Delia plans two assistants for PN secretary-general, Council grilling for candidates

The Nationalist Party’s secretary general will have two assistants, not one, and all candidates contesting any election on the PN ticket would be subject to scrutiny by the general council, if Adrian Delia is elected to replace Simon Busuttil as leader of the party.

M Delia, who is contesting the leadership with Chris Said, Alex Perici Calascione and Frank Portelli, would also reintroduce a permanent director for local councils, to coordinate the work of all PN councillors and assist them as required.

Under Delia’s leadership, the party’s secretary general will have two deputies to assist with political and administrative duties. They would not be eligible to contest any election, be it a general election or one for local councils or the European Parliament.

Delia also plans to set up a number of permanent structures that would bring together members of all the party’s sections and fora.

Delia believes that the policy fora and focus groups already set up were not enough and failed to deliver the success desired. The party roots were left out of any discussion within the party that dealt with issues of national importance.

Delia plans to ensure that any future party policy be developed from among the people and not “from the top down”.

The general council will be tasked with grilling any candidates contesting elections on the PN ticket, as it currently does in the case of candidates contesting the PN leadership election.

Delia envisages that candidates, having undergone a grilling by the council, would then still face the scrutiny of the Candidates Commission that would continue to advise the Executive as to the viability of all the prospective candidates.