Comments on: I suspect John Dalli is pushing for co-option to parliament

By: salvu

salvu — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:00:18 +0000

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-03-14/news/john-dalli-awaits-cabinet-reshuffle-4255023111/

John Dalli’s reactions to TMI’s questions do give an indication that he is sort suggesting (dictating) to our prime minister the way forward.

By: gaetano pace

gaetano pace — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:17:39 +0000

Only the Mafia in italy talks of strangers as fratello, cugino, famiglia, sangue, sorelle e cgine. The rest are the politicians in Italy.

By: ciccio

ciccio — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:41:58 +0000

In reply to ciccio.

OK, ok, I take my comment about competence back. Not that I have to, really, because if John Dalli is “in” with the rest, then it follows that he is “in” competent.

Having profoundly analysed the replies above, I think that Joseph Muscat should push to have John Dalli appointed Head of OLAF, possibly replacing Giovanni Kessler.

By: Pawlu

Pawlu — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:18:34 +0000

I’m not sure Daphne, but I think that co-option is only done when the vacated seat is a seat won through a casual election. To fill in Coleiro Preca’s seat, I believe that a casual election has to take place. Can someone check exactly our electoral law?

By: RJC

RJC — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 08:07:03 +0000

Well, Mintoff chose his successor KMB from outside Parliament, bypassed the party’s general council, and we know the rest of the story. ‘Been there, done that’, as Muscat would say?

By: gann bello

gann bello — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:25:30 +0000

If Dalli is let into the Labour Parliamentary group and into the cabinet, Joseph Muscat will risk a mutiny of unforeseen proportions.

With this scenario Muscat would be committing harakiri. He may be under pressure but this one would need all the spin in the world to sell in his own camp, let alone outside it.

What if JPO, Franco Debono and Mugliett want to follow suit? It would be easier to spin off the bombshell if Dalli breaks his alleged silence than to spin John Dalli’s presence in this cabinet.

By: Gahan

Gahan — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:44 +0000

In reply to anon. Kienet qisha fuq il-patibolu hdejn il-bojja qabel ma jdahlilha l-ingassa f'ghonqa.

By: Qeghdin Sew

Qeghdin Sew — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:56:05 +0000

In reply to ciccio.

Competent?

The word you’re looking for also starts with ‘co’ but that’s where the similarities stop.

By: Kif inhi din?

Kif inhi din? — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:20:53 +0000

If this is the case he just has the PM by the balls.

By: Salvu

Salvu — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:06:37 +0000

Your article reminded me of another blog written by Lou Bondi almost three years ago.

http://loubondi.blogspot.com/2011/08/john-dalli-joins-partit-laburista.html

My immediate reaction to both your suspicion and Lou Bondi’s conclusion was identical. It followed this pattern

– Nah, I disagree. That’s purely fanta-politics.
– Unlikely, but never say never.
– Labour supporters cannot possibly accept that. Yes, but they tend to accept anything if their leader says so. They did accept Manuel Mallia as a cabinet minister didn’t they ?
– End conclusion : unlikely but possible.

IF, on the other hand, John Dalli is linked to Henley & Partners’ deal with the Labour Party when still in opposition, my conclusion is that Lou Bondi was right in stating that John Dalli joined the Partit Laburista in 2011 (if not before).

And if that is the case, John Dalli and Henley and Partners won the election in 2013. John Dalli would be, de facto, our Prime Minister.

Coleiro Preca was objecting to John Dalli’s reforms at the Health Ministry. His typical bulldozer reaction would have been been : “Get rid of her Joe”.

Your suspicion is nothing but the logical conclusion to all of the above.

Time will tell. But if you are right on this one, chapeau.