Comments on: The prime minister is insufferable

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 19:08:00 +0000

In reply to Daphne Caruana Galizia. Simon Busuttil won't have to offer to resign. He will be defenestrated by his loyal deputy leaders.

By: Michael Grech

Michael Grech — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:01:00 +0000

In reply to Joseph Gauci. Hey Joseph, do you have the link? I need to see this to believe it as she comes across as someone who would be great at a debate

By: Joseph Gauci

Joseph Gauci — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:54:00 +0000

In reply to Michael Grech. I saw her once in a debate on Xarabank and she wasn't good. With the reaction I got from people this morning about Simon Busuttil yesterday with Muscat, I believe Muscat yesterday lost his first debate since he became prime minister.

By: Joseph Gauci

Joseph Gauci — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:53:00 +0000

I saw her once in a debate on Xarabank and she wasn’t good.

With the reaction I got from people this morning about Simon Busuttil yesterday with Muscat, I believe Muscat yesterday lost his first debate since he became prime minister.
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By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:42:00 +0000

It never fails to shock me how, in Malta, even otherwise educated people don’t understand the basics of protocol, systems and formalities.

People either resign or they offer to resign. If they resign, they signify that their decision is final. It is not up to anybody to decide whether to accept it or not. You can’t refuse to accept a resignation; you can only refuse to accept an OFFER of resignation.

That should be obvious. People have free will in these matters and unless there is a contract involved, nobody can override a personal decision to resign.

By: victor

victor — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:57:00 +0000

Mrs Ann Fenech iggibu tabakk

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:21:00 +0000

Rubbish. You to assess the situation. Is it you who people voted against in particular, or whether there more salient motivating factors?

Eddie Fenech Adami didn’t step down when he lost the 1996 general election, and thank God for that. He went on to win again just 22 months later, again in 2003 and take Malta into the European Union.

Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici lost two general elections – 1987 and 1992 (he never won one), but only stepped down after the second. His successor, Alfred Sant, won in 1996 but lost the subsequent three consecutive general elections – 1998, 2003 and 2008, when he finally stepped down.

Both of them should have stepped down after their first electoral loss because it was immediately clear that they personally were a big factor in the defeat.

After having experienced them – in one case for three years and in the other case for two years – as prime minister, people were determined not to repeat the experience. That much was obvious.

By: Makjavel

Makjavel — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:41:00 +0000

The PM was not trained to answer this accusation.
So he answered with his usual personal attack without countering the accusation.

Why, because Simon hit the nail squarely on the head.

By: davide

davide — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:39:00 +0000

In reply to Renald Micallef. Why should he resign? He said the right thing, depends on the result. If the gap is narrowed significantly ,why should he resign.

By: davide

davide — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:36:00 +0000

In reply to Michael Grech. or better still Anne Fenech.