Opposition leader Simon Busuttil says he is confident he can win the next general election, despite the massive haemorrhage suffered by the Nationalist Party in the 2013 general election.

“The PN has experienced radical changes that occurred through a quiet revolution, without me having to boast about earthquakes,” Dr Busuttil tells The Sunday Times of Malta in an interview today.

The PN has learned from its mistakes, but at the same time the party is not stuck in its electoral loss, says Dr Busuttil.

Dr Busuttil says that when elected prime minister he promises to eradicate clientelism, protect citizens’ rights and introduce European standards of quality to replace the mediocrity and corruption in the country.

“I want to do away with the idea that you need to beg a politician for what is rightfully yours… I will be prime minister because I’m not someone who can be bought,” he says.

“We need to move on from simply being a member of the EU to adopting a European mentality… Joseph Muscat has taken us back in time. He fuels a mentality that is anti-European, dominated by selfishness, clientelism and mediocrity.”

Dr Busuttil also explains his plan to set up a citizen’s rights ministry that would ensure an individual would not need to go to different ministries when he feels his rights have been breached.