If elected to Parliament, Alternattiva Demokratika would not stamp its feet to get its way, party chairman Michael Briguglio said yesterday.

“I don’t like Franco Debono’s style, although he raised valid arguments… I must assure voters that AD will surely not stamp our feet and want things our way or nothing,” Dr Briguglio said.

“We will be a bridge between the two parties and promote dialogue where needed.”

He was replying to journalists asking him to elaborate on what he meant when he said on Friday night that AD was not “a Franco Debono or Beppe Grillo”.

Dr Debono voted against his party line most notably in the Budget in December. Italian comedian-turned-politician Mr Grillo, meanwhile, has declared himself as being “anti-politics”.

Dr Briguglio said acting like them would be “political suicide” since people would never vote AD again.

“We believe in the power of persuasion… we’ve managed to influence Parliament about the divorce issue from outside Parliament.”

Speaking about electoral proposals he said AD was all for civil liberties and believed in working towards equality and for the rights of minorities, such as the gay community.

He said that AD was also recommending amending the Constitution to ensure there was a clear distinction between State and Church.

However, Catholicism would still be mentioned in the Constitution in the context of its great contribution to Maltese society.