@Christine
Simple. Karol Aquilina, the Siggiewi vice-mayor and son of former Siggiewi mayor Nenu Aquilina, wants to be the new mayor and prospective Siggiewi MP now that Louis and Robert are out of the way.

Hi Daphne, did not understand what the “it” in your comment refers to.

@ D Muscat

Please don’t be silly.

The Greek economy was wrecked by the previous government, not by the present Greek socialist party. So much so that their NSO figures were so badly screwed up by the previous administration they they were revised upwards to 12.7% after the election due to the figures being fiddled around with.

You don’t have to be some economic genius to realize that this doesn’t constitute wrecking the economy.

It almost lost mine — I was only constrained by Alfred Sant. I’m sorry Pullicino Orlando made such a clown of himself these last few years. I’m sorry because I used to believe in his charisma … a long time ago.

I was astounded he got so many votes in the last election. Was it really a case of the party still giving him a push?

He had the option of lying low for a couple of years and proving he has the stamina for a long track. I wanted him to be back humbled and stronger. Not any more. Nothing personal, Jeff.

Politics is a decathlon not a sprint like some former young-PN party ‘stars’ seem to think. Alas it seems like the PL is following that same road.

Pride is the sharpest dagger a politician can fall on.

He should learn the meaning of hubris.

Last I checked the bank-breaking Greek Olympics were organized by a centre-right government headed by Karamantis.

I see you don’t let facts get in the way of prejudice…

Whether you like it or not Lawrence Gonzi is a success story. In political terms staying 9 to 10 years in office is an achievement. Moreover he is more similar to Fenech Adami than you think.

@ P Shaw – on this one you are completely wrong – this was 2003, under Eddie Fenech Adami and his reasons made sense – three kids still at school with a thriving private practice cannot be compared with either a parliamentary secretary’s or a minister’s pay.

[Daphne – His wife, the children’s mother, is rolling in it. I think you forget that.]

His votes were emotional votes ‘taken away’ from other PN candidates.

The reason that he refused the post of parliamentary secretary was simple. He wanted to become a minister immediately and be part of cabinet. As a parliamentary secretary he would have been under the responsibility of a minister.

Likewise, Giovanna Debono also refused other ministries offered to her by prime minister Fenech Adami. She wanted only one particular ministry and waited until that became available when Tabone failed to be returned to parliament.