PN to follow-up judicial process on vote recounts
The Nationalist Party may appeal a court decision which rejected its request for a recount of the votes cast in the general election on the eighth and the thirteenth electoral district, newly-elected MP Paula Mifsud Bonnici indicated this evening.
"We obviously respect the court decision but we will follow-up the judicial process," Dr Mifsud Bonnici, president of the PN national council, said on Radio 101 this afternoon.
She said that mistakes made in the counting of the ballot papers on the eighth and thirteenth districts meant that the PN had been denied two parliamentary seats.
According to the established formula, she argued, the difference in parliament between the PL and th PN should be seven seats, not nine.
The Constitutional Court had turned down the PN requests, saying there was no juridical need to have the recounts.
In this case, the court said, the candidates were not going to suffer any “prejudice” because they were still going to get elected.
Under the Constitution, the court observed, four seats had to be be credited to the Nationalist Party to achieve representation in Parliament proportional to its number one votes.
One of them is going to be assigned to Fredrick Azzopardi, a candidate for Gozo, and another to Claudette Buttigieg Pace, who contested in Birkirkara.
Mr Azzopardi had claimed Labour candidate Justyne Caruana had earned an extra nine votes because of a mistake by the Electoral Commission when counting the votes of the thirteenth district.
Several electoral commissioners testified that 10 votes had gone missing and the mistake was discovered when the votes of PN candidate Paul Buttigieg were being distributed.
Meanwhile, Ms Buttigieg Pace said that on the 14th count, when the votes of Nationalist candidate Michael Asciak were being redistributed, someone realised there was a bundle of her number one votes in Dr Asciak’s pile.
Ms Buttigieg Pace said she was then informed that because of a legal issue these votes could not be given to her.
However, the court, composed of Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri, Mr Justice Giannino Caruana Demajo and Mr Justice Noel Cuschieri, said that whether being elected through number one votes or by inheriting votes, the two candidates were still going to gain a seat in Parliament.
The law required that the electoral results should be finalised as quickly as possible and “there might be instances where mistakes can’t be corrected”.
The court did not rule out that there may be circumstances where absolute correctness supersedes the interest of certainty. However, this did not apply to the two applicants as they were not going to suffer, the court said.
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Joseph G. Muscat
Mar 20th, 13:32
PMB QUOTE `According to the established formula, she argued, the difference in parliament between the PL and th PN should be seven seats, not nine.`
WRONG
39PL-26PN=PL+13seats.
Constitution gave PN 4 tokens in proportion to votes.
ie 39PL-(26PN+4Token)=PL + 9 seats now.
If PN win the case we will have 37PL-29PN=PL + 9 seats (ready) no tokens now.
It will never be 7 seats.
This is Year 4 Maths!!
Simon Scerri
Mar 21st, 07:37
Sure your maths is wrong, check well before typing!!
j brincat
Mar 19th, 12:08
Sore losers!
jb
Gordon Farrugia
Mar 19th, 11:57
these people can't take a loss honorably. It is disgraceful how they keep doubting the electoral commission and the state they have left their ministries. Long may they remain in opposition; hopefully 10 years + will teach them some humility.
Austin Grech
Mar 19th, 09:53
if they ran the country with the same vigor as they are in these hand full of votes. They would still be in government. But instead they are sinking even deeper. surly a sad sad event for the PN
An. Vella
Mar 19th, 09:15
You know what? I'm sick of this story. I wish they just did a recount and it finished there. It's just getting ridiculous.
HERMANN PAUL FARRUGIA
Mar 19th, 08:47
The same electoral quandary in France would immediately trigger Le Conseil Constitutionel that has competence to reverse such an administrative error by ordering a rectification exercise even without complaint ever being filed.If an elected MP vacancy arises,byelection of next preferred candidate in same district ensues.If co opted MP vacancy arises next Party candidate inline from another confine is MP
Simon Cutajar
Mar 19th, 08:26
Ma nistax nifhem kif ser jibqaw iffitxu iz-zrara fl'ocejan ! mhux ahjar inxamru u nibdew nahdmu u niltaqaw man- nies u insaqsuwhom x'gara , x'kien qed iwegahom u alfejn warabnijhom . mhux bizzejjed hadna talima ser nibqaw ninhbew u biex taparsi tghaddi taghna . ejjew inpoggu saqajna ma l'art ghax diga bdejna nahlu il-hin ghal xejn .
Joseph Attard
Mar 19th, 07:56
Kieku jien nerga ngħodd kollox forsi nsib li fuq kollox il-PN rebah !
Lawrence Fenech
Mar 19th, 07:00
Beppe Fenech Adami hu l'uniku wiehed sissa li qed ikun sincier u onest dwar it-telfa tal PN u mhux jiftahar bil-passat tal PN u qed ihares il-quddiem. Tonio Fenech baqa' idoqq l'istess diska , jiftahar bil-passat u iwarrab ir-raguni ghaliex il-PN tilef l'elezzjoni. Beppe ghandu futur fil-partit jekk jibqa sejjer fuq din il linja li ma jitmellahx bin-nies.
joe muscat
Mar 19th, 06:53
MP Paula Mifsud Bonnici nahseb li ghandek zball , id-distakk xorta se jibqa` 9 siggijiet , il- PN diga inaghta 4 siggijiet kumpens , jekk il-qorti tiddeciedi li jsir il recount u il-PN ikollu ragun , jitnaqsu 2 siggijiet milli diga inaghtaw, ghax il-voti zejda li ghandu l-PL jirriflettu 9 siggijiet aktar
Edward Zammit
Mar 19th, 06:46
If there was a moment of doubt with a close shave win was definitely the 2008 election. With 36,000 PN is asked for recounts, what if it was just a mere 1,500? I think PN should follow what PL did from then on, just get on with it and do not waste time. Get your act together, that is quite a process and not an easy one either. There is no point crying over spilled milk!!!
Vince Piscopo
Mar 19th, 05:59
Bad losers better focus on how to be a constructive opposition like PL was for the benefit of the country as I fear they will end up being destructive as they were in govt!
David C
Mar 19th, 00:42
I can't understand why ppl including the court are finding it so difficult to understand.It's only logical that if u count something once and get to a total say 100,you count it the second time and you arrive to a different total say 105, you have to count it the third time to find out if the original figure was correct or if the 2nd figure is correct..How can you be sure that the 2nd figure is?
Salvu Borg
Mar 19th, 00:28
Forsi ghalhekk xi whud taw decizjonijiet meta jkun hemm deskripanza... sabiex wara jgu u jghidu xi skuza.... staqsu lill rapprezentanti tal-pn li kien hemm imexxu..... halluna bad losers
HERMANN PAUL FARRUGIA
Mar 18th, 22:56
This court sentence is alien to the spirit of our electoral law:It's one thing being elected as part of the full party complement of MPs on a given district and it's another to be co-opted MP due to the constitutional proviso that ascertains proportional representation.Refer to official published results for1987-2008 &you'll never find co-opted MPs names in the district lists of elected candidates
Evelyn Vella Clark
Mar 18th, 22:30
Intom tafu x'jigifieri justizzja? M'ghandux x'jaqsam min jitlef postu u min le. Il-bicca hi li se jkun hemm 2 kandidati tal labour fil-parlament meta mhux haqqhom ikunu hemm. Dak kollu. Issa min naha tal PN jekk ma jkunx hemm post ghat 2 l-ohra li qieghdin hemm u mhux suppost din xorta mhix gusta. L-iktar inkwetanti ghalija hi li l-qorti Alla jbierek ma jimpurtax jekk isiru l-izbalji.
Henry S Pace
Mar 18th, 20:38
' The court said that there might be instances where mistakes can’t be corrected '
This is unacceptable. The Electroral Commission's Lawyer has underestimated the Counting personel.
It is to be said that once the Ballot Paper Account is reconciled with the Votes , under no circumstances can there be a descrapancy of unaccounted votes.
Somebody have to explain this pitfall.
mark borg
Mar 18th, 20:32
Forsi ghalhekk mela min certu ministeri serqu sa is siggijiet tal Pn,biex jigu square .
V Mercieca
Mar 18th, 20:15
My appeal to the PN is to let the country go ahead and they should stop wasting more of this country’s time. GonziPN already wasted us almost a year and a half. Is that not enough? At the end of the day, what is the PN going to gain?
I hope that the Court will reject their application as frivolous.
Joseph Aquilina
Mar 18th, 21:10
How is this stopping the country? Note PN are not trying to bring the government down. Through this process only the truth can come out.
V Mercieca
Mar 19th, 08:07
@ Joseph Aquilina
It may delay the opening of parliament for one
E Bonello
Mar 18th, 20:11
PT4. therefore I don't think the MLP supporters have anything to brag about. If I was a MLP support I’ll be very cautious as not to write the PN off, things could still turn sour for the MLP in two years time.
mark borg
Mar 18th, 20:48
things could still turn sour for the MLP in two years time.
ha ha ha ghal anqas MLP baqalhom 2 years to turn sour (skont int) inthom il Pn things are already sour as from this week !
Wally Vella-Zarb
Mar 18th, 21:23
If you were a MLP supporter you would not have written all this nonsense and wishful thinking. If you really wanted to have a copy of the PL program you could have downloaded it from the internet, even from the TOM site. PL supporters had all the sections explained during the numerous sessions that were held all over the island and everyone had the opportunity for making suggestions.
Dion Borg
Mar 18th, 21:57
Wishful thinking springs to mind..I understand you're still battered and bruised..but to still think that Labour won't deliver the promise of reducing our utility bills when it's so clear now that "the OIL scandal" is all out..!! how can we be cautious..9 seats (13 in reality)...get a life..sour is a thing of PN's scaremongering..!! ohlom...
Noel Abela
Mar 18th, 22:19
The soon you accept this trashing the better because no matter how much you try to deny it this result is historic. As for things to turn sour all I can tell you is " DREAM ON"
Joseph Arpa
Mar 18th, 23:08
Mr.Bonello your arguments make zero sense!!!! MLP supporters dont have anything to brag about when MLP thrashed PN with 36000 votes, you think 36000 votes just fell out of the sky, you think the positive attitude and positive campaign from MLP didn't make PN look like children with their negative dirty attitude/campaign? Did you really believe that Simon was gonna win the election by just smiling?
David Magro
Mar 19th, 05:21
Wishfull thinking my friend. This time the PL has a strong majority and situation is not similar to 1996. The people have elected the PL for 5 years , now its PN turn to make a revamp, learn about the policy of inclusion maybe after 5 years it will get a chance to be trusted by the people...if it does changes its attitude and do away with arrogance and away with the thinking of the "divine rule".
Vince Piscopo
Mar 19th, 12:58
Mr Bonello I've quit believing fairytales for almost 40yrs now. However from your wishful thinking behind your text think you still do don't you? lol!
Joe Sammut
Mar 18th, 20:11
The candidates would not suffer but their party will suffer.
E Bonello
Mar 18th, 20:10
PT3. the past PN administration achieved. Very Few of the 36,000 voters really knows what the MLP electoral manifesto consisted of & the proposals the MLP was pledging to the electorate. So basically, yes labour won by 36,000 votes at a time when the country desperately needed a change at the helm, but the PN won 7 out of the last 10 election since the independence,
D Zarb
Mar 18th, 23:23
True but never with such an overwhelming historic walkover. The PN are still clutching at straws.
E Bonello
Mar 18th, 20:09
PT2. And no wonder, when JM had the likes of JPO & FD doing the dirty work for him. This time around the general conception was that the country needed a change at the helm, people voted for a change. In my opinion FD & JPO done all the work as their indignation & allegations against their own party have overcasted the progress & good results
E Bonello
Mar 18th, 20:09
The MLP forgot that it spent the last 25 years in opposition. It's evident that they still don't get it , winning the election with a landslide victory after 25 years in opposition is not that hard to accomplish. This was the first time in a general election that the MLP had not distributed it's electoral manifesto to the electorate & it still won the election.
Paul Borg
Mar 18th, 21:09
Mr Bonello, if you think the electorate just voted Labour for the sake of change, Can you immagine how corrupt and arrogant the People's perception was of the PN. Enjoy !
Joseph Bonnici
Mar 18th, 21:36
Have'nt you got over it yet Mr.Bonello. It's not the last 25 years that count but now and tomorrow.
mark borg
Mar 19th, 08:41
l-ewwel nett sur bonello l mlp kienu fil gvern mil 1996 sa 1998 allura 15 il sena fl -oppozizzjoni u anyway la qed niftahru bis snin INSEJTHOM IL LABOUR MILL 1971 sa 1987 ? sittax il sena straight jigverna ? record ta 16 il sena ! iva il l-elezzjoni ta 1981 il labour rebah u igverna skont il kostituzzjoni . allura il Pn bil ftahir kollhu l-anqas qatt irealizajtu li ir record ta 16 il sena gahnd PL
R Collins
Mar 19th, 09:16
@ Joseph Bonnici
I agree with you Joseph, first of all it's 15 years at one stretch because they seem to forget that and that's in the past now, been there done that. The sad reality is that Mr Bonello has to wake up every morning under a PL government for at least 5 years!
Francis Raeymaekers
Mar 18th, 20:01
To my many PN friends: Get a grip chaps! What you offered was no longer wanted by a majority of the people of Malta. Go humbly into opposition, take stock (not illusion) and re-invent yourselves as a credible party that connects with people and not just the Klikka! ( the too important to fire, few...) Here are a some ideas to chew over: Open meritocracy, PP finance reform, & working legal system.
J Martinelli
Mar 18th, 21:44
Funny you say that "what the NP offered was no longer wanted by a majority of the people", but apparently they are stuck with a PN Budget which the LP voted against and are adopting it, lock stock and barrel!
By now the Labour government should have started digging for the new power station, the pier, the tanks and fervently searching for a few of the 400 ships which are required to deliver LNG!
David Farrugia
Mar 18th, 19:47
Is Paula in her right senses? If they get those two seats, she'll lose hers and CMB's!
Carmel Borg
Mar 18th, 20:17
Democracy wins over personal gain.
P. Attard
Mar 18th, 22:21
Yes she and her cousin would lose their respective seats, and the same for two labour candidates too.....That way we would have four less MP's wages to pay out of our taxes, no? Not a bad idea!
Joseph M. Grech.
Mar 18th, 19:46
Ara veru tal-MLP ma jinbidlux.
F'okkazjonijiet ohra tghidx kemm zeffinna d-demokrazija u r-rieda tal-poplu, issa ghax ma jaqblilhomx u ftit granet ilu kienu qed jghidu l-kontra jridu li kollox jibqa' kif inhu.
Anki l-qorti ammettietu l-izball. Tnejn fil-parlament mhux suppost qeghdin hemm u qed jiehdu post haddiehor u daqshekk - full stop. Anki dawn it-tnejn mid-dehra ggranfati mas-siggu!!!!!!!
B. Cachia
Mar 18th, 19:44
The irony is that if the Party is successful in overturning results on those two districts, both Paula Mifsud Bonnici herself and her cousin Carmelo will lose the seat they gained via the compensation mechanism, as the Party would no longer need to be given two extra seats to reach proportionality.
Joseph Aquilina
Mar 18th, 19:42
I cannot understand some comments from PL supporters. PL are in government - that cannot be changed. A recount can either prove that PN are right, in which case PL will have 7+ seats in parliament, or else prove they are wrong in which case PL will have 9+ seats in parliament!
What is the problem!? Why so bothered?
B. Cachia
Mar 18th, 20:57
No, it would still be 9 seats, but both parties would lose two MPs.
twanny borg
Mar 18th, 19:41
Mur gib kieku l-izbal sar kontra l-pl x'kienu jghidu? Veru mickey mouse lanqas nafu nghoddu voti fl-elezzjoni u dan approvat mill-qrati.
Salvu Borg
Mar 19th, 00:40
Inti taf min ghazilhom ir-rapprezantanti tal-PN mhux inthom li htartu il-kummissjoni
Francis Farrugia
Mar 18th, 19:31
Jiena nhoss li din id-decizjoni hija falza. Dan ifisser li min ikun qieghed jodd il-voti jista jghamel zbalji kemm irid u kollox jintefa taht it-tapit. Noqghodu attenti ghaliex la darba decizjoni tal-qorti tigi accettata din tista tolqot liz-zewg partiti. L=affarijiet ahjar jigu ccarati issa ghax imbaghad ikun tard wisq
Joseph Aquilina
Mar 18th, 19:43
Why do you think PL and PN have people checking? People do mistakes!
Lawrence Camilleri
Mar 18th, 19:51
Hekk hu. Kif qalet il-Qorti, li xi zbalji xi drabi ma jistghux jigu rrangati jaghti lok ghal abbuz u f'kaz ta' elezzjoni generali zbalji bhal dawn li graw u li prima facie kienu intenzjonati, fi process demokratiku huma insult ghad-demokrazija. Ma nafx kif kazi bhal dawn, zbalji cari ma ghandhomx ikunu rrangati.
George Muscat
Mar 18th, 19:27
Ahjar milli nfetqu naraw min kisser u farrak u ha li ried!
Carmel Borg
Mar 18th, 20:19
Hekk sewwa qed tghid. Nibdew billi nistaqsu ghalfejn ir rapport sar l ghada u mhux mal ewwel? Ghala l media u mhux il pulizija?
Ethelbert Schembri
Mar 18th, 19:21
Just ask this; what where the PN counting agents doing during the process? They are there to watch every single vote and if needed check immediately if there was a mistake or not and every recount they called was for nothing.
This is only a childish attempt from the PN to try look like it was a victim of some sort of conspiracy against, isn't it better if they stop moaning and move on!!
Joseph Aquilina
Mar 18th, 19:39
1) PN are not after power - 7 seats majority is also a lot.
2) PN must really believe mistakes were done if they continue with a court case. At the end the important is that the truth comes out!
B. Cachia
Mar 18th, 19:46
Joseph, it wouldn't be seven, but nine - but the candidates elected would be different, and there would be two fewer members in Parliament. The 9-seat majority for Labour is guranteed by the Constitution as that's what their majority translates to in terms of seats.
Ethelbert Schembri
Mar 18th, 21:39
1) I never said that the PN are after power but they just want to look as a victim of some sort of plot
2) The truth already came out with all the checks made by the electoral commission and the same PN representatives that were there to check the counting.
As I said this is just a childish act by the PN and they should just stop this nonsense and move on !!
Gordon Grech
Mar 18th, 19:19
RECOUNT!!!!!!! Jekk kienu tant certi li fit-tlettax il-distrett kien hemm disa voti (alla jbierek) li ''bi zball'' marru fuq Justyne'' sa fejn naf jiena talbu recount!!! U xsabu? Ma ghadniex taht il-motto ''flimkien kollox possibli!!!''! Possibli kien darba! U ejja halluna! Ghaqdu partit l-ewwel!
Wilfred Camilleri
Mar 18th, 19:18
The court said that whether being elected through number one votes or by inheriting votes, the two candidates were still going to gain a seat in Parliament. What sort of thwarted reasoning is this? That's not the point is it? If mistakes were made they should be corrected. The court also said that absolute correctness supersedes the interest of certainty. No kidding!
Joe Felice-Pace
Mar 18th, 19:28
Let us say that the candidate resigns his/her seat during the legislature.That will certainly complicate matters. So why not clarify the problem now?
A Vella
Mar 18th, 19:15
Jahasra mux xorta l-istess xorta haduwhom it 2 seats komplu warrbu nies minn makom biex next time tkun 50000 flok 36000
Clayton Borg
Mar 18th, 19:13
Ghaliex il-PN qed jghidu li d-distakk kien ikun ta' 7 u mhux ta' 9 kieku sar re-count ? Milli nista' nifhem kieku vera hemm zball id-distakk ta' siggijiet kien ikun ta' 9 siggijiet u l-PN ma kien jizdiedlu l-ebda siggu iehor skond il-kostituzjonu (u mhux 4 kif gara) , allura d-distakk kien jibqa ta' 9 .
Joseph Lau
Mar 18th, 19:30
Le ghax jekk intrebhu 2 siggijiet mil MLP li l PN qed jghidu li suppost rebhuwhom huma jonqsu 2 siggijiet ta l MLP u jinataw lil PN. Bhekk il PN id distakk jigi ta 7 siggijiet anki jek tnehhi it tnejn l ohra li inghatawlhom skont il proporzjon tal voti. Xorta bla sens imma id distakk hemm jibqa ;/
B. Cachia
Mar 18th, 19:50
Le, Joseph, ghax il-PN f'dak il-kaz jinghata biss zewg siggijiet ta' kumpens u mhux erbgha. Dawn iz-zewg siggijiet diga gie kkumpensat ghalihom il-PN. L-unika konsegwenza tkun li jinqalghu mill-Parlament zewg deputati minn kull partit (dawk li gew eletti ghall-PL fit-8 u t-13-il distrett, u z-zewg deputati nazzjonalisti li nghataw siggu biex tintlahaq proporzjonalita - jigifieri Paula u CMB).
Catherine Fenech
Mar 18th, 23:33
Fil-verita il-PL gab magoranza ta 13 il-siggu. Pero skond il-ligi eletorali ma jistax ikun em distak akbar min 9 sigijit bejn iz zewg partiti.Alek il-PN inata 4 zejda. Issa jekk is siggijit tat 8 u 13 distrett jinataw Lil PN, id-distak jinzel al 9 sigijit u alek ma jkunx em bzon ta agustamenti u Paula l-ewel wahda ma titlax. Paula Jew ma tafx tghod Jew trid tqaraq bil-poplu.
John Michael
Mar 18th, 19:08
It is insignificant how much in numbers the PN lost the Election, but it is more than rightous that evrey voter is treated as a CITIZEN and his Valid vote is significant and should go the the right candidate no matter what , otherwise what is the use of Voting... Yes there should be a Recount.
HERMANN PAUL FARRUGIA
Mar 18th, 18:50
In my view the court of Constitutional Appeal ought to be reconvened urgently & order recounts.If the PN is right,the 8th District should have Claudette Buttigieg & the 13th Fred Azzopardi as duly elected candidates,PN having won these constituencies which would at least be an infinitesimal consolation in the circumstances.In view of the mistake,still co-opt 4 as MP's:EZL/JC for PL & CMB/PMB for PN.
Henry S Pace
Mar 18th, 18:41
While the two candidates will have a seat in parliament the Nationalist Party per se were denied the two seats by right.
The point raised by the court was a ' .MATTER OF CONVENIENCE '
A MODUS VIVENDI
Charles Massa
Mar 18th, 18:39
Tal PN iridu jammettu li qalu tkaxkira. 37000 vot mhux cajta u ahjar joqodu kwieti u janalizzaw it telfa
Joseph Galea
Mar 18th, 18:59
M'ghandu x'jaqsam xejn Sur Charles Massa.......tizloqx fin-niexef.
Richard Caruana
Mar 18th, 19:15
If the counting process is carried out and the mistakes found out, it would mean that two PL candidates were elected when they shouldn't have been.
Ms Caruana in Gozo, and another on the eighth district will have to give up their seats.
E Bonello
Mar 18th, 20:36
Charles with your argument, the MLP lost 7 out of the last 10 election, I guess after 25 years in wilderness the MLP should bow its head to the electorate and not capitalize from a genuine mistake. My God some mentality , give them an inch & they take a mile. But can you expect any better ?????
L Zammit
Mar 18th, 20:45
X'kumment redikolu. Jekk jitilghu id-deputati nazzjonalisti kif suppost, bil-voti miksuba, dik id-deputata tal-PL li ghajjret lill tal-PN 'sriep', kif jixirqilha, tbqa barra.
Catherine Fenech
Mar 18th, 23:48
@ L Zammit....kemm ha ddumu ssemu bis-sriep. Mela l-kap ta l-opozizjoni L. Gonzi x'imissu jamel meta ddikjara publikament li l-laburisti ngaluh jisthi, jigifiri 55% tal-poplu malti lil gonzi jgalu jisthi. Din il-vera razzizmu u kliem ta firda hierga Minn halq ta dak li kien PM sa gimgha ilu, Sur Zammit. Tal-wahx.
L Zammit
Mar 19th, 20:35
Catherine Fenech: Tal-wahx huma dawk il-kummenti li ghajjru lin-nazzjonalisti "sriep". U xi nghidu ghall kjummenti moqzieza ta' Joe Debono Grech jew ta' George Vella fuq l-istudenti. Dawn it-tip ta' kummenti ma jintesew qatt u jibqghu jigru maghkhom.
HERMANN PAUL FARRUGIA
Mar 18th, 18:39
I have nothing but respect for CMB,PMB,Ed Zammit Lewis & Justyne Caruana & congratulate them for their good show &determination.But for the record,I cannot but not air my disappointment at the Highest Court of Our Land that has passed the wrong message to us electors.Our Constitutional Court accepts as valid a declared mentality of"Nillapazzaw ftit hawn,nghawwgu jew inraqqu kemmkemm minn hemm".!
Nicholas Magro
Mar 18th, 18:39
Is there anybody at Pieta to take a final decision???? The country has to move on.
Seems PN election organizers team was out of frequency!!!!!
Dennis Zammit
Mar 18th, 18:13
Paul Buttigieg was a PN candidate and NOT Labour.
A. Sultana
Mar 18th, 18:06
These mistakes means 2 extra PL seats in government and in parliament. Unless they will be working for free, this is complete injustice.
Abe Sammut
Mar 18th, 18:29
taf li il-labour taghhom 4 siggiejiet? jekk jaghmlu recount u ittellaw 2 inehhulkom 2 u tigu xorta.
John Camilleri
Mar 18th, 18:04
But the taxpayer will suffer, because instead of 67 he will have to pay for 69 deputies.
Martin Saliba
Mar 18th, 18:15
I dont remember you mentioning any suffering of the people untill today .
john muscat
Mar 18th, 18:03
It's better to follow up who was responsible for the wilful damage and thefts from ALL the ex ministers' offices!
Jonathan Zammit Lapira
Mar 18th, 18:01
Mela se nibqghu bis-SOUR GRAPES???????????
GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON FOR A NEW BEGINING.
Joe Tabone
Mar 18th, 18:31
Jon,
This is called JUSTICE!
What a coincidence - 10 Paul Buttigieg (PN) votes were lost and Justyne (PL) was elected by 9 votes!!!
C Dalli
Mar 18th, 17:58
hello? someone is in denial
Wenzu Cole
Mar 18th, 17:49
Just get over it and move on................
Wilfred Camilleri
Mar 18th, 19:15
You wouldn't be saying that if the mistakes were done on the PL's candidates! If mistakes were made, they should be corrected regardless of the consequences.
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