President George Abela signs divorce bill

Divorce in Malta has become law today, following its publication in the Government Gazzette after President George Abela formally signed the bill.

Coming into force on October 1, the bill was voted in Parliament by a vast majority after long hours of debate from both sides of the House, that also put forward and approved a number of amendments.

The bill - originally submitted by Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando on July 1, 2010 – soon became known as the Pullicino Orlando-Bartolo bill after it was co-sponsored by Labour MP Evarist Bartolo.

The bill brought division within the PN that also took a stand against the introduction of divorce in Malta, while Prime Minister and party leader Lawrence Gonzi declared himself against, and even voted against the bill throughout all its stages in Parliament.

On May 28, 53% of the Maltese electorate voted in favour of the introduction of divorce in Malta.

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@jgpem. Sewwa qed tghid li kieku il-Prim Ministru ikun ressaq ligi u ma taghdilux kien ikollu jirrizenja jew jitlob vot ta' fiducja. Pero f'dan il-pajjiz kullhadd jaf li il-ligi tad-divorzju ma ressaqiex il-Prim Ministru jew il-gvern, Imma kienet private member bill bejn zewg deputati li huma Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando u Evarist Bartolo. Kien ikun ahjar li ktibt il-fatti u mhux tghawweg, iL-Verita hija il-habib tas-sewwa.
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Sewwa qed tghid QUO VADIS li kieku KONNA go pajjiz iehor PM li ikun RESSAQ LIGI u ma tghaddilux kieku kien JIRREZENJA imma Dr Lawrence Gonzu RABAT QALBU WISQ MAL POTER imma is siegha TIEGHU TASAL u wisq propabbli ikollu BAJDA BZEWG ISFRA GHAX ITIR MIN PM U MIN KAP TAL PN
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@ RC Biex ligi tghaddi, ovvjament li trid tghaddi mill-Parlament. Pero jibqa' l-fatt li kwazi dejjem il-gvern jipproponi l-ligijiet li mbaghad jghaddu mill-Parlament, u jidhlu fis-sehh, la darba jkollu l-maggoranza. Li hemm stramba hi li l-Parlament Malti approva ligi li l-Prim Ministru ma jaqbilx maghha, anzi hu u hafna ministri tal-kabinett IVVUTAW KONTRA! Dan ma' jaghmilx sens, u li kieku konna f'pajjiz demokratiku u Ewropew ta' veru, il-Kap tal-gvern kien jirrezenja, u mela jibqa' prim ministru meta l-Parlament ivvota favur ligi li huwa stess ma' jaqbilx maghha! X'tippretendi li nghidu allura li d-divorzju dahhlu l-Partit Laburista mill-oppozizzjoni jew???? Il-fatt hu li veru L-PARTIT NAZZJONALISTA FIL-GVERN DAHHAL ID-DIVORZJU F'MALTA, u sar terremot shih minn wara l-kwinti gos-sissien ta' dawn iz-zewg organizzazjonijiet li dejjem hadmu, ghinu, ghattew u pprotegu lill-xulxin tul l'istorja ta' Malta! Issa jekk dawn il-fatti ma' jogghbukx, dik hija bicca tieghek! Ma' tistghux tibqghu tghattu x-xemx bl-gharbiel!!!!! Il-poplu tkellem u baghat messagg car hafna, u nifhem li hawn xi nies frustrati minhabba f'hekk, imma m'hemmx x'tghamel hux!!!!!
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Sur Prim Ministru Number 2,Dr,Gonzi bik u minghajrek il lilgi tad-divorzju ghaddiet xorta wahda,,,,Ma nafx kif ma ghamiltc U-Turn bhass soltu u ivvutajt Iva fl'ahhar..Grazzi Xorta Wenz, Bil haqq kemm ghad fadal angli tal festa hawn Malta bil musmar fil patata u jitbissmu ghall kull ma jaghmel il numru 2 Gonzi.
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Gilbert Bartolo
Hawn min ghandu bzonn kors urgenti fl-istudji socjali tas-sekondarja ghax vera pajjiz tac-cwiec bhal Windaloo... il-ligijiet mhux il-gvern idahhalhom izda l-parlament... jekk ghadkom ma ndunajtux... ghalhekk hemm l-ezekuttiv, il-parlament u l-qrati - poteri separati (suppost)... il-gvern m'ghandu l-ebda setgha izomm il-parlament milli jghaddi liema ligi jrid... is-soltu l-gvern ikollu l-maggoranza tal-voti fuq ligijiet li jressaq hu...f'dal-kaz le...
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ISSA NISTHU NIGHDU LI ID-DIVORZJU GO MALTA DAHLU IL-GVERN NAZZJONALISTA. FATTI! HISTORY IN THE MAKING. LOL
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Sur Presitend Dr Gorg Abela il poplu u ferhan li Int iffirmajt il Ligi ta Divorzju pero il poplu taf meta ma kienx FERHAN meta Int IFFIRMAJT biex Dr Gonzi u il ministru u is Segretarji parlamentari tieghy JIEHDU 600 ewro ZIEDA ghal l-GHOLI TAL HAJJA Impossibli Sur Presitend kellek Iil KUXJENZA TIFFIRMAHA DIK IZ ZIEDA ghal PM u il Ministri u is Segretarji Tieghu biex JIEHDU dawk is 600 ewro meta lil POPLU bhala ZIEDA TAH LOQMA
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Issa li l-President ta' malta iffirma l-ligi tad-divorzju, din il-ligi saret parti mill-ligijiet ta' Malta. Zgur tiftakru lil Lawrence Gonzi jiddikjara qabel ir-referendum, li jekk jidhol id-divorzju f'pajjizna," kull min hu mizzewweg se jsir gharus " !!! Skond il-prim ministru, dan kien se jigri " ghax iz-zwieg mhux se jibqa dejjiemi " ! Illum ghalhekk nistaqsih - kif ukoll lill dawk kollha mizzewwgin li kienu vvutaw LE ghax qablu ma li kien qal il-prim ministru - jekk hu u martu Kate , issa li l-ligi tad-divorzju saret LIGI TA'MALTA wara l-firma tal-President, ghadhomx iqisu lilhom infushom bhala " mizzewwgin ", jew issa jqisu li saru " gharajjes " ?! Eddy Privitera