Beppe Fenech Adami forced to turn down Xarabank invite
Beppe Fenech Adami livid at being asked by Party to turn down Xarabank invite.
PN backbencher Beppe Fenech Adami, one of the party’s strongest opponents of the introduction of divorce, has been asked not to appear on tonight’s edition of Xarabank.
Beppe, son of former PN leader and President emeritus Eddie Fenech Adami, was told by the PN’s higher echelons that the anti-divorce campaign would risk being tagged to his father’s legacy.
The party, which has taken an official stand against divorce, does not want to risk bringing out Labour’s core vote in the referendum by fielding Fenech Adami and expose the closeness between Eddie Fenech Adami and the anti-divorce camp.
Party insiders say Fenech Adami was livid at news that he was being advised not to appear on Xarabank, which today will field members from both sides of the pro- and anti-divorce camp.
Instead of Fenech Adami, who was originally lined up for Xarabank, the anti-divorce camp will field Anna Vella, the chairman of the Church’s Cana movement.
Beppe Fenech Adami has already stated that even if the referendum passes. he will vote against the introduction of the law rather than vote against his conscience.