‘I took it as an indirect threat’ – Adrian Vassallo

The only opposition MP who voted against divorce on Wednesday, Adrian Vassallo speaks about the “consequences” Labour Leader Joseph Muscat said his ‘no’ vote will invariably entail.

Last Wednesday, Vassallo became the only Opposition MP to vote against the divorce bill in its second reading vote. Immediately after the vote, a visibly unimpressed Joseph Muscat warned Vassallo that his ‘No’ vote would invariably entail “consequences”.

Asked what “consequences” he thinks the Labour leader had in mind, Vassallo tells MaltaToday in an exclusive Sunday interview that he has only two possibilities in mind.

“They might stop me from contesting the next election – which I doubt, because it will only make the whole party look ridiculous,” Vassallo said.

“More likely they will allow me to contest, but then put spokes in the wheels, and try to make it as difficult as possible for me to get elected,” he added.

“Having said that, there might be other consequences too. I don’t know. Either way, I took it as an indirect threat,” he said.

Read more in tomorrow's MaltaToday’s Sunday Edition, or click here to go to MaltaToday's digital edition.

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@GDM EFA sejjah l-elezzjoni ghax kien jaf li jekk tissejjah sena wara kif kien sippost kien hemm ic cans li ma jerbahiex.
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Tant huma konvincenti u semplici l-argumenti tieghi li flok injorawni bhalma taparsi jaghmlu s-soltu jien qajjimt l-irwiefen kollha kontra tirghi. HEKK niehu pjacir jien ghax sinjal li l-messagg wasal. IL-maggoranza (38%} riedu d-divorzju u se jiehdu d-divorzju irrispettivament x'ivvota l-PM li mill-ewwel accetta r-rizultat minghajr ma laqqa' l-partitarji l-Marsa ghax IL-LE REBAH. Dawn huma l-fatti li m'hemm bzonn ebda gherf specjali biex tifhimhom. EFA sejjah l-elezzjoni proprjament ghax il-lejber MA ACCETTAX IR-RIEDA TAL-MAGGORANZA li ivvutat favur l-Ewropa. Issa jekk trid tghid li x-xemx kwadra, affari tieghek. Imma taf li jien qed nghid is-sewwa.
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Dan it-tip ta lingwagg mhu qed jaghmel gid lill-hadd. F'dan il-pajjiz mhux kullhadd hu favur id-divorzju u mhux kullhadd hu kontra id-divorzju, Jien kontra id-divorzju imma issa huwa inutli noqghodu nghidu izjed, Minn ikkonvincewh tal-iva u minn ikkonvincewh tal-le u minn ukoll ikkonvincih il-vangelju imqaddes u kullhadd mexa skond il-kuxjenza tieghu. Issa ejjew niehdu b'idejn xulxin u il-polemici inhalluhom ghall-politici u ahna meta jasal iz-zmien tal-ghazla, naghmlu ghazla tajba u intelligenti skond kif inhossu li hu tajjeb u xieraq u bir-rispett. Inselli ghal-kullhadd.
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Joseph Sant
Sur Demartino tista' ddum tinhaq sal-gudizzju universali ghax m'int ser tikkonvinci lil hadd - probabilment l-anqas lilek innifsek m'int qed tikkonvinci. Mela qabel ir-referendum nitfghu sahhitna kollha favur il-Le u wara r-referendum dan isir xi haga insinjifikanti! Dahhalha f'rasek Sur Demartino illi fir-referendum in-nies ma vvutatx biss ghad-divorzju. Ivvutat fuq kollox ghad-demokrazija, ghal stat lajk u s-separazzjoni bejn Knisja u Stat. Altru milli xi hmerija ta' qattusa u mhux ta' rilevanza politika!! . Issa billi l-PN qaghad jahdem is-somom biex jivvota bi prezisjoni matematika fil-Parlament tahseb li kkonvinca lil xi hadd. Jekk xejn dan il-vot fil-Parlament wera kemm il-PN hu makkjaveljan u ta' min jistmerr. Ohrog il-ghageb l-uniku Ministru li kellha l-vizjoni tal-Madonna tibki spicca bies astjena - naturalment biex inzommu l-bilanc fut it-tminn distrett - biex ma nintnu ma' hadd! . Jibqa' l-fatt sur Demartino li ghall-ewwel darba fl-istorja tad-dinja (mhux ta' Malta biss) Dr Gonzi ivvota kontra ligi li l-Parlament approva. Ma hadhiex biss kontra r-rieda tal-maggoranza imma jkoll kontra Parlament shih. Mhux ta' b'xejn huh stess sejjahlu dittatur! . Issa kompli tpaxxa Giovann ghax ghandek biex. L-aqwa li ghidtilna li int Laburist u tivvota PN ghax thobb il-PL u tridu jirranga. Buffu!
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Sur DeMartion, kienet x'kienet ir-raġuni li għaliha ssejħet elezzjoni, il-fatt kruċjali hu li saret u l-MLP ġġielidha fuq il-platform tal-Partnership. Mela ma kellux triq oħra ħlief li jovvota skont il-programm elettorali tiegħu. Merta int toħroġ biċ-ċuċata farseska li "din id-darba 38% ried id-divorzju" meta kulħadd jaf li kważi 53% ivvutaw "IVA" hija indikazzjoni ċara daqs il-kristall li n-nazzjonalisti mhux veru li aċċettaw il-verdett tal-poplu. Għallinqas daħħaqtni waħda meta għidt li "il-PM tani d-dritt tad-divorzju" meta naf li għamele minn-kollox (saħansitra vvota kontra) biex iċaħħaduli kieku niġi bżonnu. Qed titntilef f'ħemel kontradizzjonijiet biex tiddefendi dak li mhux difensibbli u tiġġustifika dak li mhux ġustifikabbli.
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Korrezzjoni zghira: GHAS-SEMPLICI RAGUNI LI ALFRED sANT MA ACCETTAX.....
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Nahseb il-punt krucjali hallejtu int Gann. EFA kien sejjah elezzjoni ghas-semplici raguni LI MA ACCETTAX IR-RIEDA TAL-MAGGORANZA F'REFERENDUM. Din semplici hafna u EFA qataghli l-ghatx bil-perzut u sejjah elezzjoni. Did-darba l-poplu 38% reid id-divorzju u l-PM raghhulu. Mhux importanti kif ivvota HU personali...Jien ghyandi ntik lira u li hu mportanti li ntik il-liri. Kif u x'fatta m'ghamdu x'jaqsam xejn. Jekk jien irrid niddivorzja ma jinteressanix kif ivvota l-PM imma jinteressani li l-PM tani d-dritt tad-divorzju. Jekk ma nifhmux din.............
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I wonder whether Dr Vassallo's conscience bothers him at all about the fact that he is putting those around him at risk of lung-cancer through second-hand smoke when he smokes that filthy pipe? As a medical man, I'm sure he is fully aware of the risks.
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Giovanni DeMartino ħalla barra punt kruċjali. Wara r-referendum tal-UE saret elezzjoni li l-MLP ġġielidha bl-għajta tal-"Partnership" - u kull min ivvutalhu kien jaf għal xiex qed jivvota. Mela l-MLP ma kellux triq oħra ħlief li jivvota kif ivvota. Il-każ tad-divorzju huwa kompletament differenti. Kien Gonzi stes li ried ir-referendum - jiġifieri talab lill-poplu biex jgħidlu x'għandu jagħmel. Meta qallu, ġie jaqa' u jqum minn dak li ried il-poplu u vvota kontra. Li tgħid li Gonzi "accetta" r-riżultat imma vvota kontra ma tantx tagħmillu kumpliment - ma nafx li qatt rajt taħwida akbar minn xi Prim Ministru.
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Joseph Muscat ma vvutax kontra ghax hu ma kienx MP, imma heggeg kemm felah lill-PL biex jivvota kontra kif fil-fatt gara. U xorta jibqa' l-fatt li ta' l-ewwel kien kaz politiku mentri tad-divorzju kien kaz differenti. U zewg minuti wara li hareg ir-rizultat il-PM, mill-ewwel accettah u ma qaghadx jghid li 38 fil-mija biss iridu d-divorzju. Taqbel mieghi li hekk kien il-kaz?
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Joseph Sant
Sur Demartino, nassumi li Lawrence Gonzi vvota kontra d-dhul tad-divorzju fir-referendum u ghamel sew jekk hekk hass. Jista' jaghti l-kaz li Joseph Muscat ukoll ivvota kontra d-dhul ta' Malta fl-EU fir-referendum u ghamel sew jekk hekk hass. . Lawrence Gonzi fil-Parlament ivvota kontra r-rieda tal-maggoranza wara r-rizultat ta' referendum li sejjah huwa stess. Ghamel hazin. Issa tista' jekk joghgbok tghidli fejn u meta Joseph Muscat ivvota kontra d-dhul ta' Malta fl-EU fil-Parlament?
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Is-sinjura Olga fl-injoranza grassa taghha ikkonfermat dak li ktibt jien. Il-kustjoni tal-EU kienet kustjoni purament politka u minkejja li maggoranza assoluta riedet tidhol fl-EU, il-lejbuiristi, fosthom il-mexxej prezenti, ivvutaw kontra r-rieda tal-maggoranza assoluta. Id-divorzju l-PM assikura li r-rieda tal-maggoranza ssehh minghajr hu ma mar kontra t-rwemmin tieghu. Sibthomli l-ghaxar zbalji fil-Malti Sur Professur? Jew Sur Balalu.
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WHAT A PATHETIC MAN ! Don't you just love these holier than thou hypocrites who defend themselves by using their conscience. Dr.Vassallo, where was your conscience when you were collecting your MP's salary from tax payers money even though you were absent from parliament 90% of the time? You sir, are a disgrace for the Maltese parliament and will remain a burden to the PL if you decide to contest ever again a seat that could be filled with someone relevant and sincere. Remove yourself from political life because Malta does not need puppets of a theocracy like yourself.
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@Tonino They surely know it (remember Eddie in 1981) but somehow they are trying to justify Gonzi's action or should we say inaction!
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@ Demartino Min ivvota LE fil parlament ivvota KONTRA ir-rieda tal maggoranza. Period. L-ebda argument u tidwir mal-lewza ma jista jdawwar dak li sehh.
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@Olga Tghid kumbinazzjoni?
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Sur DeMartino din id-domanda ghamilha Peppi tax-xarabank. Bhalu qed tqabell il-hass mal-qarabali, biex inkun pulita. Il-kwistjoni tal-EU kienet purament politika, waqt li id-divorzju m`ghandu x`jaqsem xejn mal-politika imma ma dritt tal-individwu, u d-drittijiet tal-minoranza. Hemm tara d-differenza bejn il-GonziPene u l PL.
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To all those who persist to live in ancient history I dedicate to them the song: Living in the Past - Jethro Tull - a classic. Enjoy!
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Sinjura Olga, jekk joghgbok: Allura meta l-lejburisti kienu mhegga minn Joseph Muscat biex jivvutaw le kontra l-EU u fil-fatt hekk ghamlu allura dawk ma kienx jisthoqqilhom jibqghu fil-parlament? Nistenmna dejjem...fl-ahhar mill-ahhar haw min ilu 25 sena jistenna. Fl-ahhar jithenna. Jew jitherra.
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Min ivvota kontra r-rieda tal-poplu ma jisthaqqlux li jidher ghal poplu fil-parlament. Dr. Vassallo bir-rispett kollu jaf (u iktar peress li huwa kaccatur) li din id-darba spara ghal saqajh. Jien u eluf bhali kemm laburisti u kemm Nazzjonalisti, li ivvutajna favur id-divorzju, mhux se nivvutaw ghall kandidati li ippruvaw idawwru l-vot taghna fil-parlament. Min jirrispetta r-rieda tal-poplu kellu jivvota kif ried il-poplu.
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Adrian...mur sib xi qassis u ntefa mieghu habib...ghax zgur li ma haqqekx aktar tirraprezenta il poplu Malti.
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Zack Depasquale
Dr Adrian Vassallo missu jirrealizza li hu l-iktar Parlamentari insifikanti li qatt kellu l-Partit Laburista fi hdanu. Argumenti li jrid jinzel Kristu biex jivvota ghal xihaga ma jaghmlux gid lill-xihadd li qieghed jirraprezenta lilna l-kostitwenti, jekk wiehed ma jaqbilx ma dak li jghid il-poplu triq wahda jkollu li jirrezenja. Dan il-bravu irid jaghmel agenda ghalih ta mitt sena ilu, Dr Vassallo irid jirrealizza li ahna mhux il-Vatikan nghixu. u jekk iridu naraw il-pornografija fil-privatezza tad-dar taghna jew f'kamra tal-lukanda hadd m'ghandu jindahal. Hadd m'ghandu jitfa il-morali tieghu fuq haddiehor Quote Labour MP Adrian Vassallo will "definitely not" stand at the next election if the PL's manifesto contradicts any of his moral values. But until then he does not feel he should leave the party. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100613/local/pl-can-kick-me-out-mp
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@ Gecko............Naqbel perfettament mar risposta li tajt lil Skalda. Prosit.
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Joseph Sant
Skalda : hadd mhu qed jikkritika lil Dr Vassallo ghax ghandu opinjoni differenti. Dik l-opinoni kellu c-cans kollu li jesprimiiha meta bhal kulhadd ivvota fir-referendum. . Il-kostitwenti tieghu qed jikkritikawh ghax: 1. Bhala rapprezentant tagghom mar kontra x-xewqa taghhom fil-Parlament (l-istess kritika li hafna ghamlu lill-Prim Ministru u l-bicca l-kbira tal-Kabinett. 2. Rari attenda l-Parlament 3. Wara li stqarr kemm il-darba pubblikament li mhux ser jikkontesta, issa qed jivvinta din il-hrafa ta' theddid u mhux theddid. . Dr Vassallo qal li jrid jinzel Kristu biex jivvota ghad-divorzju. Jien bhala kostitwent tad-9 Distrett nghidlu li lanqas jekik jinzel Kristu ma nivvutalu. Avviso ai naviganti!
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no need for spokes, no need for PL not letting you contest. As a 9th district PL voter I will actively work against you. The PL does not need persons like you. You put your religious morals over the affairs of the state.
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As a 9th District voter I'd like to tell Dr. Vassallo that there's no need for the PL to 'put spokes in the wheels'. The mere fact that you didn't turn up for over 90% of the parlamentary sessions is more than enough to make you unfit for the job. The people of San Gwann, Msida and Ta' Xbiex will certainly keep that in mind in 2 years time.
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Oh, so he is a medical doctror and smokes a pipe. What a shining example to his clients. But then Malta's professionals have not always been the brightest. I am sure he can find other uses for his pipe.
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Is this not the same one who seldom attends parliament? And he says he is still doing a good job by the electorate! Why does he treat members of his electorate like fools? Move on, the PL does not need people like you.
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Vassallo is a has-been. He is no Mintoff notwithstanding his pipa f'halqu. He should do the honourable thing and join PN. If they have him. Good riddance!
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Prosit Dr. Vassallo tal-kuragg li urejt u li ma' ghamiltx U-Turns
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With all due respect to all Labour supporters, me myself being a Labour supporter from when i was born am disgusted by many of your childish and aggressive comments. Direct insults are proof of immaturity. If Dr.Vassallo has a different opinion is there something wrong? Also IF he was told what he said felt was a threat by Dr.Muscat its not something to cheer about. Honestly i used to believe PL is a different party from PN. If PL is a party which does not accept different opinions in it then its PN just with different faces and emblem. After reading this article and IF it is true i do fear that with PN or PL in power the country is literally going nose dive. Are quality politicians long gone??? Hope Dr.Muscat comes up with a genuine reply on this matter.
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Dr.Vassallo, you say it best when you say nothing at all. You already made your intentions clear that of not contesting the next general elections, so where do you see the threat?
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As far as I know Adrian Vassallo you were the one who said will not contest the next election on the labour ticket and i hope you keep your word cause you are an embarrassment to the party.
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Joseph Sant
Dr Vassallo is elected because he is a GP and doesn't charge much - punto e basta. He has never impressed anyone with his political acumen and perspicacity. . I have my own theory why he is even in the Labour Party (strange bed fellows it always seemed to me) but since I don't have documentary evidence this will just remain my theory.
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paul sciberras
“They might stop me from contesting the next election – which I doubt, because it will only make the whole party look ridiculous,” Vassallo said. “More likely they will allow me to contest, but then put spokes in the wheels, and try to make it as difficult as possible for me to get elected,” he added. Jekk mhux il-hmar il-felu, Dr Vassallo. Li kieku kont delegat jien, Dr Vassallo kont nivvota favur biex inhallik tphrog ghall-elezzjoni halli tiehu r-risposta minghand il-votanti. Nassigurak li l-partit mhux se jaghmillek bsaten fir-roti ghax inti stess haffirt il-qabar politiku tieghek.Bizzejjed thares lejn x-xoghol li (ma) ghamilt(x) f'dawn l-ahhar snin.
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WHILST...
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WHIST TRUE THAT THE PL LEVEL OF ENGLISH SEEMS FAR SUPERIOR TOO...
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GOR THE PEDANT BELOW... THERE DID ANY ONE TAKE THEIR EYES TO THIS!!! GOOD GOD!!!!! I JUST NOTICED... TONIO FENECH ABSTAINED??????!!!!!!! WHAT HAPPENED???? DID THE MADONNA NOT CRY ENOUGH FOR HIM TO VOTE NO??? WOW, UNBELIEVABLE!!
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@ mighty Do not write "there" when you mean to write "their". This is not a spelling or typing mistake but lack of knowledge of the English language.
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@patrijott HAHAHAHA SPOT ON MAN!!!
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@ mighty U intom mhux l-aqwa li ittellghu lill giovanna , dolores christina, u tonio fenech li jara ix-xbieghat!!
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I never thought you are pl it's incredible how people of there own party do not notice these things . People of pl do not know who they vote for,they just vote labour and that's it .example for Europe attard montaldo oh please!
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Daqs Hon L Gonzi u George Pullicino tiswa =0 Ir-rieda ta Maggoranza ma tiswix ghalikom, grazzi tal-fiducja li urejt fikhom
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Nixtieq naf dan ir-ragel x'qatt ghamel jien...ghax tisma bih dejjem fuq xi cucata! Zarma siehbi ! u ghoqod pejjep il-pipa !
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ADRIAN VASSALLO look in the mirror. Your expiration date was this week, so please remove yourself from contesting to represent the Maltese people. Maltese democracy demands MP's with an intelligent attitude and not some clown who advertise smoking and speaks with a forked tongue about a conscience that only comes to the surface when it suits these imbiciles who voted no to divorce against the majority of the electorate. By your action you are condoning family abuse and one wonders what the real reasons are. YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE POLITICAL WILL OF THE LABOUR PARTY.
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Adrian Busuttil
What this shrieking primadonna thinks, says or does can hardly be deemed news. He has shown time and again his disdain for the feelings of the Maltese public so it should come as no surprise that the feeling is mutual. He should do the honourable thing and vacate his seat for someone prepared to actually put in some work for his constituents as opposed to merely keeping it warm and posturing with his cheap pipe.
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Mario Sciberra OH PLEASE STICK YO THE IDIOT AND LEAVE US TO ENJOY A GOOD AROMATIC CIGAR. THE ONLY THING B AD FOR OUR HEALTH RIGHT NOW IS NOE SMOKING BUT THIS BLOODY MESS WE ARE IN!!
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Take that bloody pipe out of your mouth moron. Smoking is harmful to your health. Voting against the will of the people is harmful to democratic principles. Getting paid for doing FA in parliament is harmful to the credibility of parliamentarians, I would have a word with my conscience if I where you. On second thought keep that thing in your mouth, probably it will put off people from taking up smoking.
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Dal mustaccun ghandu r-rekord ta' kemm m'attendiex il-parlament. Mela l-onorarja hadha ta' xejn. Il-kuxjenza ta' Vassallo ma tikkaverjax il-kmandament la tisraqx. Biex ikun jista' johroq ghal elezzjoni l-ewwel irid ikun approvat mid-delegati. Id-delegati m'humiex cwiec daqs kemm wiehed jahsibhom. Kompli dahhan.
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BRIFFY THE CLOWN TO THE RESCUE OF PL MP'S TOO. LOL
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I defended Dr Vassallo when he was rediculed about porn shown in Hotels and what the law states, apparently he suffers from short breath as it seems he did not follow his own cause all the way. But when it comes to respect the will of the majority talking about conscience is another matter. Bluntly stating that he does not give a hoot about the referendum outcome is not expected of a representative of the people, he should have resigned and made way for another PL member who respects the will of the majority. If he feels more comfortable with gonziPN he should just take a walk wouldn't make much difference gonzi is still going to hang to power even with his claws.
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I honestly cannot understand for the life of me all this fuss about the way MPs are voting on a minor issue like the divorce bill. This is an insignificant issue that impacts on a few thousand people and is NOT a national issue like integration, independence and EU membership which affects a whole nation. Beside the fact that divorce has been here for more than three decades and the only difference now is that one can obtain it in Malta, what difference does it make to us all, if X gets a divorce, signs the civil register and hey presto he or she marries again? It's like somebody wins Eur10 000 on super five. Will the remaining 400 000 be impacted in any way? Or like somebody buys a new car, what effect will it have on the remaining 400 000 odd people on the island? The whole thing has been blown up out of all proportion. It's a facility that is now available in Malta. Like one is able to buy a car from a Malta agent, while before one had to buy that car from say Germany or Italy and had to drive it back to Malta. What difference does it make to the other 400 000 odd souls?
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Dr Vassallo is just playing the drama-queen and trying to blow up his own importance. It is obvious that Dr Muscat was referring to the electoral consequences - the fact that Labour voters are hardly likely to look with favour at anyone who went directly against the clear YES majority in the referendum.
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USELESS !!
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you are right in what you said John Azzopardi, but the referendum stated the will of the majority, and that is were the clowns like Dr vassallo and the rest of the MP's that voted NO or ABSTAINED should have resigned before the second reading of the bill, because as you said they were elected by the people and they should be there to respect the people who elected them, but they did not, so it is not conscience its money and perks
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Krista Sullivan
safejn naf jien dejjem isahhan is siggu kont dr vassallo int, warrab halli jidhol iehor validu minflokok...........................
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By now we are used to Dr Vassallo making the headlines - but for the wrong reasons!
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Rayman Jumbo
Dottor Vassallo, L-Elettorat Malti m'ghandux bzonn nies bhalek jirrapprezentawh. Nawgurawlek is-Sahha u l'barra mix-Xena Politika Maltija.
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gs grow up. The man was elected, it's up to the people in the next general election not to elect him if they choose to. The man, as a maltese citizen has as much right as anyone else about his decision to run or not to run. He won fair and square in the election. The divorce referendum was just that.
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Dr vassalo why don't you do the Honorable way and disappear from politics, you are just there as a number, you don't even attend parliament, you are just waste of time,and if you think you are going to be missed , you wrong. No body is indispensable.
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The guy voted his concience. I don't see anything wrong with what he did. If we keep having threats, and that goes for both labour and nationalist party officials, then we are not truly democratic. I am glad to see so many changes in the political landscape in the pat few months. This truly represents what democracy is all about. Well done Malta.
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Dil-poza ahjar minn ta Mintoff fi zmienu. Halline. Ghal xi blue film tajjeb int. Ohrog u taqa ghan ne.......
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Indiriect threat? Like pay-per-view adult movies in our hotels threatening Catholic Malta? Do you remember his calls for China-like control of Internet access in Malta? Do you remember he is at the top of the list of MP who don't attend Parliament! Refresh your memory: http://mazzun.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/l-aktar-mp-ghazzien/
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vincent carbonaro
Int, Gonzi u Austin Gatt imisskom tisparixxu mix-xena politika. Imisskom tisthu.
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paranoid...........
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Igor P. Shuvalov
Trying to get political milage through such statements is useless. And haven't Dr Vassallo stated some time ago did he was not contesting again?
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Dan il-minsi ghax qatt ma jaghmel xoghlu sew, x'qatt sewa ghalkostiwenzi tieghu, fejn ta kashom, fejn ha hsiebhom, issa li dehrlu li jista jisfida lil niesu qed jilghaba tal-martri......issa qed jipprova jghati lil ghadu cans buex ikollu halli jghaajar lilna ghax qed jghid li ser inpattuhilu. Miskin dejjm kien...u miskin ser ikun fl-elezjoni...halli nghatih parir halli ikun jaf kif qed jhsiba dawk li ivvutawlu...gha xma jghamilx naqra door-to-door visits u malajr jinduna kemm hawn nies li lesti jissuprotawjh...jekk irid forcina jiehu lil Gonzi mieghui bhala forcina
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Dr. Vassallo , I am certain that the consequences that Dr. Joseph Muscat have mentioned ara those that only you have brought upon yourself when you ignored what the electorate had decided in the referendum . Once the decision has been taken by the electorate you have no right to ignore that decision by saying that you or any member of the house have the right for a free vote . You had your chance for a free vote in the referendum like anybody else . Now that you have ignored the electorate decision , you must face the music in the next general election .
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Joseph Sant
Ara dar-ragel vera buffu ta - ilu s-snin jghid li mhux se jikkontesta iktar u issa qed jallega li mhux ser ihalluh jikkontesta! Imbaghad wara kollox ghajfejn jikkontesta meta fula f'qamar jattendi l-Parlament. Nixtieq inkun naf x'ikkontribwixxa dan kemm ilu membru parlamentari. Tajba w taghli din - irid imur jirrapprezenta l-poplu mbaghad jivvota kontrih. . Jiggudika l-poplu Dr Adrian. Min ghandi zgur l-anqas l-20 ma tiehu. Fool me once shame on you - fool me twice shame on me.
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I see no theats. People today want that MP's respect their will. They voted in a referendum and as Mp's accept a majority in elections and take the Government seats so should they respect referendum result and vote in favour of their people's will. Well those who do not respect majority in todays date will not be respected by the people. So the conscequencies as I see it is from popularity amongst people. Vassallo has said he will not be contesting next election so he decided to act as he did he didn't bother to look for votes either. So he is not giving the people the choice to show the consequencies to him.
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Isabelle Borg
He stands a better chance being elected in Iran the here. Hallina Dottore!
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Dottor, Nahseb li qeghed tipprepara l-iskuza ghad disfatta li ikollok jekk tiddecidi li tikkontesta. Int u dawk tan NET, fihmtu sew x`ried jghejd bihom dawk il kliem Joseph. Ghanke tifel tal kinder fehmhom. Il bniedem huwa liberu li jghamel dak li irrid....pero wara irid jerfa ir responsabilta. Jekk jien nghamel jew nghejd xi haga hazina, jien irrid nerfa il konsegwenzi. Int Dott qeghed tilghab bil bzallu. Per ezempju, hemm cans kbir li int ( dejjem jekk tikkontesta ) ser tkun fuq id distrett tieghi. Min issa ser nghejdlek......l`anqas biss ser nikkalkulak. Jien nemmen li dak li ghamilt int, ghamiltu sabiex tipprova tigbor giehek wara li sirna nafu li int l-aktar membru parlamentari li skartajt, u uzajt il kuxjenza kif u meta ridt int. Li kont minnek min issa nirrezenja, ghax nemmen li min jitla jghamel xoghol ahjar minnek fil parlament.
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THE ONLY CONSEQUENCES YOU WILL FACE ARE THOSE OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS. NO SPOKES NEEDED!!
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Jiena nahseb li l-konsegwenzi li jrid ifisser Joseph Muscat huma li l-kostitwenti ta' Adrian Vassallo hafna minnhomm johduha kontrih u ma jivvutawlux. Iktar minn hekk ma nistax nara xi konsegwenzi u jien nahseb li Adrian Vassallo mhux ser ikollu konsegwenzi ghax sa fejn naf jiena huwa qal li fl-elezzjoni li gejja mhux sejjer jikkontesta. Ghax ma nistax nara li l-partit ser ikeccih jew xi haga hekk ghax il-Labour jigbor in-naghag il-mitluf jrid mhux jaghmel bhan-Nazzjonalisti jkecci u jgerex lin-naghag tieghu. Pero' kif ivvota Adrian Vassallo jiena nahseb li zbalja, jiena kont wiehed minn dawk li vvotajt LE u jiena ghandi zewg uliedi li huma mizzewgin u separati pero' kont nemmen li d-divorzju mhux l-ahjar triq. Pero' issa la l-poplu jrid id-divorzju ma tistax tkompli tehoda kontrih ghax tigi izolat minn kullhadd, u kieku jiena kont membru parlamentari kieku kont nastjieni u ndiresstament kon inkun qieghed nghid le xorta wahda imma hadd ma kien idawwar il-kanuni fuqi. Ara kemm ghamel hazin il-Prim Ministru li mar kontra r-rieda tal-poplu u anke l-Ministri u Segretarji Parlamentari li vvutaw kontra jew astjenew dawk ghamlu hazin ukoll ghax huma kienu li mexxew ir-referendum il-quddiem u allura huma kienu marbutin mar-rizultat tieghu. Ghad-deputati li astjenew kienet storja ohra, ghax hadd minnhom ma spruna u heggeg li ghandu jkun hemm referendum. U kemm il-Prim Ministru, l-Ministri u s-Segretarji Parlamenteri kollha ghad ikollhom il-konsegwenzi ta' kif ivvotaw. Pero' jien ghalija Adrian Vassallo la kien cert anzi certissmu li jivvota kontra d-divorzju fil-Parlament kien johrog iktar ta' ragel li kieku rrezenja mill-Parlament ghax ma rridux ninsew il-konsegwenzi li ghadda minnhom il-PL fin-'96, '97 meta kien fil-Gvern kemm batew il-laburisti b'certu decizjonijiet ta 'xi hadd li bilfors ried li jew jilghab inkella jhassar. Min irid jifhem ha jihem.
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You would be wasting your time going into the elections- your self inflicted damage has already removed the spokes from the wheel and the rim has fallen off!
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Bniedem li qatt ma jaghmel xogholu fil-parlament m'ghandux ghalfejn jistghageb li ma jigix elett u m'ghandux ghalfejn jahseb li l-PL se jaghmel xi bsaten fir-roti ghax diga ghamilthom wahdek. U kif jghid Freddie Portelli MUR HALLINI u ITLAQ L'HEMM
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Ma nahsibx li ghandu xi problema Adrian biex jikkontesta l-elezzjoni.. mhux jikkontesta ma dak il-partit li tant jaqbel mal-principji tieghu u li jixbhu il-mentalita ta Dr Vassallo?? let's face it, conservatism, religious fervour, Jesuitism, submission to bishop's authority etc etc. Johrog mal PN imissu..dawn zgur jilqugh with open arms ghax wara kollox il-qawl Ingliz jghid.. BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER
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The only threat you will face is from the electorate. You have repeatedly mixed your personal agenda with that of the electorate, besides other more important issues pertaining to the requirements and interests of your constuency. Instead, you indulged in wasting parliament time over matters that are of trivial interest to the national interest, such as the adult ppv channels in hotels etc. I wish you luck next time