Gonzi to propose body to analyse PN defeat
Lawrence Gonzi outside party headquarters yesterday. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Nationalist leader Lawrence Gonzi intends proposing setting up a commission to analyse the reasons behind last week’s general election defeat.
Dr Gonzi yesterday said his intention was to make the proposal at the party’s next executive committee meeting, in line with what the PN had done in 1996 when it last lost a general election.
He was speaking following the first PN parliamentary group meeting following the heavy defeat suffered by the party at the hands of Labour. The PL won the election by 36,000 votes, the worst result for the PN since Malta achieved independence in 1964.
During yesterday’s meeting, the group elected by secret ballot the 13 members to represent it on the party’s executive committee.
Dr Gonzi said the defeat would be discussed at the next executive committee meeting, probably being held next week.
A decision by the executive would also have to be taken on which seats will be given up by candidates elected on two districts. This will pave the way for the casual elections which will see the inclusion of more candidates in the PN parliamentary group.
Dr Gonzi had said immediately after the election that he would be stepping down as PN leader.
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Joe Abela
Mar 18th, 13:42
In 2008, Gonzi said that they have to listen to us ( the electorate)), and they did not, now we ask him and his clique to listen for the last time, stay away from the party, and give real change a chance.
Francis Farrugia
Mar 17th, 16:53
Nispera li din il-kummissjoni ma tkunx mghamula min nies fil-partit ghaliex inkellha il-htija taqa fuq kullhadd barra min fuq l-amministrazzjoni li fl-opinjoni tieghi ghandha 90 fil-mijja tat-tort. Jiena cert li hawn nies li m`humiex membri tal-partit u li zgur kapacci jsijbu ir-raguni ta` distakk daqsehekk kbir. Pero min jinghazel irid jinghata il-liberta li jkun jista jitkellem ma kullhadd
Frans Bugeja
Mar 21st, 20:58
Naqbel mieghek perfettament,Francic,
anzi nzid li anke nies li ma kienux fil-Partit u kienu parti mit-telfa ma ghandhomx jigi kusidrati
Joe Tabone
Mar 17th, 16:02
The PN have won SIX (6) elections from the last 8. They will return to winning ways in a few years time!
Norman Abela
Mar 17th, 15:22
I don´t believe it... The Nationalist Party were actually surprised that they lost the election. If they had listened to what the people said then maybe the surpise would have been less.. instead they opted to squash whoever made constructive criticism. I bet the analysing body will not take 6 years to come up with results this time :-)
E. Azzopardi
Mar 17th, 14:39
Ask the PEOPLE in the street, why there was such a heavy defeat!
James Tyrrell
Mar 17th, 14:21
Save the money and effort. Just look in a mirror for your answer.
henry caruana
Mar 17th, 14:09
maria0549 l-immaruta ta l-imhuh li jsegwu l'istutizzjonijiet barranien immexxija mill karfa, li wasslet il-
partit taghna jiggverna bl' ipokresija-arroganza-korruzzjoni miftuha u djun immensabli fi hdana u hdan uliedna.
Il problemi kbar mohbija taht l-imhadda, li bit-tmun f'idejhom, l-imhuh immaturi arroganti dahhluna fihom ALLA biss ghandu il capacita biex jehlisna minnhom
Tonio Bone
Mar 17th, 13:21
What's the use? The writing was on the wall in February 2008! PN won by a whisker and plodded on with taking care of the bigger picture when it was clear the common citizen was suffering.
Honoraria, ARMS, BWSC, ARRIVA, unaccountability, wrong priorities and the disability to control cabinet bullies and sulking backbencher/s are the reasons why the electorate decided it was time for the change!
Tony Scicluna
Mar 19th, 13:21
I agree Tonio. It is now important to decide the next step forward and be humble in defeat. Give Mario DeMarco and Chris Said a chance.
David Jones
Mar 17th, 13:17
Is there anything which is still unclear and needs analysis? The reason is simple a disastrous management in some ministries namely Transport and Health and the list goes on, a negative election campaign manifesting fear and mud clinging, uncontrollable ministers. All these factors gave the PN a colossal defeat. The bottom line is the country had enough of this bluff.
I Mercieca
Mar 17th, 13:09
Staqsi lill-Imgarrab Dr.Gonzi.
Dur dawra ma bosta mill-Ex Ministri li kellek, dur dawra man-nies li kellhom jahdmu fil-Ministeri u tinduna ghala ntilfet l-elezzjoni.
Int kien mohhok biss fil-gid tal-Pajjiz li grazzi ghalik bqajna nhaddmu n-nies u ma fallejniex bhall-pajjizi ohra.
Kif konna nafu, kif gejjin wiehed ghad irid jara.
Izda niehu gost nara certu nies arroganti ma huthom jilghaqu l-art.
Frans Bugeja
Mar 21st, 21:00
Prosit tassew.It-tieni vers tieghek ilni nippritkah 3 snin
Malcolm Seychell
Mar 17th, 12:01
You do not need professional people. the reasons are
corruption
no accountability
slaves of the eu
ministers do not deliver
courts do not work
no whistleblower law
Euro 500 wage rise
in favour of illegal immigrants
Voted against the majority in parliament on divorce
Electricity bills
Lucienne Dimech
Mar 17th, 11:46
Too little too late .
Victor Rodenas
Mar 17th, 11:42
Franco and others have been telling you .......you did not listen,..the writing was on the wall.Thank God that there are people who have the courage to vote against their own Party, if they know that they are wrong,....it takes courage to do so...prosit.
Paul Cassar
Mar 17th, 11:17
please go and we will always remember you for:
1. DESTROYING CITY GATE BEYOND REDEMPTION
2. PLUNGING MALTA INTO 5,000 000 000e DEBT.
3. HIGH CORRUPTION by international index.
Kenneth Azzopardi
Mar 17th, 10:42
This is the legacy you will be leaving behind you since you have consistently refused to listen to the complaints of the people instead you decided to move ahead despite the referendum results, despite the fact that three of minister left your party, despite the fact that all the country was telling you that you need to effect changes in governance. Unfortunately, now you have reached the end.
Paul Cassar
Mar 17th, 10:33
please save the time, effort and possibly money....................................we have been telling you for years now..........YOU ARE THE PROBLEM........................hope you don't go to the pn council for blessing, as you always did every time you lost in parliament,................. remember ?.....................HOPELESS LEADERSHIP.
Eric Soames
Mar 17th, 09:44
Goodness sir, don't you get it? Arrogance, haughtiness, god-complex, ivory tower syndrome, stubbornness, together with some really hairbrained money-spending ideas. So save your time and money and in the words of a Rolling Stones song - You Better Move On!
Austin Grech
Mar 17th, 09:34
let us save you the trouble, time and money sur Gonzi. Corruption, arrogant, miss management and lie's. Not to mention back stabbing to those who supported the PN though the years. don't commotion, just ask the 37000 that booted you out of office.
B. Storace
Mar 17th, 08:34
Stubbornness, arrogance, weak leadership with party members, the deaf ear syndrome, Austin Gatt, City Gate, demolishing and massacre of trees, concrete everywhere, MEPA, law courts .......anything else!!!
Victor Pulis
Mar 17th, 08:05
The analysis has been going on these past months before the election. The signs were all there written with metre high letters on the wall for those who wanted to heed them. I, a simple ignoramus could see the defeat of the PN a mile away as could all those with open eyes to the signs of the times. The party must start NOW otherwise it will face at least 15 more years in opposition.
John Abela
Mar 17th, 08:05
Dear ex-PM, let me help you. Corruption, incompetence, arrogance, Arriva fiasco, the roads, oil scandal, White Rocks, MCAST training tender, VAT scandal, hospital waiting lists, divorce, 500 euro per week, DCG, Smart City fiasco, Giovanna Debono, hospital waiting lists, consultant appointments at MDH. Do you really need a commission? Are you really so arrogant not to realise why you lost?
Victor Vella
Mar 17th, 07:58
For God`s sake Gonzi what analyses you want to make. Leave once and for all the PN because you were the common denominator of the tkaxkira kolossali that you and you yourself as the leader with your hatred, bluff, arrogance, corruption, challenging those same people that elected you, and treated the Maltese like a herd or cattle. People are not wrappers. People have body, soul and blood. And now.
R Axisa
Mar 17th, 06:44
Din wahda mill-problemi tal-PN - li hsiebu fil-kummissjonijiet u jinjora l-ghajta tal-poplu. Mur fil-pjazez u saqsi lin-nies, u malajr tkun taf il-bosta ragunijiet ghaliex din it-telfa. Wara kollox, niskanta kif inti stess ma tafx ir-ragunijiet - ikolli nghid li tassew maqtughin mill-poplu.
Charles Mangion
Mar 17th, 06:18
Why waste time and money on the web site My choice PN the people have already told you the arrogance of certain Ministers and officials the corruption in certain sectors that persons the goverment have appointed but the most the need of the people especially PN members the party ignored they were up for promotion and posts even interviews at Mater Dei they were cancelled a day before it was due
Maria Camilleri
Mar 17th, 05:49
I think that what went wrong was the fact the we Maltese are immature and instead of voting for a better future for our youths and children we vote for personal favours. It was silly changing a government which has been highly praised by BBC and others at a time when other much bigger countries are facing disasters.
Martin Saliba
Mar 17th, 21:21
How deep have you buried your head ?
Charles Grixti
Mar 17th, 02:44
Does the PN really need to investigate why they lost the election? Then they are more out of touch with the populace then they think.
Mr Peter Korsten
Mar 17th, 02:13
Oh, that's pretty simple. The PN have been relying too long on fear for the PL pointing back to the 80s. Guess what: the tables have turned. Where the PL used to have an image of violence, the PN has now been tainted with an image of being ineffectual, a clique, cronyism, nepotism, you name it. It will be a very tall order indeed for the PN to have a chance at all in the 2018 elections.
ANTHONY PAVIA
Mar 17th, 11:39
Don't you get the feeling that the new Labour Movement is exactly just what the Nationalist Party should have developed into??!! I surmise that what went wrong was Mintoff's side-lining of Sant, which allowed the unprepared, still developing PN to lose its way, and how!!
Pippo de Marco
Mar 17th, 00:59
He still doesn't get it, does he ?
You don't need to set up a body' Dr Gonnniii All you need is to listen to those people you previously ignored. Then look back over the comments and letters in this newspaper to discover how unpopular you were/are and where it all went wrong.
Mark Fleri
Mar 16th, 23:05
Are you really that blind that you can't see why you lost the election?
Pierre Micallef-Grimaud
Mar 16th, 22:43
The party lost 1000s of bodies (and souls) so it's useless to form anything now. Guess we now give our new gov a chance to produce what it promised then we decide later on. Perhaps the PN candidates need to be checked out rather than their followers.
Mr Mike Farrugia
Mar 16th, 22:29
You have the list of all of us who did not vote. Come to us and we will tell you.
Joanne Micallef
Mar 16th, 22:23
Mela ma rahx Affari Taghna lbierah Dr Gonzi, qabbli le ghax min kien hemm 'irrilevanti'
Ronnie Callus
Mar 16th, 22:20
Ask Dr.Austin Gatt who told you that you are going to stay for another 20 years.
Christian Falzon
Mar 16th, 22:11
Waste of time when you was gonna make the public transport reform everbody told you that is not gonna work and those involved in the strike you put them in prison for no reason. You said that you dont care from their votes. So now uou are worrying? Now everything is under control.
George Camilleri
Mar 16th, 21:53
Hafna cerimonji....
M'hemm xejn x'tanalizza... ehislu mil-imbarazz illum qabel ghada
Mr leo attard
Mar 16th, 20:38
waste of time --- just treat the people in general with respect, give them justice, dont lie to them ---- in one word: respect
henry caruana
Mar 16th, 20:26
do we need a body ?
Just ask anyone sitting around at our headquarters and you have
the answer
You and your surrounding hyporeite hyenias
Please choose the reason of your report below: