Pierre Portelli has resigned from the post of administrative council president of the Nationalist Party, the PN said in a statement last night. The reason, it said, was that his professional career did not permit him to occupy a post in a political party.

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, as leader of the Nationalist Party, was informed through a letter sent yesterday.

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