Ann Fenech will not be contesting the leadership of the Nationalist Party, she said this evening.
Dr Fenech was one of a number of people being encouraged to contest for the position on facebook.
Speaking on television, she said she could not be so presumptuous to go for such a position which had previously been filled by statesmen.
Another reason for not taking up the invitation was that she did not want to ruin the harmony that existed within her family which would certainly be lost if she occupied such a position.
She promised, however, to contribute more in party structures.