Comments on: All casual-election Nationalist MPs say they will not give up their seat for the new party leader https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2017/08/four-five-casual-election-mps-say-will-not-give-seat-new-nationalist-party-leader-fifth-mp-refuses-answer/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Thu, 24 Aug 2017 20:26:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Angus Black https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2017/08/four-five-casual-election-mps-say-will-not-give-seat-new-nationalist-party-leader-fifth-mp-refuses-answer/#comment-3144790 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:07:00 +0000 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=95860#comment-3144790 The Nationalist Party would readily stand behind Dr Busuttil. It is Dr. Busuttil who, after the disastrous election result, set his eyes elsewhere.

Many party supporters feel somewhat betrayed by Dr Busuttil’s hasty retreat.

]]> By: Storm https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2017/08/four-five-casual-election-mps-say-will-not-give-seat-new-nationalist-party-leader-fifth-mp-refuses-answer/#comment-3144763 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:02:00 +0000 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=95860#comment-3144763 I still think the wisest decision was for Simon Busuttil to stay on as Opposition leader. I do not, in an way, blame the massive loss on him.

Irrespective of what anyone says, he had slowly rebuilt a party and was just strengthening himself too. I have absolutely no faith in any one of the contenders.

]]> By: Daphne Caruana Galizia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2017/08/four-five-casual-election-mps-say-will-not-give-seat-new-nationalist-party-leader-fifth-mp-refuses-answer/#comment-3144663 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:39:00 +0000 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=95860#comment-3144663 I agree with you about the four, but I can’t see the point of an interim leader. There is a leader already. The actual leader is the de facto interim leader until a new one is elected. The problem is that it was all done in haste, exactly as Labour wished.

]]> By: john https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2017/08/four-five-casual-election-mps-say-will-not-give-seat-new-nationalist-party-leader-fifth-mp-refuses-answer/#comment-3144652 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:57:00 +0000 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=95860#comment-3144652 Good on Ivan Bartolo. He gave one of his kidneys to a complete stranger, but he’ll be buggered if he gives up his seat in parliament to Adrian Delia.

]]> By: Daphne Caruana Galizia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2017/08/four-five-casual-election-mps-say-will-not-give-seat-new-nationalist-party-leader-fifth-mp-refuses-answer/#comment-3144650 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:26:00 +0000 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=95860#comment-3144650 In reply to Mario Vella.

I can answer that last question for you: the message will be whatever message your bosses at the Labour Party want Nationalist Party supporters to pick up and repeat.

]]> By: Drin Zerafa https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2017/08/four-five-casual-election-mps-say-will-not-give-seat-new-nationalist-party-leader-fifth-mp-refuses-answer/#comment-3144649 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:25:00 +0000 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=95860#comment-3144649 It’s a pity really. The party needs major changes and Dr Said is not the best option for this change.

]]> By: Mario Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2017/08/four-five-casual-election-mps-say-will-not-give-seat-new-nationalist-party-leader-fifth-mp-refuses-answer/#comment-3144648 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:24:00 +0000 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=95860#comment-3144648 Interesting, so let’s say one of these 3 does get elected and no PN MP gives up a seat for him. We will we have a leader of the PN who is not leader of the opposition!!! Because at law the leader of the oppositon has to be an MP. Mamma mia xi froga. If PN cannot get it’s own leader in Parliament because of internal disagreement than what message will it send to the electorate???

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