Minister’s husband calls out Salvu Mallia for calling his wife a ‘lying bitch’

At first sight, it seems like your typical garden-variety fight between two children in a school playground, however the two men in question are the husband of a government minister and a candidate running on the Opposition party's ticket in the next general election.

Earlier this evening, Patrick Dalli, the husband of civil liberties minister Helena Dalli, publicly asked Nationalist Party candidate Salvu Mallia for ‘a meeting’ in order for Mallia to explain to him why he chose to refer to his wife as a “lying bitch.”

Dalli originally posted his request on his Facebook profile and Mallia soon replied saying that he was willing to meet him. “I’ll offer you a coffee too,” said Mallia.

Mallia then proposed that the two meet outside Café Cordina in Valletta at 10am tomorrow, however shortly afterwards he wrote on his own wall that he had to push “the appointment” forward to noon.

“Apologies but I have to move forward the meeting with Dalli to noon, as [at 10am] we will be launching a PN document on the environment,” he wrote.

After the two agreed to meet, several people have posted comments on Dalli’s profile urging him not to go ahead with the meeting. "Ignore him Patrick, they only accepted him so he can couse trouble," said one user, with another advising Dalli not to allow Mallia to provoke him. 

The meeting was however cancelled following Mallia's request for the meeting to be moved to noon. "I have another meeting which I can't cancel at noon. I will meet you another time," wrote Dalli.

The meeting would have been the latest in a series of stunts by the outspoken candidate, who held a one-man protest last week against what he says is Malta's most corrupt government.

Last October, the oustpoken TV-presenter was approved as Nationalist Party candidate, with party leader Simon Busuttil saying that Mallia's candidature confirms that a national coalition against had started to form.  

Mallia has come under criticism for his agressive language as well as his beliefs, which many within the Nationalist Party, feel are in direct conflicts with the Party's ideals.