Comments on: Joseph Muscat’s star candidate in the European Parliament elections, with 51,000+ No. 1 votes

By: Calculator

Calculator — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:52:18 +0000

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/interview-with-french-front-national-leader-marine-le-pen-a-972925.html

Seems he’s in good company.

By: kev

kev — Wed, 28 May 2014 12:46:33 +0000

In reply to kev.

Looks like my plea to Alfred Sant has had an immediate effect. Thank you Doctor Sant:

EFD gains socialist MEP from Malta

Nigel Farage’s EFD group has just gained an MEP from the socialist group after former Maltese prime minister Alfred Sant quite the group after being elected on a Labour ticket. ‘There is no place for me in the socialist group,’ Mr Sant told journalists gathered in Mr Farage’s office.

Mr Sant, prime minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998, announced just after his election that he was a euro-realist who believed in “the concept of a Europe of nations.”

Following talks with the president of the EFD group, UKIP leader Nigel Farage, Mr Sant said he wanted to be true to the electorate and felt that joining the S&D group offered “no opportunities for [him] to speak freely on controversial issues, such as the federalisation of the eurozone…”

http://www.euobserver.com/eu-elections/2837748

By: Albert

Albert — Wed, 28 May 2014 10:36:57 +0000

Alfred Sant, idiot supreme. Mintoff said it and the legacy holds true, but the PL supporters, that have only a shred of intelligence won’t except that.

He’ll muddle along as an MEP and write love stories!!!!!!

By: Calculator

Calculator — Wed, 28 May 2014 10:17:25 +0000

I hear some Labourites say that with his election into the EP, “Fl-aħħar, ġustizzja saret ma’ Alfred Sant.” What the heck is that supposed to even mean?

He did such a lousy job last time he got elected people say that the PN were in power for 25 years. Well, they weren’t, and there’s a reason people seem eager to forget those 2 years Sant was Prime Minister.

By: drood

drood — Wed, 28 May 2014 09:11:31 +0000

In reply to drood. I do not want the NSO prying into my bank and credit card statements.

By: observer

observer — Wed, 28 May 2014 08:48:55 +0000

In reply to drood.

Re your last question: It did not and certainly was not.

As for the Maltese electoral system: having participated on several occasions in the counting process I am more than convinced that it faithfully represents the particular wishes of each and every voter as expressed in the ballot paper.

The process is certainly lengthy, boring and tiresome – but its benefits by far outdo the ‘first past the post’ system. None of the preferences is lost in the process – unless the voter had expressly desired, or at least indicated, that it should be, just by refraining from voting for all the candidates in his Party’s list.

By: drood

drood — Wed, 28 May 2014 07:41:09 +0000

Given the Maltese electoral system (proportional representation and not “first past the post”), do you think it was a good idea for the MLP to promote dumping 51,000+ votes on Alfred Sant instead of having the first preference votes distributed over the other MLP candidates?

Did this massive first preference voting for Alfred Sant have a say in the award of the 6th seat or was it just the luck of the draw?

By: drood

drood — Wed, 28 May 2014 07:29:02 +0000

In reply to M. Cassar. And bang goes bank confidentiality !

By: Sv

Sv — Wed, 28 May 2014 07:28:40 +0000

I simply cannot believe it. As I said earlier, it’s not Simon Busuttil who is the problem. It’s the ignorant population which is creating this mess or rather the ignorant Laburisti.

By: drood

drood — Wed, 28 May 2014 07:27:48 +0000

In reply to Joseph Caruana. Or how about President Emeritus Dr George Abela? [Daphne - 'Former president George Abela', please. Let's stick to idiomatic English as far as possible.]