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National Saturday 16 June 2012 - 09:54

Updated | 1,600 apply to be prime minister for a day

Mother of three wins an iPad 3 and will be spending next Tuesday touring the corridors of Castille with the Prime Minister, meeting the press and also discussing policy ideas with Lawrence Gonzi.

The four finalists, including winner Marija Hammett (second from left)
Miriam Dalli

Marija Hammett, 37 of Zabbar, has won the competition 'be Prime Minister for a Day'. The mother of three proposed that every couple - including those who'll be adopting or fostering - should be asked to attend parenting skills course before having kids.

It was less that a month ago when the Nationalist Party, gearing up for the general elections, launched its latest social media initiative 'Be Prime Minister for a day'.

Described as the largest crowdsourcing effort so far in Maltese politics, the initiative apparently worked as some 1,600 - according to the pmforaday blog - applied in hope to be the lucky contestant.

After having submitted their ideas and nominated their own members of Cabinet and MPs from their acquaintances, four finalists - a male and three females - have been chosen. But the winner this morning must pass the scrutiny of three judges - Chris Peregin from The Times, di-ve.com editor Chris Sultana, and Xarabank's Norman Vella - before being proclaimed Prime Minister for a day.

The four finalists are 56-year-old Antonia Borg Bonaci who suggested that sports should be given more priority and streets made safer; 18-year-old Darren Carabott who said that government should keep on working to better the financial income of citizens and improve their quality of life. Carabott also nominated a total of 103 persons from his friends to be ministers and MPs.

24-year-old Joanne Ellul Lanfranco proposed that a 24-hour medical treatment centre against eating disorders should be opened.

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  • 24 Comments
Posted by: franco — 17/06/2012 10:51:41
@rcasha ....... Good one mate, after all it is banal suggestion.
Posted by: rcasha — 17/06/2012 06:06:22
In order to ensure she gets a full experience of being PM, Franco Debono will now vote against her proposal :)
Posted by: david_lexicon — 16/06/2012 22:58:16
What a charade. We can transfer the Christmas Pantomime to summer.
Posted by: malonki — 16/06/2012 21:04:15
Jekk min rebah dan il-konkors stupidu rebah (!!!) b'suggeriment daqshekk banali u simplista, nista' nobsor kemm gonzipn wasal fil-qiegh tal-ixkora ... dan kien hemm ghalfejn konkors ta' gurnata ma' MR GONZIPN biex tohrog b'dan is-suggeriment? Mhux ta' b'xejn li gonzipn u l-klikka ghandhom ghaxwa kbira fuqhom biex jisimghu l-proposti tal-partit laburista ghall-elezzjoni li jmiss la huma daqshekk fqar fil-hsibijiet taghhom!!!
Posted by: edyjoyce — 16/06/2012 17:31:26
Tghid se jippublikaw il-kummenti ta' dawk li applikaw ??? Min jaf kemm se jkun hemm min iddizappunta ruhu jew ruha, ghax ma ntaghzlux, meta dik li rebhet issuggeriet xi haga li ma taghmilx sens ghax trid li tkun BILFORS INFURZATA fuq kull koppja li jkun se jkollha l-ewwel wild !
Posted by: franco — 16/06/2012 16:47:11
Even a simple contest organized by gonzipn/pn is based on a lie. It was supposed to be "BE a PM for a day" when in fact the "lucky" winner will only shadow gonzi for a day.Will have executive powers, will not make decissions and will not explain government policies but simply follows gonzi for a day like an obidient little puppy.I bet that Ms Hammet the winner will not be asked to be a candidate for gonzipn for the next elections. Ny the way Ms Hammett suggested "COMPULSARY" courses which says more about the suggestion, just imagine if PL comes up with a "COMPULSARY" idea what the apologists army would say, commiunism, dictatorship,tyranny, autocracy ...............
Posted by: David Bezzina — 16/06/2012 16:35:02
Another pathetic attempt by the PM to attract public sympathy. I am pretty sure any of these candidates can do a better job than the incumbent.
Posted by: Guidocforte — 16/06/2012 16:23:44
Issa wara " Kun Prim Ministru ghal gurnata "ser jaghmlu " Kun Gurnata flok Dr.Franco Debono " u tifhem kif tkun gurnata l-infern.
Posted by: Bonzi — 16/06/2012 16:19:56
Is this the way to govern this country, I pity mysely and you all, incluse you Ms Hammett to spend a day with that man.
Posted by: monte — 16/06/2012 15:37:59
Nawguralek Marija Hammett. Naguralek li l-gurnata li ghandek ma' Gonzipn ma tkunx tinkludi xi tahdita ma Franco Debono ghax tispicca twieghed biss. Nawguralek li l-gurnata tkun meta Gonzipn imur isarraf ic-cekkijiet.
Posted by: Matteotti — 16/06/2012 14:55:06
Sur Darren Carabott b'kull rispett lejk imma il-prim ministru il-financial income tiegħu u ta' sħabu ħa ħsieb mela taċ-ċittadini!!
Posted by: fufa — 16/06/2012 14:51:43
Nawguralek sinjura Hammett. Xejn ma nghidlek, hu xugaman mieghek halli timsah l-gharaq ghax il-Prim dejjem ghaddej gas down ghal gid tal-pajjiz. Forsi jkollu xi laqgha urgenti fuq il-krizi tal-euro (m'Alla dhalna fl-euro kien qalilna) u jiehdok mieghu Brussels ukoll. Ajma xi pjacir. Bilhaqq tinsiex tghidilna x'kolla juza mas-siggu please.
Posted by: elwenzu — 16/06/2012 14:00:31
Only 1600? Obviously the majority of us have much better things to do with our lives than to succumb to this kind of non-effectual nonsense.
Posted by: niko001 — 16/06/2012 13:14:17
Tajba din...mela biex tilhaq trid tigi nominat minn xi habib...mela veru Malta tal-klikkek ghax anki bicca loghba u hela tal-hin trid tlahhaq il-hbieb tal-hbieb...veru pajjiz tal-biki...allura din is-simulation tintuza biex titghallem anki meta tigi fil-prattika. Viva Malta!!
Posted by: HalfEUCitizen — 16/06/2012 12:58:05
Gonzi will be running another show of his own that day. It will be called 'NOT A DICTATOR - for one day'.
Posted by: Stingray — 16/06/2012 12:50:50
With all due respect to the persons who participated in this PN bash, your report shows that mediocrity still rules OK in Malta
Posted by: Skalda — 16/06/2012 12:16:46
What a pity this contest was not held during last year. He would have also garnered 71e (500e/7) as an extra bonus together with the new iPad i guess.
Posted by: Zurrieq_Blues — 16/06/2012 12:02:36
Lili m'ghazluniex ghax issuggerejt 500 ewro zieda fil-gimgha lill-impjegati tac-civil. lili m'ghazluniex ghax tlabt li naghmlu bhal bqija tal-ewropa u nibnu tejatru bis-saqaf. Lili m'ghazluniex ghax tlabt li minflok 80 miljun f'parlament gdid itaffili ftit mill-kontijiet tad-dawl u tal-ilma. lili m'ghazlunix ghax tlabt sabiex il-prezz tal-fuel ikun tassew jirrifletti dak internazzjonali. Lili m'ghazluniex ghax fuq kollox ma kontx se nkun Prim Ministru ta' gurnata biex nintghogob mal-Prim Ministru tal-granet l-ohra.
Posted by: franchir — 16/06/2012 11:44:17
Hsiebek hemm ja poplu. Lilek stiednet tkun gurnata prim ministru imbaghad hu qed jara kif jaghmel biex jaghmel hames snin ohra. Tbissima ta brukkun.
Posted by: Xifajk — 16/06/2012 11:21:27
Let's try to find the Best Prime Minister out of these 1600. GonziPn should abdicate from his post and hold General Elextions in another 1600 days. I don't mind we pay a days Salary to each of these 1600 "prime Minister on Teas". I am sure they will handle the current situation more than the so called "World Leader".
Posted by: gs — 16/06/2012 10:54:21
HAS FRANCO DEBONO APPLIED FOR THE JOB. PRIME MINISTER FOR A DAY, THE JOKE OF THE YEAR, ONLY IN MALTA.
Posted by: The Alchemist — 16/06/2012 10:48:49
Ara kif GonziPN irid inessi lill-poplu l-problemi li holoq lil tant familji.
Posted by: pmurray — 16/06/2012 10:38:54
with each and every one of them capable of doing a better job tehn the incumbent
Posted by: Petruccio — 16/06/2012 10:16:48
Does this mean that now there is no need to hold a General Election because with 1600 contenders to be Prime Ministers for a day , we can manage for more then 4 years . With one (?) , we have a rebus . With 1600 we will have a catastrophic situation .