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Former MLP heavyweights George Abela and Jimmy Magro, have shot down the Labour party as a credible alternative to government in their analysis of voters’ disenchantment right now.
Speaking to MaltaToday, former MLP Deputy Leader George Abela described the Opposition as a party that is “anchored in its negativity campaigns” that was steering voters away from it.
“The lack of positive thinking from the leadership, the lack of ideas, counter proposals to government, show that the MLP is still stuck in rhetoric, and still doesn’t offer itself as a credible alternative as a government in waiting,” Abela said. “The MLP is passive, distracted, unprepared and poor in thought”.
Former Secretary General Jimmy Magro said the MLP was “repeatedly failing to be the alternative to government” although he forecasts a Labour victory by default in the next election.
“The leadership keeps missing on all opportunities to prove itself as a credible alternative to the current administration,” Magro said. “The people are disgusted at the way the MLP is handling the pensions issue, and will not be taken for a ride about it.”
Even Abela agreed that Labour was failing its supporters and the electorate on pensions.
“The fact that the MLP still has no position over the pensions issue is enough to scare many Maltese, and this is damaging the party’s credibility,” Abela said. “Moreover, the MLP seems to have abandoned its grassroots, mainly the ordinary worker, and has left them defenceless facing a series of issues that are hitting them directly. All this because the MLP has no clear policy about the issues, or rather it is distracted with too many frivolous matters”.
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