News • 24 August 2003

Farrugia antics unite triumvirate

Anglu Farrugia is increasingly irritating the new labour leadership and has surprisingly contributed to bringing the three men closer. The Mosta lawyer who served as a senior police officer under the convicted Commissioner of Police Lawrence Pullicino was one of the main contenders for the post of leader.

Though his showing was not insignificant, he failed to dent the backing enjoyed by Alfred Sant and was considered by many not to be the ideal replacement of the Labour leader.

Politically very close to Marie Louis Coleiro, Dr Anglu Farrugia was severely criticised in the Labour executive this week by prominent members. He has angered members of the executive for his approach to party issues.

Though Dr Farrugia and Ms Marie Louise Coleiro will never publicly admit to being against Alfred Sant, MaltaToday was told that the two are seen to be taking increasingly tougher stands against their leader.

Strangely enough the three-man leadership appears to agree that it can no longer tolerate what a contact described as: "very unhelpful colleagues."

In the past Dr Farrugia and Ms Coleiro have libelled newspapers for having the gall to suggest they were not in accord with the wishes of the party leadership.