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Parliament is set to go into its summer recess on Wednesday 11 July and all indications are that it will not meet again before the next election which is still very likely to be held in late September or early October 2012. Parliament will be dissolved without reconvening it at the end of summer.
Government wants to avoid bringing any motion or bill on which a vote is called as it does not want to lose another vote in parliament before the election.
Following the new flare-up within the PN Parliamentary Group leading to the condemnation of the three MPs: Franco Debono, Jesmond Mugliett and Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, with very little chance of healing the rift, the PN strategy team is telling Prime Minister and PN leader Lawrence Gonzi to call elections sooner rather than later.
Even those, like Minister Austin Gatt, who were pushing for an election in 2013, feel that the situation is getting worse by the day and making it more difficult for the PN to recover lost support.
Comments
Qatusa
- Wed 04-Jul-2012, 10:32To me, it looks like the PM will call a general election at the end of the closing session of parliament. The next day, at the executive meeting of the nationalist party he will expel JPO, FD and JM,
L CAMILLERI
- Wed 04-Jul-2012, 09:26Skuzani Sur Joe Borg
Inti n-nuqqasijiet ta' din il-gazzetta qed tara, ghax hija evidenti hafna li l-hsara li qed jaghmel dan il-prim ministru f'butna tissuperva kollox.
Donna
- Wed 04-Jul-2012, 09:15How long is summer recess? If they call an election dont they have to give 6 weeks notice?
HAWKEYE
- Wed 04-Jul-2012, 08:37THE PL HAS A DOWN TO EARTH PARTY BUT AS ALWAYS THE ODDS FAVOUR THE PN WITH ALL THIER LIES AND CONNIVING TO WIN THE ELECTION HENCE IT MAKES THE PN THE MASTERS OF DECIET AND ILLUSIONS.
Charlie
- Wed 04-Jul-2012, 00:26Left Malta six years ago and still recive my voting document and Labour party want to win election keep on dreaming.
You have a broken parliament in front of you but a very wise party to beat in the PN.
cittadin malti
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 21:09the early the better to call naearly general election Gonzipn make a room better for the country hoping for a new government under a pair os strong hands and bring back the stabilitiy onn its feet form the sake of our country.This will only guaranted with a new labour in power.dedicated to the horror witch of bidnija
Ivan
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 18:33Hemm xi data ohra x`nibqaw nesspeuklaw ? Nghidu lil Partitarji biex izommu saqajhom mal-art imbghad id-derigenti ta` din il-gazzetta tibda tigri bl ispekulazzjonijiet. Prosit Hafna !!
PHILIP GAUĊI
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 16:49Jiena li kont mid-diriġenza ta'din il-gazzetta ma nsemmix iżjed dwar l-elezzjoni. Tiġi meta trid. Veru li aħna qed inbatu imm'issa ftit xhur oħra ma jgħamlux differenza. Anzi iżjed ma ddum iżjed il-kawlata tiffermenta.
Charles Bayliss
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 15:41Is this the way not to introduce the Cohabition Bill. Very convenient to go for summer holidays leaving things once again on the shelf.
PN but not GonziPN
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 13:46Hope so maybe we true PN supporters will regain our party back....Let's get rid of this 'smilin' dictator.
Michael Gatt
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 12:06U dwar l-id cards kif ser nibqaw?????
cittadin malti
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 10:56Il-pajjiz taghna ghandu bzonn immedjat partit serju fil-gvern bi prim ministru ghaqli, b'vizzjoni cara li jmexxi lil-pajjizna il-quddiem u dan mhu hadd hlief il-partit laburista jekk kemm il-darba il-poplu taghna jaghtih il-fiducja fl-elezzjoni li gejja fil-qrib. Kuragg hbieb ftakru kemm bata l-poplu taghna taht l-oligarkija ta Gonzipn.
JOSEPH BONELLO
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 10:04The soonet General Elections are called the better for the benefit of the vulnerable citizens and pensioners, as life cannot be coped with at the present moment. It was a shame on the government to watch ONE news with reference to the Schedule V business ongoing at St Luke's Outpatients Dept.
nina
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 10:02Meta ihabbara ikun habbara. malta kolla trid elezzjoni anke il ministri teighu gonzi biss maritx,ax jibza mill poplu.
Gramshi
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 09:49Gvern f' agunija ......... tiġi meta tiġi l-elezzjoni, ċert li il-poplu mhux sejjer jinsa il-martirju li Malta għaddiet minnha taħt GonziPn .....
l fenech
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 09:44Now that parliament has been closed permanently the next move is an early election seeing that Gonzi has no parliamentary majority now or never.
D Zerafa
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 09:01naqbel mieghek Sur Borg 100%
G.Scicluna
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 08:44Charles Buttigieg's theory makes sense, but I agree with Joe Borg regarding publishing dates...
Joe Borg
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 08:03Kalendarju shih semmejtu dis-sena.
Jiddispjacini pero ma naqbel xejn mat-tmexxija ta' din il-gazzetta ghax ilkhom sena ssemmu dati!!!
Kieku taf kemm iktar taghmlu hsara mill gid!
Charles J Buttigieg
- Tue 03-Jul-2012, 07:48The PN condemnation of the tree dissidents and the ferocious attacks directed to them by Gonzi is a clear indication that their support in parliament is no longer required. Hence the election immediately after the summer recess.