Fenech Adami throws ball into Opposition’s court

Matters to come to a head once Opposition tables motion of no confidence, former PN leader.

Eddie Fenech Adami: not for Gonzi to ask for vote of confidence.
Eddie Fenech Adami: not for Gonzi to ask for vote of confidence.

Former Nationalist prime minister and President of the Republic Eddie Fenech Adami has come out in agreement with the Prime Minister's decision not to call for a vote of confidence, even though the scene may be set for an Opposition motion that will have the support of rebel backbencher Franco Debono.

Fenech Adami told the Labour party's One News yesterday he agreed with Lawrence Gonzi's decision not to call for a vote of confidence.

"Who wants to bring this matter to a head knows what they must do. But not government. Government must continue its work," Fenech Adami said.

The former PN leader, 77, was Opposition leader in 1998 when Dom Mintoff voted against Alfred Sant's confidence motion - then tied to a motion for the go-ahead on the Cottonera waterfront project - sending the country into early elections 22 months into Labour's legislature.

"So far it's at a stage of discussion," Fenech Adami said. "That's why it's almost a crisis. It will be a real crisis when Franco Debono withdraws his support for government."

Fenech Adami, appointed President of the Republic in 2004 by Lawrence Gonzi, also said it was not for President George Abela to enter the fray.

Fenech Adami said this "unnecessary crisis" was an internal party matter for the PN and said Debono should resign if he doesn't toe the party line.

"I don't think the president comes into it... the Constitution gives him obligations, duties and rights, but this is not a case where he has to come into it... if there is a vote of no confidence, then naturally the Prime Minister must go to the President of the Republic."

Nationalist MP Franco Debono has declared he will not run for office, in a confirmation that his political career is over after calling on the Prime Minister to resign.

This week, Debono also said that if Labour presents a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister, he would "definitely vote with the Opposition."

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@Antwa the witches spy--READ HIS LIPS. I AINT VOTING FOR THE GOVERNMENT NOR AM I ABSTAINING. I AM VOTING AGAINST!! BYE BYE...
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Zack Depasquale
@Antoine Vella Wishful thinking, Keep on dreaming
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The Budget Implementation Bill will pass, either with the casting vote of the Speaker if Debono abstains or, if he votes against, with the abstention of the Opposition. The excuse Joseph Muscat will give his followers will be that without such legislation the economy would suffer. The real reason will be that the electoral programme is not yet ready but whatever the reason, the government will continue to function for the rest of the year and the legislature will be brought to its 'normal' end, probably only some 4 months less than its absolute maximum length. All major projects will of course have been finalised by then.
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Why should the PL worry about bringing down the government? Have we forgotten that Joe Saliba is on record boasting at the general council that the PN was capable of bringing down the Labour government in 1998? The PN is in no position to accuse the PL if and when it decides to bring down this government. The PL is effectively in control now, so the PN will have to wait and see. In the mean time there is a budget implementation bill looming.
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Il-PN partit tal-konġuri kif dejjem kienu. Tiftakru l-konġura ta' Terinu kontra Sir Gerald Strickland? Tiftaktruha l-konġura biex tajjru lil Dr Gorg Borg Olivier biex laħħqu lill-Edie Fenech Adami? ** U dan kif għandu jkun il-PL li jsejjaħ vot ta' sfiduċja Eddie? Mela mhux il-Prim Ministru qiegħed jiġi sfidat? Mela għax ma jkunx il-Prim Minmistru stess li jsejjah vot ta' fiduċja? Jew biex imbagħad toqgħodu tgħidu li kien il-Partit Laburista li għamel minn kollox biex iwaqqa l-Gvern?
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" fejn huma il- laburisti?".....u imbghad ghamluh president tal maltin u ghawdxin kollha!! "jien naf min qatel lill K. Grech u lill R.Caruana, u meta nitla fil gvern nghid lill pulizija" Tela fil gvern, xjah fil poter, ilu li irtira zmien u sal llum ghadu ma issolva l- ebda kaz. "...int (u jipponta subajh lejn Alfred Sant) kont dak li ma accettajtx li ibni jidhol l- universita....." Ftit wara gie immultat mill qorti ghax instab hati ta malafama!! "il hrafa tal hofra"-kullhadd jaf li hi rejalta, il- pajjiz mimli dejn. "malta tikber fl- ewropa"- imbghad komplejna nintlew bid dejn. "Opportunitajiet godda ghall AirMalta kif nidhlu fl- EU" -Illum falluta. "Id-delizzju tal kacca u l- insib ser jissahhah kif nidhlu fl-EU" -Kienet gidba fahxija. ......u nista nibqa sejjer!!
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Another useless rusty cannon firing blanks.
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Mr.Adami now is the chance for your son to stab Gonzi in the back and take over the leadership of the p.n.like you did to Borg Olivier.If i was Gonzi I'll be looking over my shoulders, with people like you everything is possible.
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L-aqwa li pogga sieq fuq ohra dottor fenech adami u erhilu jiffanfra. Araw ftit, sinjuri tal-malta today, ladarba l-muza qed tgharrxu biex johrog mill-qoxra, jekk dottor fenech adami hux lest ifissrilna kif irnexxilu jkisser il-Malta Community Chest Fund tant li meta dahal il-president tal-lum sabha mkissra u mfarrka u bla sold. Dik imissu jispjega dottor fenech adami - li faqa' l-kaxxa ta' malta bid-dejn, kulhadd jafha u kulhadd jaf kif irnexxilu jaghmilha. Imma kif irnexxielu jkisser ukoll il-Community Chest Fund - ghall-inqas hekk kien qal il-president gorg abela kif lahqa hu u hadd ma merih - kif dottor fenech adami irnexxielu jkisser UKOLL il-Community Chest Fund dak qatt ma tkellem dwarha. Qatt ma tkellem dwar kif lanqas kotba bis-serjeta u records ma kien irnexxilu jzomm !!! DAN SE JIGI JITKELLEM ILLUM? MHUX AHJAR IDABBAR RASU DARBA GHAL DEJJEM !!!!!!!!!!!
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Ftit riflessjonijiet: Biex tghix ma dan il-bniedem trid tkun bhalu (u halluna mill-qaddisin) Il-President attwali (skond dan) ma jidholx fiha. Allura president irtirat jidhol? Il-kunjom Gonzi qatt ma gab xorti tajba lil dan il-pajjiz (jien dejjem hekk emmint, u mhux issa biss) Lil min ivvota biex waqqa lil Alfred Sant kien thallas ta' xoghlu jew le?
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When the risk it took to remain tightly closed in a bud was more painful than a risk it took to bloom. This is the element of freedom ! Bravo to the brave LONE CRUSADER of TRUTH The Honourable Dr. Franco Debono LLD the voice of 3,343 to date, growing daily .... thanks Dr Debono for taking to parliament the laments we ranted throughout the year and SUPPORTS The transparency, democracy, loner PN crusader that was brave enough to confront all that is GonziPN discrepancies, liberties, failures, injustices, media rape, corruption, domination, including the government's general all round selfishness and the fact of GonziPN being out of touch with us, the 70% of the real hardworking, tax paying, people. http://www.facebook.com/pages/NO-FOR-GONZI/299575111320
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FENECH ADAMI, GHAMEL PJACIR LILEK INIFSEK U UNUR LIL UFFICJU (TA' PRESIDENT) LI KONT TIRRAPREZENTA - GHALAQ HALEK. IL-LOGHBA TIEGHEK HIJA GAME OVER.
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Krista Sullivan
Madam Speaker, illum kulħadd jaf li l-Partit Laburista mmexxi mill-Prim Ministru Alfred Sant rebaħ l-elezzjoni għaliex min ivvota ħaseb li kien qed jivvota għal prim ministru li eventwalment kellu warajh partit magħqud u partit li kien jaf xi jrid. Jien naħseb li dak li ġara f'dan il-Parlament mhux biss fl-aħħar sitt ġimgħat imma għal dawn l-aħħar xhur, partikolarment wara l-Budget tas-sena l-oħra, wara l-preżentazzjoni tal-liġi tas-sisa u wara d-dibattitu li nbeda u ma ntemm qatt dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea, ħarġu bħala fatt il-firdiet kbar fuq in-naħa tal-Gvern dwar il-politika ewlenija tal-Gvern stess. Għalhekk nesprimi b’dispjaċir reali, mhux biss għan-nom tiegħi u għan-naħa ta' l-Oppożizzjoni, imma għan-nom tal-pajjiż kollu, li dan il-Gvern elett għal ħames snin, sewwa sew inqas minn sentejn mill-elezzjoni ‘l hawn sab ruħu f'sitwazzjoni li ma jistax jiggverna iktar. Din hija konferma ta' kif l-elezzjoni ntrebħet b'mod li effettivament issa ħareġ ċar li kien hemm rappreżentazzjoni ta' x'suppost kellu jwettaq dan il-Gvern li ma kenitx fidila għar-realta'. Jien nerġa' ngħid li l-Prim Ministru għoġbu jagħżel li jpoġġi vot ta' fiduċja li tilfu u jien ma naf bl-ebda każ f'dan il-Parlament kemm mill-Indipendenza 'l hawn u kif ukoll meta dan il-Parlament kien jiffunzjona taħt stat kolonjali fejn prim ministru ppropona vot ta' fiduċja u tilfu u dan il-prim ministru ma marx immedjatament għall-konklużjoni loġika tas-sistema tad-demokrazija parlamentari. Id-demokrazija parlamentari tfisser li gvern huwa leġittimu u jista' jkompli jiggverna jekk ikollu maġġoranza parlamentari. Dan il-Gvern, fuq deċiżjoni tal-Prim Ministru, ressaq vot ta’ fiduċja li tilfu u naħseb li r-regola elementari ta' kull demokrazija parlamentari hija li l-prim ministru jiġbed il-konklużjonijiet, kif għamel il-Prim Ministru Alfred Sant meta barra minn din il-Kamra - mhux f'din il-Kamra - pprepara l-opinjoni pubblika għal elezzjoni fi żmien erba' ġimgħat. Fil-fatt l-erba' ġimgħat twalu u llum wasalna f’sitwazzjoni fejn il-Prim Ministru kellu jiġi hawnhekk u jipproponi l-Aġġornament tal-Kamra għax ma jistax jiggverna iktar. Pero’ ma pproponiex l-Aġġornament tal-Kamra sine die biex jiddeċiedi għal meta jagħti parir li jxolji l-Parlament, imma ġie hawn u b'att ta' disprezz lejn id-Deputati ta' dan il-Parlament qalilna li l-Parlament se jaġġorna għas-26 ta' Ottubru. Madam Speaker, jien ma nemminx li l-Parlament se jerġa' jiltaqa' fis-26 ta' Ottubru u għalhekk f'din l-aħħar okkażjoni rrid nirringrazzja jien ukoll lis-Sinjorija Tiegħek tal-paċenzja li ħadet bina lkoll kemm ilha tippresjedi lil din il-Kamra. Naturalment kellna mumenti ta' tensjoni, in-nuqqas ta' qbil anke ma' rulings li tat is-Sinjorija Tiegħek ma naqasx kif ma jonqosx f’ebda Leġislatura, pero' rrid nirringrazzja partikolarment lill-istaff ta' dan il-Parlament li għenna u bil-kooperazzjoni tiegħu ħdimna mill-aħjar li stajna. (Onor. Membri: Hear, hear)
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Issa ta xejn toqod tiftah idejk donnok il paladin tad-demokrazija, TEAST YOUR OWN MEDISINE mela qed tahsibna li insejna xaghmilt fi zmien Alf.Sant,issa postu hu ghal kwiet, u halli lil hadt ihor imexxi u TINDAHALX!!!!!
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Krista Sullivan
MADAM SPEAKER: Grazzi. Il-Kap ta' l-Oppożizzjoni. ONOR. EDDIE FENECH ADAMI (Kap ta' l-Oppożizzjoni): Madam Speaker, kif semgħet il-Kamra kollha - u naħseb li l-pajjiż issa jaf ukoll - il-Prim Ministru qed jitlob lill-Kamra taġġorna għas-26 ta' Ottubru li huwa l-anniversarju ta' l-elezzjoni li saret fl-1996. Jiddispjaċini ħafna li sa dan il-mument il-Prim Ministru qed jittratta lil dan il-Parlament u lill-poplu tagħna b'tant disprezz għaliex m'huwiex konċepibbli li Gvern li ġie sfiduċjat minn dan il-Parlament jersaq illum, il-15 ta' Lulju, u jaġġorna l-Parlament għas-26 ta' Ottubru. Naturalment hawn min jista’ jeħodha bħala ċajta, pero' hija ċajta li ma titwemminx u jien neħodha bħala disprezz lejn dan il-Parlament. Effettivament forsi ma jixraqx aħjar lill-Gvern li ġie sfiduċjat għax dan il-Gvern li rebaħ l-elezzjoni ta’ l-1996, proprju fis-26 ta' Ottubru, ġie elett tant kemm irnexxielu jagħti dehra tiegħu nnifsu li ma kienet taqbel xejn mar-realta'. Dan il-Gvern rebaħ l-elezzjoni bi programm negattiv u b'wegħdiet negattivi li primarjament kienu l-wegħda li jiffriża - anzi kien qal li kien se jirtira - t-talba ta' Malta biex tissieħeb fl-Unjoni Ewropea u l-wegħda li jneħħi s-sistema tal-VAT biex idaħħal sistema ta’ tassazzjoni aktar effiċjenti. Pero’ nafu x'irriżulta minn dawn iż-żewġ wegħdi negattivi; irriżulta - kif kien mistenni u kif fehem min kien jara l-affarijiet bis-serjeta' - li dawn il-wegħdi ġew magħmula biss biex jintrebħu l-voti u mhux biex imexxu lill-pajjiż 'il quddiem. Fil-fatt dawk il-wegħdi wasslu biex fil-pajjiż ikun hawn staġnar ekonomiku; illum il-pajjiż qiegħed f'sitwazzjoni finanzjarja li qatt ma kien jinsab fiha qabel u l-pajjiż qed jintefa' lura.
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Nispera li mhux qed tithajjar li nibdew il-process biex naghmluk “BEATU”. Imissek lanqas biss tidher quddiem in-nies. Int kont li dahhalt lil Malta taghna fi-klabb fejn qatt ma kien postna. Int qieghed komdu u lil-poplu gibtu f’dak li huwa illum, il-faqar li jinsab fih avolja inthom ma tridux tammettuh dan. Ewropa li qed tfisser il qirda tac-cittadini taghha, il-faqar, il qaghad u il-miserji kollha li tinsab fihom. Ta warajk biex ikompli fejn hallejt int, dahalna fiz-zona ewro u faqqartuna bl-gholi f’kollox barra il-pagi u beneficji sura. Darba smajtek tghid fuq l-RTK li int bhala Prim Ministru ghandu ikollok penzjoni gholja. Tghid ghaliex tahseb illi int ma hawnx bhalek, u lil poplu ittieh il-qamel. Int li wedght lil poplu Malti li Malta kellha tereq fl-ilma u tinharaq bid-dawl. Illum ghadek tahseb l-istess ? meta jasal il-kont tad-dawl taf kemm hawn nies taqbadhom ir-roghda? Taf li hawn nies lanqas ghandhom x’jieklu bizzejjed? Taf kif int u Dr Lawrence Gonzi gibtuh dan il-pajjiz. Insejtu int u Dr Gonzi kemm paccpactu fil vojt dwar Demokrazzija, Rieda tal-Maggoranza, Solidarjeta mal-Familji, meritokrazzija, kemm ghajjatu bl-issikar tac-cintorin etc etc. F’dawn l-ahhar snin x’gara ET DR E Fenech Adami u Hon Dr Gonzi ? Issa fimht x’riedtu tieghdu “Ghalina u ghal-Uliedna”. Il-poplu ihallas u certu tfal jixxalaw. Fliemkien kollox possibli tghidu, ahna nitbaghlu w inhalsu t-taxxi u inthom tigru u tixxalaw. Dik demokrazzija, u solidarjeta mal-familji!
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Boy, this man has no shame. Did he forget that in 1998 he gave all the time of the opposition to speak in Parliament to Mintoff.. Has he forgotten when talking to his faithful saying ‘Nahtfu din l-opportunita’ and making the sign with his hand of clutching. Than it was crisis now it is almost a crisis until Opposition calls for a vote of no Confidence. I hope Joseph Muscat obliges. Then Alfred Sant will be fully vindicated. This is what really irritates me about this man, he thinks he is endowed with the gift of infallibility. He states it is a Party crisis. What Party crisis? Franco Debono is taking Gonzi to task as PM. So much so that he is ready to back any Nationalist except Gonzi. If it really is a party crisis, the party can easily solve it. Call an EGM of the PN General Council and pass a vote of no Confidence in Gonzi and elect a new Party Leader, and voila’ the crisis is solved. Of course, this is pure fantasy, Gonzi will never be unloaded by his own people Therefore the only way out is for Gonzi to go to Parliament and do a head count. Most probably, he will be one short. Being spineless he will do nothing of the sort. In fact since Franco Debono’s press conference, Gonzi is PM in name only. But still he will not pull the plug. I think Joseph Muscat does not need any advice from anyone let alone EFA. If the ball is on our side, it is a great assist to will lead to certain goal. . Just imagine Messi one metre from the gaping empty goal posts and no defender is sight. So the question is not if, but when. Or as the Italians say ‘Tardare si scappare no!’ Finally: Gonzi knows his incumbency is over and done with. Still he prefers Joseph Muscat to table the vote of no Confidence. Gonzi can than denounce him of precipitation Malta into instability in the midst of a global financial crisis leftsophist.blogspot.com/
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Antoin Vella tigi meta tigi l-elezzjoni ahna kollox ghandna lest biex inmexxu bla skossi ghaliex Joseph ma ghandux ghalfejn jahli hinu jghasses l'hinn u l'hawn biex jara min ser iniefdu minn wara. Tibza xejn kollox lest ghandna u bi grupp ta' ekonomisti li huma l-ghejra taghkom il-finanzi bil-mod il-mod nirrangawhom mhux ghas-spejjez tal-haddiema u negozjanti zghar imma ghal dawk li jieklu b'izjed minn halq wiehed u li dawn l-ahhar 25 sena redghu kemm felhu. Sit back and enjoy the ride with Joseph Muscat as the driver.
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Antoin Vella get it into your thick skull that you and your kind's time is up. There is nowhere to run when the time comes to shoulder responsability for your pastmake sure you have a clean slate.
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"So far it's at a stage of discussion," Fenech Adami said. "That's why it's almost a crisis. It will be a real crisis when Franco Debono withdraws his support for government."....Does this clown know that Franco Debono has resigned from the party and repeatedly said he will vote with opposition in a no confidence vote. It is obvious even to a three year old that gonzipn has lost its majority in parliament. If gonzi and efa cannot stomach this it is their problem. The truth is gonzipn is on the way out and any more delays are simply done so that they scrape as much as possible that the time allows.
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@EFA Il- maggoranza assoluta tal maltin jigu jaqghu u iqumu mill idejat antikwati tieghek, tiftakar ftit xhur ilu kemm ippridkajt kontra id-divorzju? Il- poplu Malti ma tax kasek, injorak. Lehnek sar qisu hanqa ta hmar.
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@antoine vella.il gvern tieghek ghadu jghid l istess progetti budget wara budget ,sena wara sena
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@ Antoine Vella X`int thawwad,tispekola u tgerfex!! Int jaqaw taqra l- imhuh tan nies? Tant ghandkom panic li hlief tfajjru il- hmerijiet biex titfghu l- attenzjoni fuq il- PL minflok fuq id-dizastru li ghandkhom fil partit ma intomx tghamlu. Mela skond ir-ragunar tieghek, il- PL missu ma johrog qatt ghall elezzjoni ghax ser jiret pajjiz mimli dejn u hnizrijiet, fosthom dawk li semmejt int. U halluna, l- anqas id- deputati parlamentari tghakhom stess ma iridukhom tibqghu fil poter ahseb u ara il- poplu malti.
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@Antoine Vella — U ngħid iktar minn hekk: jekk issir elezzjoni fi Frar, Muscat m'għandux ċans jitlifha. Imbagħad ikollu ftit xhur biex jippreżenta l-budget u jrid jara kif se jagħmel biex iraħħas il-kontijiet tad-dawl" - Don't worry Antoine! Frejjeg daqs kemm ghamel Gozni zgur ma jistax jaghmel Dr Muscat! U barra l-frejjeg u kawlati irnexxilu jnaffar hafna nies siewja li ghamlu il-gid lil PN. Imma l-klikka li ddawar biha taghtu pariri hziena hafna. Issa qed jizra' li hasad! Tinsies li fil 1971 in-Nazzjonalisti kienu jghidu 'Ix-Xitwa taghna imma r-Rebbigha ghalina. Pruvaw jixtru lil Bedeq imma ghalxejn. Il-MLP kabbar l-majjoranza fil 1976!
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Qisu lijghid dan il bniedem religion.Li kien ghalih lanqas id divorzju ma ghadda.Mur stieh u serreh
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Antoine Vella. Tiftakar lill Joe Saliba jiftahar li f18 il xahar irnexxilkhom twaqqu il gvern? Tiftakar meta ippruvajtu tixrtu il Beddeq? Jekk J.Muscat jiehu l multa tal power station, in nefqa li f daqqa wahda it tripijat tal estenzjoni tal Mater Dei, il flejjes li weghed jithalsu certu kunsulenti, dawk il hallelin tal vat etc etc etc nassigurak li jibqalu il bqija!!!!!!!!!!!
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Eddie, sewwa jgħidu li l-kabura milli jkollha tagġtik u li kieku l-ġemel jara ħotobtu jaqà u jmut zoptu. ** Ma tistħix. ** Insejtu żmienek u x'għamiltu fi żmien Alfred Sant? ** Imma Alla qed iħallaskom ta' dak kollu li għamiltu fosthom li erġajtu ġibtu lil Malta kolonja tal-barrani u lilna ilsiera tiegħu. ** Mhux ta' b'xejn li waqqajtu saġħtu fuq MAlta għax kif kienu jgħidulkom anki fis-snin 30, inthom il-PN il-Partit SAĦTA ta' Malta.
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Zack Depasquale
Nerga naghmel appel lill-kulhadd biex jidhol f'din il-link http://parlament.mt/debatedetails?id=2055 u taqraw l-ahhar diskors li kien ghamel dan l-arci ipokrita fl-ahhar seduta tal-parlament tal-legislatura 1996 - 1998
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Anthony Galea
Tinduna min ghandu x'jitlef jekk jinbidel il-gvern u tinqatghalu z-zejza. Issa, dan EFA lanqas dekor ma jindahalx m'ghandu? Bhala President Emeritus ghandu jzomm newtrali. Professur iehor tad-demokrazija.
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INSEJTU ZMIENEK FENECH ADAMI META IL-LABOUR KIENU FL-ISTESS SITWAZZJONI ??????KEMM QABBADTU NHAR U SAHHANTU RJUS BIEX TGHADDI TAGHKOM U TKUNU FIL-GVERN.ISSA MISKIN GONZIPN QED JAHARQU GHALL HADDIEM MALTI,WARA LI XEBA JISOLHU BIL KONTIJIET U TAXXI......SEWWA JGHIDU BHAL MA`TAGHMEL JAGHMLULEK !!!!
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EFA ghandu jibqa poggut komdu fuq dik il- pultruna li qieghed fuqha u joqghod ihares biss. Xewwex bizzejjed f'hajtu fi zminijiet ohra.
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Biex tisgungura tridt tkun pur! L-Oppozizzjoni ghandha taghmel kif ghamilt INT, 'ic-campjin' li timxu fuqu id-demokrazzija f'Malta: la centimetru izjed, u anqas centimetru anqas!
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kulhadd ibaxxi rasu ghax tkellem HU. dan li fired pajjiz bil hdura li kellu go fih u kien u ghadu jilghaba ta qaddis. int dilettant tal bibbja sur emeritus u fija hemm miktub li min jghix bis sejf, imut bis sejf. m'hemmx kliem ahjar kif tiddeskrivi din is-sitwazzjoni
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EFA ghandu jibqa poggut komdu fuq dik il- pultruna li qieghed fuqha u joqghod ihares biss. Xewwex bizzejjed f'hajtu fi zminijiet ohra.
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U ngħid iktar minn hekk: jekk issir elezzjoni fi Frar, Muscat m'għandux ċans jitlifha. Imbagħad ikollu ftit xhur biex jippreżenta l-budget u jrid jara kif se jagħmel biex iraħħas il-kontijiet tad-dawl u jaqleb il-power station biex taħdem bil-gass. U jagħti lura miljuni ta' ewro lil min daħħal karozzi minn barra. U jagħti iktar żieda għall-għoli tal-ħajja. U jibni saqaf għat-teatru. U dan kollu filwaqt li ma jkunx hemm defiċit u jħallas lura d-dejn. Mhux ta' b'xejn qed jerġa jaħsibha.
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efa jaf li meta kien president fired il-pajjiz...jaf li tellef lill dawk li kienu kontra id-divorzju, ghax kif fetah halqu ikkarga in-nies favur id-divorzju, jaf li .....insomma jidher li biex ikeskes tajjeb uxejn izjed
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efa jaf li meta kien president fired il-pajjiz...jaf li tellef lill dawk li kienu kontra id-divorzju, ghax kif fetah halqu ikkarga in-nies favur id-divorzju, jaf li .....insomma jidher li biex ikeskes tajjeb uxejn izjed
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Luke Camilleri
Jew jaghti parir il-Midluk tieghu Gonzi biex immur ghand il-President b'ittra tar-rizenja f'id..... u f'idu l-ohra b'ittra li jirtira lura ir-rizenja! HEKK KIEN GHAMEL HU! ....................................................... BUZZOLOTTI U PANTOMIMI ! Imbghad skoss gideb ezatt qabel ..u wara jitlef il-libelli ........................................................... HEKK KIEN GHAMEL HU!
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Dr Antoine Vella donnu ha l-inkarigu li jkun Hudini ghal PN.Donnu jaf x'se jigri.Iz zmien jghatina parir. Fenech adami jmissu jghamel bhal ma ghamlu l-ex presidenti l-ohra u jghalaq halqu jekk irrid ikollu rispett ta meta kien President tal Maltin kollha.Jew qed jipprepara t-triq ghal ibnu. Fi ftit gimghat ohra il laburisti kollha se jghidulu fejn qedghin.
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Grzegorz Tomski
Hasibhom boloh lil opozizzjoni dan il-pahahhu
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Alchemist: "Short of this many and many would be disappointed. There is already talk of a coalition. . . . . the vibes that are being given may hint to this direction." I told you and your Mintoffian 'Elve' friends. I told you that Muscat is afraid to fight an election. he's not afraid of losing, he's afraid of winning.
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Dr Eddie Fenech Adami dak in nhar li Mintoff hareg kontra Dr Alfred Sant INT xghamilt nghidlek jien dak in nhar IRKIBTU sew il karru ghax INT li kont kap ta l-oppozizjoni kont tajt il hin li kella l-oppozizjoni lil Mintoff biex ikun jista JITKELLEM kontra il gvern LEGITMU LABURISTA Jekk Dr Gonzi ghandu KURAGG ghandu jitolbu il vot ta FIDUCJA bhal ma TALBU ftit ilu fil kwistjoni ta Dr Austin Gatt kemm IDDANDAN dak in nhar DR Gonzi li RID vot ta FIDUCJA mela erga ghamel kuragg u mur il parlament Dr Gonzi u erga ITOLBU il vot ta Fiducja ha naraw kemm ser TAKKWISTAH Lil Dr Eddie Fenech Adami nghidlu IMNALLA li spicca min presitend ta Malta ghax TAHTU il Comunity Chest Fund kien FALLUT issa REGA qed JIEHU ir RUH bis sahha tal presitend attwali Dr Gorg Abela
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mel meta kien cert mar ghal vot ta fiducja? dak inhar biss il ballun kien f idejh ja bassa feneck adami. gonzi wiret id dnubiet li hallilu zijuh. veru ma tafux tisthu ja dittaturi
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@fufa. I totally agree with you - 100%! But when yesterday Dr Muscat (and EVEN on Sunday) said that decisions will be taken in the coming days that MAY NOT BE POPULAR this was interpreted as a possible hint of a coalition. I don't believe it and do not WANT to believe it. But it's not I who is saying so but others. But Dr Muscat has to set the record straight on this matter. Believe me I want Dr Gonzi to resign. He has not other option even though he is a power hanger. He is just bickering but in the end he has to give in. EU is watching him! Out you go!
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Krista Sullivan
rega indahal dal melha ?.......
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What did he and his party do back in 1998? Lino Spiteri last Sunday wrote, how the PN were working behind Dom Mintoff whose sole aim was to remove Sant as PM. Mr Spiteri also highlighted the difference in Dr Debono's behaviour and that of Mr Mintoff in 1998. The PN acted fast to open NET TV to allow Mintoff to hit a Sant. So, Dr Fenech Adami is in no position to give advice to the PL.
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@The Alchemist. Speculation about a coalition. A coalition for what? There is no constitutional crisis. It is such a clear cut issue in a real democracy. NO parliament majority...CANNOT govern. That's what happened in 1989. Joseph Muscat should not try to invent the wheel and fall in the trap that will eventually wreck him......iz-zmien tal-labranzetta meta tkun ghaddej ferhan mhux meta tkun fix-xifer tas-sies.
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With due respect to the ex-President of Malta, how can we honestly believe what he says since he was the one who lied on the eve of a general election. Dr. Fenech Adami is always out of touch with reality. I say to him, enjoy your retirement from the unfair taxes the PN imposed on the general public.
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Eddie Fenech Adami jitfa l ballun f'saqajn Gonzi u jahrab,insjetu divorzju? Il problemi li malta qeda tifacja huma estremmi minn 1998 l'hawn!Fallimenti fit tarzna/Airmalta/Defecit gholli li skond l Gonzi fil legislatura ta 2008 qal li se jnaqqas id defecit sa 2010 minflokk ghola, Power station li thammeg u jekk xi hadd imerri hemm il provi ghal pajjiz zghir bhal malta.. Il lista tkompli ghala GONZIpn Falla.Il kaxxa ta Malta zvojtat u biex qed jaghmel dawn il progetti id defecit ta Malta qed ikompli jitla' ghalkemm hemm il fondi ta L ewropa u qe jintuzaw hazin.
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This double-chinned dinosaur said that "Debono should resign if he doesn't toe the party line." This double-faced ex-PM of half of Malta had a different idea of matters when in opposition in 1998 when he encouraged Dom Mintoff not to resign but gave him opposition time to speak against Labour PM Alfred Sant. he should be ashamed of himself, exposing his double-face so blatantly. Shame!
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"This week, Debono also said that if Labour presents a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister, he would "definitely vote with the Opposition." - This is the only option that is available for Dr Muscat. Short of this many and many would be disappointed. There is already talk of a coalition. I don't believe it and hope that it never even crossed Dr Muscat's mind. But the vibes that are being given may hint to this direction. It's time for Dr Muscat to bring an end to the charade by Dr Gonzi and the speculation about a possible coalition by being clear enough. The PL supporters have waited and suffered for too long. Short of this........... We are waiting!
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Qam mil mewt id dinosawru. Gonzi qed jiffacja l istess sitwassjoni ta Dr Sant ta 1998. Dak in nhar Fenech Adami kien l ewwel wiehed li mar il parlament u talab vot ta zfiducja. Dr. Sant kien ragel u l ewwel ra l interess ta Malta u mhux tal partit. Issa x inbidel. Qieghdin l istess sitwazzjoni. Gonzi ghandu ikollu dicenza li ileqqa l parlament, jiddiskunu l vot ta sfiducja, u jekk jehel isejjah elezzjoni. Dik hila demokrazija Dr. Fenech Adami.Ghal xejn qed tappoggja lil siehbek Gonzi li tilef il maggoranza fil parlamnet. U le dr. Debono ma ghandux ghax jirrizanja. Meta Dr. Sant kien fl istess istwazzjoni, int sejjaht li Mintoff biex jirrizanja? Hallina dr. Feench Adami kompli gawdi l penzjoni wara li kissirt lil Malta u gibta f partita dejn
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Dan wiehed min ta l-oligarkija li semma Franco Debono. Jien naghmel lilek Prim Ministru u inti taghmilni President. Daqshekk jemmnu fid-demokrazija dawn in-nies. Jekk Dr Franco jzomm sod kif qal li se jaghmel u kif ghandu dritt, Gonzi jkollu jibla dak li qal illi mhux lest jaghmel bhal Alfred Sant. Intom f'liema demokrazija temmnu f'dik li taqbel lilkom biss bhal tal-Gaddafis u l-Mubarks jew?
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Tkellem Maciste hej!!!! Ejja nbaxxu rasna !!!!Ghax ma jmurx jghum l-ghadira fenech adami mhux jipprova jaghti palata lill-midluk tieghu !!! X'jahseb li hu, xi sappi tutto? Kemm kien ixxenja u tqazzez u tkessah u keskes u harbat fl-1998 .... hallih issa jaqla' lil dak li ghazel minnfloku u hu jzomm postu ... imissu jisthi .... bhala ex-president mhux ahjar isikket halqu u jaqtaghha, mhux jahseb li sar xi orkalu? Of all people, fenech adami irid jghallimna u jghidilna x'irid isir? -- lanqas li ma kienx responsabbli, ejja nghidu daqs mintoff -- ghall-mod kif kien iddegenera l-pajjiz fis-snin tmenin? Jahseb li ghax jilghabha tad-devot u tal-qaddis sejrin qatt ninsew id-diskriminazzjonijiet, il-hnizrijiet u l-ingustizzji li saru tahtu li jippretendi li sar diga xi qaddis !!! Mhux zgur li jippretendi li jilhaq kardinal issa!!!!
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JEKK HAWN XI HADD LI MISSU JAGHLAQ HALQU, DAN MHU HADD HLIEF EDDIE FENECH ADAMI. QED IKOMPLI JIKKONFERMA LI KIEN PRESIDENT TA' NOFS MALA U NOFS IL-POPLU BL-INDHIL TIEGHU POLITIKU WARA LI SPICCA MINN PRESIDENT TAR-REPUBBLIKA. ARA DAWK TA' QABLU JOQGHODU FOMMHOM SIEKET GHAX HEKK HUWA MISTENNI MINNHOM WARA LI KIENU JOKKUPAW L-GHOLA KARIGA F'PAJJIZNA ! EDDY PRIVITERA p.s.Bdejt nikteb ismi "Eddy" flok "Eddie" ezatt minhabba li ma ridt ikolli XEJN bhalu. U ghamilt dan mis-16 ta' April 2003 meta EFA mar jiffirma t-trattat ta' KOLONJALIZMU MAL-UE f'Ateni !
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EFA, together with KMB, belong in the crypt of a museum. They are over and irrelevant.
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One would think Fenech Adami, as Emeritus President, might resist the day to day political commentary especially when partisan ! He still seems to behave as Gonzi's mentor!
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Zack Depasquale
L-onor Franco Debono qal li hu m'ghadux iqies ruhu li hu membru ta'GonziPN mela huwa ovvju li GonziPN jista jmorru kemm iridu gewwa l-Partit ghaliex din m'ghadiex biss kwistjoni ta'Partit, Ghax l-Onor Franco Debono qal car u tond li mhux sejjer joqghod ghad-dixxiplina tal-Partit ta'GonziPN. Allura jekk din mhix krizi Kostituzjonali jista dan l-avukat tar-rahal, dan kif kien ideskreviegh xihadd jghidilna din x'inhi?
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Bhal ma ilhom jaghmlu s-snin shah, il-PN permezz tal-Gvern, ipoggi n-nies tieghu fil-Kamra tal-Ahbarijiet ta' PBS. Din id-darba billi GonziPN wed ixomm riha qawwija ta' telfa elettorali, qed jimla kull rokna tal-PBS b'"taparsi" gurnalisti - qed nghid taparsi ghax trid tkun pulcinell biex thalli lil min jigbidlek li spaga x'ghandek tirraporta jew thalli barra mil-ahbarijiet - kull rokna ta' PBS ! Sewwa qal Franco Debono, li l-PBS sar aghar minn zmien Toni Pellegrini !Ghalhekk xoghol kull min ihobb lil-pajjizna, ghandu jara li nehilsu minn dan il-gvern ILLUM QABEL GHADA, halli noholqu PBS li vera jkun stazzjon ta-poplu kollu. Eddy Privitera Eddy P
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Zack Depasquale
Min irid jista jmur f'din il-link u jara x'kien qal dan l-ipokrita per eccelenza fl-ahhar seduta tal-parlament tal-legislatura ta'Gvern Laburista http://parlament.mt/debatedetails?id=2055
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Zack Depasquale
Madam Speaker, illum kulħadd jaf li l-Partit Laburista mmexxi mill-Prim Ministru Alfred Sant rebaħ l-elezzjoni għaliex min ivvota ħaseb li kien qed jivvota għal prim ministru li eventwalment kellu warajh partit magħqud u partit li kien jaf xi jrid. Jien naħseb li dak li ġara f'dan il-Parlament mhux biss fl-aħħar sitt ġimgħat imma għal dawn l-aħħar xhur, partikolarment wara l-Budget tas-sena l-oħra, wara l-preżentazzjoni tal-liġi tas-sisa u wara d-dibattitu li nbeda u ma ntemm qatt dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea, ħarġu bħala fatt il-firdiet kbar fuq in-naħa tal-Gvern dwar il-politika ewlenija tal-Gvern stess. EDDIE FENECH ADAMI SEDUTA PARLAMENTARI SEDUTA NRU. 242 L-Erbgħa, 15 ta' Lulju, 1998 Dan id-dinosawru li tghidx kemm kien jiftahhar bid-demokrazija jitkellem dejjem kif jaqbilu, x hemm differenti illum min dak in-nhar, hlief li Dr Alfred Sant kien ragel bizzejjed li acceta li ghal gid ta'Malta ma setghax jibqa jmexxi parlament kif kien miexi>
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How can a government continue doing its work without a majority in parliament still needs to be explained to me. Having said that does gonzi just wants to be called a prime minister and lead the country for the next months into a standstill untill next elections since he cannot make any legal decisions without majority? Would this be in the interest of Malta? So there is only one solution the people who want malta to continue its day to day running must ensure a parliament majority. Only this would be a sensible decision. Who will that be time will tell.
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...Tkellem Pinocchio.
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Prudence is one thing Dr. Muscat, but this cheek is quite another thing!!
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STABILITY STABILITY STABILITY!! If i hear that word one more time i will blow my brains out!! WHAT THE HELL ARE THE PL WAITING FOR? HE DARES YOU SO MOVE!!! NOW!!!!