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In his latest blog on Sunday morning MP Franco Debono who has tried hard to reform PN and local politics insists that no government has the sacrosanct right to stay in power for five years if it loses support in Parliament and that it will be a “privilege and an honour” for him to give the final blow to the “Oligarchy”.
Franco Debono writes:
“No government has any sacrosanct right to stay in power for five years. A Prime Minister stays in power ONLY as long as he has majority in Parliament. Once he loses that majority he must go. That is democracy. Otherwise it would be a dictatorship.
“And MPs have a right and duty at times to vote against their government. Members of Parliament are not party delegates but representatives of the people elected on a party ticket. Otherwise if any member of Parliament who disagrees with government were to resign, then no government would ever lose a vote of confidence in Parliament, all the world over. The system of parliamentary democracy would collapse and become meaningless if Tonio Borg’s pathetic and erratic reasoning on Bondi+ were to be true.
“Gambler Gonzi has been dragging his feet, denigrating parliament, disrespecting the will of the electorate, losing MEP elections, losing local councils elections, losing a referendum, losing a minister and an ambassador in parliamentary no-confidence votes. He has been losing heavily at the polls constantly and for months. He ended up as a coalition government with one of its own former MPs.
“Long live democracy. The Oligarchy has destroyed democracy. I will fight for the re-establishment of FULL DEMOCRACY : a decent parliament, a reformed justice system and an accountable administration, the separation of powers and the Rule of Law.
“Giving the final blow to the Oligarchy is a PRIVILEGE and an HONOUR,” concluded Franco Debono.
Franco Debono has filed a motion of no confidence in Minister Austin Gatt over the privatisation of car parks and other blunders such as the Arriva fiasco and the BWSC power station scandal.
Comments
Jahraq
- Sun 07-Oct-2012, 17:50Quoting Dr.Franko Debono :
“Long live democracy. The Oligarchy has destroyed democracy. I will fight for the re-establishment of FULL DEMOCRACY : a decent parliament, a reformed justice system and an accountable administration, the separation of powers and the Rule of Law.
What are you waiting for Dr.Debono ?
The Rule of Law, Very nice words. How can such Ministers that have been so long not exercising the Law in our Court knows what it means to-day the Rule of Law ? Such other people even been promoted to high posts in our Court as part of the Oligarchy that you Dr.Debono had been talking on for so long now.
And now what is your next step, more talk or ......as you said "No government has any sacrosanct right to stay in power". The proof of the pudding is in the eating Dr.Debono.
cittadin malti
- Sun 07-Oct-2012, 16:37Dan hu kollu sagrsant li qieghed jghid onor dr:franco debono il-pajjiz mixi taht gvern dittatur, gvern bla maggoranza m'ghandhux id-dritt li jibqa jiggverna dan qieghed immur kontra rieda tal-poplu hu kontra l- istabbilita ta pajjiz demokratiku bhal Malta.
Donna Parnis
- Sun 07-Oct-2012, 16:21But does this mean Franco that if you get Gatt out you will still vote for the budget, Can I ask you Do you honestly think that if you get Gatt out he wont have a say in what goes on because if you do then you need to think again, Gonzi is weak without Gatt and Rcc and they will still be in the background giving out the orders to Gonzi. Just because they may be ousted by parliament they WILL still be in controlling seats. The only way is to get rid of them all.
jonybravo
- Sun 07-Oct-2012, 16:06Dr franco debono we need elections every 4years not as is this way partys will not have power. But we people will have power to change if as you are saying democracy in malta is just a word and not functional.good luck Dr franco
democracy
- Sun 07-Oct-2012, 15:21I can.t beleive i am living in a country in a dictatorship where is the democracy i think mr Gonzi will never be elected again,, he can\t be trusted he lied to much to everyone.
l fenech
- Sun 07-Oct-2012, 15:12Ma hemhx dubja Dr. Franco li hafna maltin jahsbuha bhalek.
aldo 98
- Sun 07-Oct-2012, 12:58PROSIT LIL-DR FRANCO DEBONO TA DAWN IL-KUMMENTI HEKK B'SAHHITHOM LI JISPJEGAW FLIEMA ZMIEN POLITIKU WASAL DAN IL-POPLU .
IL-POPLU MALTI U GHAWDXI TILEF ZMIEN PREZZJUZ HAFNA BIEX KULL CITTADIN IKOLLU BI DRITT MEZZI TA GHAJXIEN DICCENTI,KEMM JEKK IKUN GEJ MINN FAMILJA LI TIRRIKJEDI GHAJNUNA BIEX TVINCI MAL-HAJJA TA KULJUM ,KEMM DAWK IL-FAMILJILI MHUX DAQSTANT GHANDHOM BZONN DIN L-GHAJNUNA,U ANKE FAMILJI LI KAPACI JIMXU WAHIDHOM.
DR FRANCO DEBONO MHUX GEJ MINN FAMILJA LI MISSIERU KIEN IL-KAP TAL-PARTIT JEW IL-PRIMINISTRU TA DAWN IL-GZEJJER FIL-MEDITERRAN, IZDA HUWA ZGUR LI DR DEBONO RIED U KELLU IL-KURAGG LI JIRRANGA. IL-QAGHADA PREKARJA LI DAN IL-POPLU MALTI U GHAWDXI KIEN DAHAL FIHOM.
ZGUR LI ID-DIZASTRU GHAL-DAN IL-POPLU MA BEDIX MINN ERBA U GHOXRIN XAHAR ILU, IZDA ISSA ILNHA IS-SNIEJN LI MORNA IL-BAHAR BIL-POLITIKA TAL-GVERNIJIET RICENTI TAL-PARTIT NAZZJONALISTA.
U DAN GHAX ILLUM NAFU FI ZGUR LI IX-XIBKA TAL-HAZEN GEWWA ID-DAR CENTRALI TAL-PARTIT NAZZJONALISTA, U ANKE L-ID MOHBIJA LI QATT MA TIDHER QUDDIEM IL-POPLU MALTI U GHAWDXI GHAL-GUDIZZJU TA L-ISTESS POPLU , WASLET GHAL KATASTROFI LI NINSABU FIH ILLUM ,EZEMPJU WIEHED ID-DEJN NAZZJONALI TA MADWAR 6000 MILJUN EWRO.
ZGUR LI DAN ID-DEJN JINSAB JIRFES FUQ IL-POPLU MALTI U GHAWDXI U HAWN IKTAR MINN NOFS IL-POPLU LI JINSAB IHOSS IT-TOQOL TA DAN ID-DEJN NAZZJONALI.ZGUR LI NINSABU IL-BOGHOD HAFNA MIL-FRAZI LI IL-FINANZI TAL-PAJJIZ HUMA FIS-SOD
GHALHEKK WARA DAWN L-ISKOSSI KOLLA LI IS-SISTEMA GONZIPN TAGHAT LIL-POPLU MALTI U GHAWDXI DAN L-ISTESS POPLU IRID IKUN GHAL-LEST BIEX FIL-GURNATA. MGHARUFA U ANKE BZONNJUZA FIL-HAJJA TIEJGHAW IKUN MOHHU HEMM BIEX JAGHAJN IDAWWAR IL-FOLJA BIEX TKUN TISTA IDDUR IR-ROTA GHAL-GID TAL-POPLU MALTI U GHAWDXI KOLLU KEMM HUWA.
PHILIP RIZZO
- Sun 07-Oct-2012, 11:38Despite questioning the secondary matter of Dr. Debono's communications skills, many of us 'congenitally-blue but independent thinkers' agree wholeheartedly that we sorely miss non-partisan leadership of Parliament,seperation of powers and a more transparent and accountable Administration.
In short, independent-minded people yearn for government by many for the benefit of all and at this point it does seem that the PL Movement is clearly advocating precisely what we want for the benefit of our children's futures.
Sean.Borg
- Sun 07-Oct-2012, 11:31I fully agree with Franco Debono hope this should be from both sides of our main political parties. MP's should not be puppets on a string. hope we will have more MP's like Franco so our democracy will be a true democracy