemx dejjem budget fallut ghamiltu.
Nahseb li l-biza hija li hemm min fost il-pn stess li fi ftit gimghat ohra min jaf x-ghad iridu jikxfu.

Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO

Mar 3rd, 19:06

After today not only us pundits and bookies who can assess the form of the runners but the overwhelming majority is now convinced that this is going to be a labor victory. It is now time for the fence sitters who normally love to support a winning team to come down on the side of labor and leave the diehard PN activists to search in vain for any undecided pairs foolish enough to return PN

Noel Cutajar

Mar 3rd, 19:04

You already convinced two persons what to do...Franco Debono and JPO, why ask me?

mark borg

Mar 4th, 07:26

add the overwhelming number that are contesting with PL .

Maria Xuereb

Mar 3rd, 19:04

Mela la qed jitlobhom jikkonvincu lil zewg votanti kull wiehed jonqoshom x'jaqdfu man. L-ewwel ghamel 5 snin jitmejjel bina u jghaddina biz-zmien u jghid li jivvota bil-qalb biex il-poplu jkompli jinhaqar u mbaghad iridni nikkonvinci ruhu u nerga nivvutalu mhux hekk nibqghu DIN ID-DARBA GHALL-EWWEL DARBA F'10 ELEZZJONIJIET JIENA U L-FAMILJA TIEGHI KOLLHA SE NIVVUTAW LIL LABOUR.

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 22:59

WELL DONE Ms. Xuereb and family. It is very comforting to know that Malta has grateful people! 1.82 billion euros for MALTA ...u dan qed jitmejjel ahseb u ara kieku qed jahdem bis-serjeta!

John Azzopoardi

Mar 3rd, 19:04

unfortunately it is too late. PL has the momentum. I have a feeling it is going to be big win not a small win. it's a shame that the country has not suffered like other EU countries, but due to mistakes made by government in addressing peoples concerns as well as not being inclusive with members of parlament on the PN side, the loss will be there for all to see. gonz, being stubborn is not good.

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 22:53

Gonzi is not being stubborn. As aman of good foresight he is doing his best to open the eyes of the Maltese people about the BIG MISTAKE Malta will be doing in trusting the PL to manage our future!

m. borg (slm)

Mar 3rd, 19:02

Convince two voters each, Gonzi tells supporters

A clear admission of having failed to convince the electoprate himself.

Gonzi has lost it and now is asking his supporters to do his work. If he was unable to convince people what do his supporters have to contribute towards convincing others?

Ivan Attard

Mar 3rd, 19:02

I just got back from trying to convince 2 undecided voters and all I got was sod off!
Sorry Lawrence, the time is too late in the day to pick up the broken pieces. If the PN's loss in the next election means a change in the inner circle of the party and a return to its roots, then roll on next Saturday!

A Farrugia

Mar 3rd, 18:57

It's TOO LATE now Dr Gonzi!!!

Jason Borg

Mar 3rd, 18:56

50 elf ha nikkovincu lol

Michael Magri

Mar 3rd, 18:56

Convince two voters each, Gonzi tells supporters

OMG Gonz... Haven`t i heard that somewhere else lately... Hmmmmm... .Lets me see ta`... Oh Yes.. It was Dr Muscat last thursday when he was addressing a Massive Mass Meeting for youths.!

COPY CATS...!!! Besides Wenz.. GonziPN has become TOTALY IRRELEVANT for our NEW and BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL, as clearly Defined by DR. MUSCAT and the PL.

Mr Alistaire Gill

Mar 3rd, 18:56

United we stand with Joseph.

Divided we fall with Gonzi.

Gonzi not only differentiate between red and blue but also between different shades of blue.

Apart from this the PL has by far the better team and the better program.

How can Gonzi criticize the PL's program if he has stated that he has not even read it.

Many are yearning to have Malta taghna lkoll.

Tal-klikka surely don't like it.

Marcus Tabone

Mar 3rd, 19:16

your beloved leader wants to introduce a "minister of the South", if that doesnt spark divide then you are blind

Noel Abela

Mar 3rd, 18:53

Same old GonziPn story. They treat us like dirt for five years and then pretend that we let bygones be bygones. We may have been fooled once but certainly not this time round. Your days are number Dear Dr Gonzi and you cannot blame us for not giving in to your childish requests.

jane galea

Mar 3rd, 18:51

To late Dr Gonzi you don't convince them in five years how can your voters convince them in one week.

Joseph Bugeja

Mar 3rd, 18:51

Those voters are not undecided Dr Gonzi. They just prefer or refuse to divulge their preferences. Perhaps they don't want to end on a party list for ever labeled as P.N. sympathizers or otherwise, only to find they will be discriminated for ever by your party or your cronies.
I know what I am saying and I guess so does everybody.

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 23:02

How about being mature and voting for the benefit of Malta and not voting basing yourself on favours which is totally passe'. Grow up.

J. Camilleri

Mar 3rd, 18:50

COME ON BOYS COME ON GIRLS! LETS MAKE A NEW TOMORROW

u inhehhu min nofs sdin il-klikka ta' GonziPN

T. Caruana

Mar 3rd, 18:50

Mahfriet u oppozijoni tahmel bisuness partnership qabel tilhaq fil-gvern.
ohlom gahan. hallas gahan

david alamango

Mar 3rd, 18:48

Dr.gonzi are you living in a fancy world of your own. Im one of thus many people who have been hurt for many years & egnored. i never imagined it but if labour comes up, I will be one of thus people celebrating in the streets. As a flooter till you are leader, i will never vote for your party

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 23:08

@ Alamango. Do you think that when PL are elected they will not ignore you unless you are a die hard labourite? Very strange that an intellegent person lets himself be fooled by the Malta taghna ikoll slogan which is just a way to make people forget about the labour way of thinking and negative history. While you are celebrating join in the destruction of some Nationalist clubs. Enjoy:-)

Ethelbert Schembri

Mar 3rd, 18:47

Gonzi please stop insulting people's intelligence. GonziPN didn't fail in communication with the people, we the people understood perfectly what a mess is the GonziPN clique. We know it because we saw your clique getting richer and we getting worse day by day!!
If you still have some respect, make a step back say sorry for the mess you made and retire in peace and leave us take our country back!

M Cutajar

Mar 3rd, 18:47

It seems Gonzi is desperate for votes. He wants his diehard PN supporters to convince 2 others to vote PN now. First he made a plea for hurt voters to give him a second chance. Then he tries to scaremonger voters that he and his party are the only ones capable of managing the country. Too late man. 25 years in power is too much. You have too much garbage to carry and cover up.

L Zammit

Mar 3rd, 19:06

Yes, too much. But whom do you want to trust, Joseph? NO WAY. Malta is a nation that has moved forward in many aspects. With the PL (God forbid) in Government, we will lose all credibility and gradually, if not immediately, we will start sliding backward.

M Cutajar

Mar 3rd, 19:52

Mr Zammit - Typical hardcore PN supporter way of seeing things.Unbelievable. It seems that for you Malta's future is in the hands of Gonzi and his clique - God's gift to us poor Maltese. I tell you only one fact. Gonzi always mentions that if it was not for him we would be like Greece. The main cause of their failure was a very corrupt government, overspending & it seems we were on the same track

john muscat

Mar 3rd, 18:46

".....the PN would always always be there for the people of Sliema" , this is S. busuttil declaration, so other people residing elsewhere are forgotten, which makes a division among the Maltese. So, people beware of a GonziPN administration, and let only the Sliema residents vote for the PN.

Thomas Anderson

Mar 3rd, 20:45

There are Sliema residents and than there are the other Sliema residents, the children of a lesser God. First time you are in Sliema I propose you take a walk around Sliema and I am sure you will notice where the Labour supporters of Sliema live as the area has been forgotten by GonziPN.

jason cassar

Mar 3rd, 18:45

RIP PN

J. Stafrace

Mar 3rd, 18:43

Is this guy for real? Are fliema livell nizel!

effie stafrace

Mar 3rd, 18:43

People deserved to be treated
with dignity, justice, efficiency,
politeness, respect and
dedication, he said after years in power.shame on you

Vincent Mercieca

Mar 3rd, 18:43

Simon Busuttil has a very short memory unfortunately. He forgot that Greece got into this mess when there was a change in government and the new government uncovered the hidden mess of the one before it.
I hope and trust that history will not repeat itself here in Malta and if the Labour is elected to government they will not find a hidden mess, which I believe they will find.

Joseph Mifsud

Mar 3rd, 18:41

I have asked those people that were sent letters that their is secure.

Did i hit the nail?

Have the 7000 jobs been created in smart city?

Lawrence Fenech

Mar 3rd, 18:35

Gonz wicc in-nies li ikollok madwarek juri li is-siegha tal-gudizzju waslet, ipprova "smile you're on candid camera" forsi tiffunzjona. - 150 hours left.

H. Wait

Mar 3rd, 18:35

Dear Dr Gonzi. A week ago you said that PN will be winning this election. Aren't you sure now? You even said that both Gozo & the 5th district are yours. I'll be more than happy to quote you in 7 days time to add "insult to injury".
Good luck dear Prime Minister. You really need luck not to win this election but not to get the biggest PN defeat in Malta's political history.

J. Camilleri

Mar 3rd, 18:34

in nies ma jahfrux.... darba tithak bijhom

albert pace

Mar 3rd, 18:32

I never expected Simon Busutiil to be so negative. Is the the work of the PN strategy team? If AG is part of the strategy team then we should soon be witnessing Arriva and Smart City Results.

Malcolm Seychell

Mar 3rd, 18:32

We will try to convince them to vote labour, so the nationalist party goes back to the people and not to gonzi and a few people

W. Cassar

Mar 3rd, 18:28

I hope Gonzi loses by a wide margin... so that the PN can get rid of Gonzi and his circle, and go back to the party it once was... I will then return to vote PN no problem!

David Magro

Mar 3rd, 18:25

Dr.Gonzi...you cannot convince people when you was the PM who increased your own salary byEur0601.16 and left us with peanuts! Your time is up, we all need a change

Geoffrey Farrugia

Mar 3rd, 18:24

Let the sliema ghetto people vote for you then dr gonzi! Dignity and justice!!! I suggest you look the meaning of those words in a dictionary for you forgot long ago what they mean.

George Debono

Mar 3rd, 18:37

Geoffrey...at least its a nice Ghetto . with sane people inside it.

Anthony Mizzi

Mar 3rd, 18:42

..... and " OLIGARCHY" as well whilst you're at it!

Thomas Anderson

Mar 3rd, 20:41

I am a Sliema resident but come next Saturday I will be voting bil-qalb against people who voted bil-qalb against me.I will be voting Partit Laburista and no one is going to convince me otherwise.

Anthony Mizzi

Mar 3rd, 18:21

Try Dr. Franco Debono and Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando for starters .... maybe you will succeed where Dr. Gonzi failed!

Lawrence Fenech

Mar 3rd, 18:19

Ha ha ha ha Gonz din konferma li tlift nofs il fiducja li kellek mill partitarji tieghek, kont nahseb li int aktar intelligenti meta titkellem, imma issa qeghed parla minajr ma tahseb.

albert pace

Mar 3rd, 18:18

Gonzi keeps being negative till the very end. W e really pity him as he is being used to act this way

Paul Borg

Mar 3rd, 18:18

That was one desperate speach !!! Arrogance at it's best. The Oil Commision scandal has taken it's toll. Have we seen any of that money back yet ?????

Stephanie Vella

Mar 3rd, 23:13

How about startting off with 1.82 billion euros for MALTA as a start to getting our money back?

M. Spiteri

Mar 4th, 09:55

Stephanie, jekk ma tafx kif jahdmu dawn l affarijiet isma minni u tikkummentax ghal inqas

J Camilleri

Mar 3rd, 18:15

I am trying to convince 2 undecided ones, but to vote Labour ! The PN needs a strong result so that maybe it finally gets the message that GonziPN and it's clique, was a failure! You left many real PN supporters homeless.

Peter Paul Borg

Mar 3rd, 18:42

"Proset"......let's show the GonziPN clique that enough is enough.

T Mifsud

Mar 3rd, 20:01

True, but you forgot where Malta stands in the midst of a huge Depression, one of the greatest in history. We survived it well thanks to the PN. Yes they did make blunders but what matters is where my vote will be.

J Camilleri

Mar 3rd, 20:14

@ T Mifsud

This government took good decisions.
But just imagine what it would have done if he was focused 100% on the success of this country and it's people and not the problems they had internally. What amazes me is after all the buzullotti, no one is accountable.Even the holidays period they took last year is enough to mention......and this while building a NEW PARLIAMENT building!!

Elizabeth White

Mar 3rd, 18:15

People deserved to be treated with dignity, justice, efficiency, politeness, respect and dedication, he said.
"We must put people at the centre of our attention again. Modern society deserves that we follow this principle," he said.

You've been in government for all this time and you realise this 1 week before the elections? Very convenient..

Joe Grech

Mar 3rd, 18:12

He said 'People deserved to be treated with dignity, justice, efficiency, politeness, respect and dedication' What a joke!! Not even GRILLO could have put it better than that!

Stephen Grech

Mar 3rd, 18:12

Oh yes! Cause I have always been prone to listen to arguments put forward by people who's idea of fun is spending a sunday afternoon worshipping gonzi.....or muscat for that matter. Our politicians really believe that most voters are a fickle bunch don't they ?

Ray Abela

Mar 3rd, 18:11

"Dr Busuttil thanked the people from Sliema for always being there for the PN and said the PN would always be there for the people of Sliema" What about the rest of the population of Malta and Gozo? Will you still be there for us Dr.Busutill? Arrogance tal-pepe?

Donna Parnis

Mar 3rd, 18:11

Gonzi still trying to divide the people. People deserved to be treated with dignity, justice, efficiency, politeness, respect and dedication, he said. You forgot TRUTH, And remember in the PN NO ONE TAKES RESPONSIBILITY...

Matthew Azzopardi

Mar 3rd, 18:10

Desperate :)

Leonard Brincat

Mar 3rd, 18:10

Too Late. ahjar titghallem tisthi u ma tkunux arroganti

Ray Abela

Mar 3rd, 18:08

"When you go to vote, keep in mind that red means unemployment and blue means work," he said, adding that some people were trying to give a blue tinge to the colour red, but red it would remain".
Division is the message!!!!Unite people of Malta and Gozo and give our Islands the opportunity to become colour blind and I mean politically!

Joseph Borg

Mar 3rd, 18:04

Yes I tried to convince not 2 but 10 but unfortunately they all told me mhux hekk tghid we are not stupid as Gonzi think we are.

Paul Borg

Mar 3rd, 18:22

Smajta ta Simon " Malta tas Slimizi biss" hahahahah, jien ikkonvincewni , veru, imma biex nivvota Labour wara l-fjask ta bieb il belt li fallieni.

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