Electoral Commissioner grants observer status to Greens after letter to PM

UPDATE 3 | Electoral Commissioner gives observer status to European Greens after formal letter to Prime Minister.

 

The Electoral Commissioner has consented to giving the European Greens observer status at the divorce referendum on Saturday and Sunday after the EGP's secretary-general formally wrote to Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi about the refusal.

Gonzi replied to a complaint by European Greens Party secretary general Jacquline Cremers saying that he never objected to the request, but added that the Commission is "independent from government."

"I have never objected to any request made to the Electoral Commission for permission to have observers at the forthcoming 28th May referendum in the same manner and under the same parameters adopted by the Electoral Commission for the 2003 EU accession referendum. However I feel I must remind Ms Cremers that the Electoral Commission is a Constitutionally independent body that acts independently of Government."

 

Earlier this morning, the Commissioner was bombarded by questions from the media about the refusal to grant the EGP observer status. Visibly distressed by the questions, Chief Electoral Commissioner Saviour Gauci insisted on Wednesday that it was not on his agenda to reply to such a question, adding that the decision is “final”.

Challenged repeatedly by the press to say why the commission had not issued an international invitation for observers to follow next Saturday’s referendum, Gauci just reiterated his position that the decision was “final” and not in the public interest to know.

He added that the press briefing was about the electoral process and not about anything else. He was challenged again by most journalists present to say why he was afraid to state why the Commission had denied the Greens observer status.

In a letter sent to the Prime Minister yesterday the European Greens denounced this refusal and asked for answers as to why their request was denied. As the media continued to press Gauci on the matter, he simply declared the press briefing over, leaving all journalists still asking why he denied observer status to the Greens.

He was also challenged to compare his intransigence with the situation regarding elections in Zimbabwe. His departing statement was that he “believes in democracy” but when asked if this process was transparent, he replied “no comment.”

At the end of the press briefing the Chief Electoral Commissioner was followed by the media from the Mediterranean Conference Centre to Evans building, where he persisted in his non-reply and then ordered his security personnel to keep journalists out of the building. "Don't let them in...." he told the security men at the door as he rushed into his office.

Saviour Gauci also shrugged off questions by the media as to whether the Electoral Commission would consider as interference or breach of electoral laws, prayer vigils organised in churches on the eve of the referendum, and during voting. Gauci said that matters of that sort would be "up to the police" to enforce, and added that the Commission would only ensure adherence to the law within 50 metres of the polling stations.

He refused to give an answer as to what would the Commission's position be if the Churches organised activities on Friday, when according to law it is meant to be a day of reflection and silence.

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Sur Briffy. Biex tiskongra trid tkun pur. Mela halli nsemmilek affarijiet li forsi nsejthom jew forsi tahseb li n-nies insewhom. Semmejt il-gas tad-dmugh. Tiftakar meta l-pulizija tefghu il-gas tad-dmugh il-Birgu u darbu xjuh u tfal?. Semmejt is-swat fid-depot. Mela nsejt kemm issawtu nies anke ricentement fid-depot?. Anke nies mietu fid-depot u qalulna li min qabez u min hekk u min hekk. Gonzi gej u sejjer il-Libja jitghannaq ma Gaddafi. Semmejt l-isparar mill-pulizija. Qed tinsa li min kien imexxihom dak iz-zmien, kif telghu il-PN fil-gvern tawhom promotions...Cassar, Psaila e bella compannija. Hafna minnhom kienu akkuzati bi frame ups. Staqsi lill-Gaffarena !!.Kien Alfred Sant li qaccathom minn hemm. Propaganda ta' Goebels ghadha ssir illum fuq ix-xandir PBS NET. Insejt l-attakki li saru fuq il-kazini tal-Labour wara l-elezzjonijiet u Dr. EFA qal li hekk hassew li kellhom jaghmlu !?. Insejt il-gerrymandering (tbaghbis) fid-distretti fl-1971 meta f'nofs id-distretti minn hamsa baghbsuhom biex itellghu sitt siggijiet, u l-elezzjoni ntrebhet biss b'sitt voti fuq ir-seba' distrett, avolja d-distakk komplessiv kien hafna iktar?. Insejt li fl-elezzjonijiet sa dik tal-1981 jirbah kien min igib l-iktar numru ta' siggijiet, Fl-1971 ghalhekk il-PN gieghel li jsir recounts tas-seba' distrett bosta drabi u dawk l-erba voti ma qalbux ir-rizultat favur il-PN bis-siggijiet. Xi tghidli issa li fil-kunsill lokali tal-Mellieha il-PL gab iktar voti imma hemm imexxi l-PN ?. Wiehed milli dahal ikisser il-kurja sab ruhu f'ministeru tal-PN u minn boilersuite sar jilbes il-glekk u l-ingravata u jiddandan bil-briefcases !!. Tghid dan kien wiehed mill-agenti provokaturi ?.Insejt li hafna minn dawk li kienu jissejhu trouble makers tal-Labour daru mal-PN, wiehed minnhom kien qal li dehritlu 'l-Madonna u spicca kif spicca?. Insejt kemm kontu titghajru bihom meta kienu mal-PL ?. Insejt ukoll lil dak il-miskin li meta kien fil-kazin tal-PN tal-Furjana u hedded li kien sejjer jghid kollox lill-KMB instab mejjet f'Ta' Qali (Cardona, minghalija) ?. Insejt li segretarju privat ta' ministru Nazzjonalista ammetta quddiem il-qorti li xxahham ?......U l-istorja ma tispiccax hawn...Dan ir-rekord ghadu ghaddej. Hadd m'ghandu biex jghajjar lil hadd ghax kull min jgholli jdejh kulhadd ghandu xi jxomm. Mhux ahjar naqtghu it-tghajjir u nahdmu biex il-hmieg jinqata' miz-zewg nahat ?.
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Sur Briffy. Biex tiskongra trid tkun pur. Mela halli nsemmilek affarijiet li forsi nsejthom jew forsi tahseb li n-nies insewhom. Semmejt il-gas tad-dmugh. Tiftakar meta l-pulizija tefghu il-gas tad-dmugh il-Birgu u darbu xjuh u tfal?. Semmejt is-swat fid-depot. Mela nsejt kemm issawtu nies anke ricentement fid-depot?. Anke nies mietu fid-depot u qalulna li min qabez u min hekk u min hekk. Gonzi gej u sejjer il-Libja jitghannaq ma Gaddafi. Semmejt l-isparar mill-pulizija. Qed tinsa li min kien imexxihom dak iz-zmien, kif telghu il-PN fil-gvern tawhom promotions...Cassar, Psaila e bella compannija. Hafna minnhom kienu akkuzati bi frame ups. Staqsi lill-Gaffarena !!.Kien Alfred Sant li qaccathom minn hemm. Propaganda ta' Goebels ghadha ssir illum fuq ix-xandir PBS NET. Insejt l-attakki li saru fuq il-kazini tal-Labour wara l-elezzjonijiet u Dr. EFA qal li hekk hassew li kellhom jaghmlu !?. Insejt il-gerrymandering (tbaghbis) fid-distretti fl-1971 meta f'nofs id-distretti minn hamsa baghbsuhom biex itellghu sitt siggijiet, u l-elezzjoni ntrebhet biss b'sitt voti fuq ir-seba' distrett, avolja d-distakk komplessiv kien hafna iktar?. Insejt li fl-elezzjonijiet sa dik tal-1981 jirbah kien min igib l-iktar numru ta' siggijiet, Fl-1971 ghalhekk il-PN gieghel li jsir recounts tas-seba' distrett bosta drabi u dawk l-erba voti ma qalbux ir-rizultat favur il-PN bis-siggijiet. Xi tghidli issa li fil-kunsill lokali tal-Mellieha il-PL gab iktar voti imma hemm imexxi l-PN ?. Wiehed milli dahal ikisser il-kurja sab ruhu f'ministeru tal-PN u minn boilersuite sar jilbes il-glekk u l-ingravata u jiddandan bil-briefcases !!. Tghid dan kien wiehed mill-agenti provokaturi ?.Insejt li hafna minn dawk li kienu jissejhu trouble makers tal-Labour daru mal-PN, wiehed minnhom kien qal li dehritlu 'l-Madonna u spicca kif spicca?. Insejt kemm kontu titghajru bihom meta kienu mal-PL ?. Insejt ukoll lil dak il-miskin li meta kien fil-kazin tal-PN tal-Furjana u hedded li kien sejjer jghid kollox lill-KMB instab mejjet f'Ta' Qali (Cardona, minghalija) ?. Insejt li segretarju privat ta' ministru Nazzjonalista ammetta quddiem il-qorti li xxahham ?......U l-istorja ma tispiccax hawn...Dan ir-rekord ghadu ghaddej. Hadd m'ghandu biex jghajjar lil hadd ghax kull min jgholli jdejh kulhadd ghandu xi jxomm. Mhux ahjar naqtghu it-tghajjir u nahdmu biex il-hmieg jinqata' miz-zewg nahat ?.
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Jekk il-hnizrijiet tal-1960s kienu dawk li qed issemmi veru konna f'genna tal-art. Jekk il-problema kienet li MPs kienu jpejpu sigaretti bla-dazju li jekk hu veru kienu jaqsmu bejn Nazzjonilist u Laburisti, u ta'Pellegrini, veru ma kellix problema Malta. Jekk il-hnizrija kienet tinkonsisti fli sorijiet u patrijiet kienu johorgu jivvotaw, veru m'ghandekx biex tgerger, bhall dak li qalu sorijiet u patrijiet mhumiex cittadini bhal haddiehor u m'ghandhomx dritt jivvotaw, anzi il-vot huwa dritt u jekk ghandek dritt ghandek dmir li tuzah inkella tkun qed tonqos minn dmirek. Fl-70s u l-80s konna qisna l-Polonja tal-Mediterran, swat fid-depot, gass tad-dmugh, North Koreans mas-saqajn, Gaddafi gej u sejjer u jindirizza il-meetings tal-Labour, sparar mill-Pulizija fuq nies li jarrendu meetings tal-PN, gass tad-dmugh, arresti l-ghada fuq akkuzi vventati, tortura u qtil fid-depot tal-pulizija u kummisarju mar il-habs ghal 20 sena, Kummisarju tal-Pulizija jaghmluh kurunell u jitkellem mal-piloti tal-helicopters f'Tal barrani bil-ministru tal-intern isaqsi jekk il-feruti humiex tal-PN jew 'Taghna', l-oppozisjoni kellha tmur xxandar minn Sqallija, Dardir Malta fix-xandir bil-propaganda ta' Goebbels u gideb sfaccjat, id-dar tal-Kap tal-Oppozizzjoni li ismu ma kienx jisemma fuq id-Dardir Malti sfat mgarrfa u l-familja tieghu terrorizzata, kazini tal-PN moghtija n-nar wara l-elezzjonijiet ta' 71, 76 u 81, tbaghbis fid-distretti bil-colmo fl-'81, gvern ta' Mintoff 1981-1987 wara li seraq l-elezzjoni tal-'81, tfarrik tal-Kurja quddiem id-depot mill-aristokrazija tal-Labour mmexxija minn KMB, nies jisparixxu qisna f-Argentina, Accountant Cauchi jisparixxi u gismu mqatta' bicciet jinstab f'bir wara xi sentejn, businessmen li qal li kellu jxahham Ministru biex jiehu licenzja spicca mar hu l-habs u ma tispicca qatt..........Dak ir-record tal-Labour.
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Fumarole also reminds me of the crow who tried to be colorful like the other birds by sticking other birds feathers with her own but was quickly found out both by her crowing and because the other birds feathers dropped off.
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Well well Mr.Gauci I do not mind having a PBS boss giving a free show himself - thus i wouldn't have minded if he retained his post.... HOWEVER having an Electoral Commissioner - who has to uphold the laws of a supposedly democratic EU state - especially during general elections - show such disrespect to the ourselves the public and our right to know, and query his undemocratic decisions - is something that is at loggerheads with his raison d'etre. being a 'civil servant' aka as abiding by the political establishment's wishes post - i doubt whether a resignation even crosses mr. gauci's mind, thus those who appointed him in the first place should either whisper in his ears or kick him out to save their own faces.
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''No comment', ''not in the peoples interest'', ''keep the journalists away from me'' etc., etc.... Are these the comments from the history ex-communist Russia? No this is coming from one of the most important persons to safeguard democracy, the Chief Electoral Commissioner, in a Democratic country. Unbelievable. Either Mr. Gauci resigns now, or those who put him there to ''safeguard'' the democratic process has to ask for his immediate resignation, otherwise they are taking responsability for his actions.
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Another puppet on a string. Imma kif ma jisthux ?. L-ewwel hareg qisu ljun jghid li d-decizzjoni kienet finali, u wara kellu jibla' lsienu u jgfhid il-kontra. Ghaliex ?. Mhux bilfors li xi hadd minn Kastilja gibidlu l-ispaga ?. Fakkarni f'dik l-istorja li konna naqraw fil-GABRA TA'WARD ,"Li Kien Baqa". Hmar libes gild ta' ljun biex jimpressjona imma meta nehaq kulhadd induna li kien u baqa' HMAR.Min hu ragel u jigrrilu haga bhal din, iwarrab wahdu ghax ma jkunx lest ihalli 'l hadd jimponilu. Imma hawm Malta ma tezistix irgulija u lanqas kontabilita'. Hawn jezisti biss il-Laghaqizmu.
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How can the Chief Electoral Commissioner say "no comment" when asked about the transparency of a referendum process!! Is he serious?! If he is not sure, than who is?? He should resign immediately! Re Churches I am hearing that Zebbug church could be one of those opening for prayers against Divorce on Friday... Tal-misthija!! How low can they go?
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Taf x'ghandhom jaghmlu l-awtoritajiet? Jinvestigaw kif anzjani fid-djar ta' l-anzjani qed jigu mistoqsija jekk humiex se jjivvutaw u kif se jivvutaw minn patrijiet, ta' l-azzjoni u tal-muzew u dawk li jmorru jqarbnuhom. Dan sar anki f'dar ta' l-anzjani privata fil-Fgura fejn dak li jmur iqarbinhom beda jistaqsi lill-anzjani kollha jekk humiex se jivvutaw u kif se jivvutaw u min qallu li mhux se jivvota beda jistaqsihom ghalfejn mhux se jivvutaw. Dan huwa indhil illegal mill-Knisja u minn dawk kollha li qed jaghmlu dawn l-affarijiet ghaliex il-vot huwa sigriet u tivvota jew ma tivvotaw u jekk tivvota u kif tivvota ma hija affari ta' hadd. Iktar ma taghmlu hekk iktar tkomplu tgerrxu l-merhla ta' Kristu u se taraw kemm aktar eluf se jinjorawkom fir-referendum, eluf hafna iktar minn dawk l-eluf li kienu injorawkom fis-snin sittin meta l-ewwel kien hemm 51,000 li xorta wahda ivvotaw lill-Partit Laburista minkejja d-dnub il-mejjet u fl-elezzjoni ta' wara kienu telghu ghal 61,000. Illum dawn se jkunu hafna iktar sinjuri rghajja tal-merhla ta' Kristu. Jekk tassew temmnu fi Kristu u li ghad tridu taghtu kont ta' ghemilkom ma jmisskomx taghmlu dawn l-affarijiet biex tkomplu tgerrxu l-merhla tan-naghag li tghidu li huwa fdalkom f'idejkom biex tindukrawhom.
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Igor P. Shuvalov
What made the Commissioner change his mind? Is this just a ploy to give a bit of push to the Prim Minister, or as the Italians say "messa in scena"
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duncan abela
The fact that should worry us most in this land of ours is that time and time again we discover that supposedly independent institutions in theory protected by the constitution or laws of the land lack the guts to take decisions unless a positive approval nudge from the government of the day. One of the qualifications for being appointed to independent public bodies must be having a white liver or a courage balls deficiency.
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Nissuggerixxi li r-roundabout tal-Gass (Kappara Junction) tissemma ghal Saviour Gauci. Dan jaghmel sens ghal zewg ragunijiet: wahda ghar-round about li ghamel fuq il-talba ricenti tal-European Greens, u l-ohra ghax meta tkellem fil-konferenza stampa dan l-ahhar flok diskors hareg minnu qisu gass.
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Briffi mela nsejthom lill-MPs Nazzjonalisti fis-sittinijiet ipejpu s-sigaretti bla dazju fil-parlament. Insejtu d-dnub il-mejjet? Taf meta sploda 'l fuq it-turizmu biex jaghmilna nies? Fis-sebghinijiet! Ahjar taghmel naqra ricerka storika jew forsi ma kontx tghix dak iz-zmien u ghalhekk qed titkellem hekk. Ara din kif kienu fis-sittiniijiet: https://mazzun.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/se-nassistu-ghall-istess-spettaklu-oxxen-ta-kwazi-50-sena-ilu/
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Paul Sammut
Brify Briffy, Irid ikollok nuccali vera blu skur u ohxon daqs qieh ta` flixkun tal-inbid biex ma tara xejn tajjeb fis 70's u 80's u tarah biss fi zminijiet ohra. Ehh iz-zmien, iz-zmien x'jammillek. Qalb ta` qalbi. Nawguralek hafna u hafna qari felici dwar l-aministrazzjonijiet pubbliki halli tibda tghati hafna hafna pariri lil-gvern. Sewwa?
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Min fejn isibuhom lil dawn in-nies? Always wondered what was his job BETWEEN Elections? Most probably the man is upset. This is all extra work after all. Bloody referendum.
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Ghaziza GYK.....ghadek m'ghadtlix fejn jien ghid xi haga li mhix vera. Fejn tifhem fl-amministrazjoni publika int, qatt kont fis-settur publiku int, jew almenu ftaht ktib fuq l-amministrazzjoni pubblika? Jaqaw int xi socjalista?
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could this a** h** stop for a few minutes to be decently interviewed. Why all this hush hush ....... Freedom ??? bahhhhhhhh
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This is something out of my nightmares!!! The chief electoral commissioner believes in democracy?? Guess he's in need of psychiatric help as he's believing his own lies. I'm glad that European Green Observers were 'finally' granted access - somehow this puts a bit my mind at rest. Just a question - will there be the gouder freak together with grechistan as observers as well???
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Iddahkuniex aktar tal LE .Kull ma qed taghamlu aktar l poplu qed jinduna kemm intom qed tahsbu li l poplu ghadu mazzun . Iz zmien tas sittinijiet issa ilu li mar izda reget tfaccat l knisja li reget fethet ll memorji tant koroh li ghad hemm nies sal gurnata tal lum li ghadom irrabjati ferm ,inkluz membri mill familja tieghi li ma kienux jithallew jitqarbnu
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Nies qrib tal-Ministru Austin Gatt qed ihejju party ta' celebrazzjoni f'kaz li jirbah il-LE fir-referendum .
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Heq Bid-Divorzju bla raguni irid ikollok Kummissarju bla raguni. lol
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Paul Sammut
Ghandna kummissarju elettorali ma jsiwiex zewg centesmi. Dan mhux kummissarju izda xejn izjed min bicca tapiit ta`quddiem il-bieb tal-genb ta` Kastilja. U ghandna bicca prim ministru bla bocci li kull ma jaf jghamel hu li jitwerrwer u jobda jilaq u jimuttetja meta jkellmu xi-barrani. U ghal briffy ta`sold u nofs u mikegold ta` sitta w habba: nahseb li qedin tbghatu sewwa mid-deluzzjonijiet, qalbi.
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u di li toqdu tbezzaw bi religjon aqtawa, ax tkomplu taqaw a cajt, gibu argumenti validi tal le, alla jbirek malta u il filippini biss fi dinja se jsalvaw u se jmorru il genna, ax lunici zewg pajjizi minajr divorzzju, eeee insomma laqas malta kolla mhux se salva ax hawn hafna qassisin pedofeli, dawk al infern zgur. mela hadd mhu ser isalva fi dinja. u halluna tkomplux idahqqu nies bikom. sibu hobby
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bil kliem ma naslu mkien, hemm bzonn protesti bhal ma qed issiru fi spanja, saru litalja, saru ingilterra, saru tunezija, saru, egittu, saru syria, saru, libya u hafna pajjizi ohra, il poplu malti irrid iqum mi raqda li riqed fija u jsemma lehnu, ax bil vott biss mhux se naslu. ax dawn idawru lelezzjonijiet bil korruzjoni kif irridu huma
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Is this what this country has come to?
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'Independent from Government'! Hasibna u jitrattana ta l-imzazen!
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What a cheek does Gonzi have to lie through his teeth a state that the 'Electoral Commission is independent from government'! The REAL question is, IS the Commission INDEPENDENT or not? The members on the Commission are appointed by the PNPL duopoly - and as we have seen with the conveniently aborted Electoral Law Reform committee, both the PN and PL are doing their utmost to ensure that their bi-dominion over Malta is not challenged by anyone outside their two parties! Democracy my foot - what a bunch of sick souls these politicians are - especially when they pretend that they are saints! It is high time voters realise how they are being noselead by these unprincipled bunch who strive to protect their interest and pay themselves hefty sums whilst squeezing taxpayers dry - except in the last two years before every election - so that between them they retain the status quo!
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Pete Jien bhalek nahsiba. Jien nazzjonalist ta vera. Nazzjonalist tfisser li thobb in nazzjon tieghek b qalbek kollha. Jien nhobb lil pajjizi qabel kollox. Ghalhekk ghax jien nazzjonalist is Sibt ha nivvota IVA. U jekk Gonzi jibqa jodos l isfel kif qed jaghmel, ma nsibuwiex difficli li jien u marti nivvutaw ghal Partit Laburista ghal ewwel darba. HBIEB. IVVOTAW IVA, IVA, IVA, IVA. B' IVA s sibt nkunu qed nghidu IVA ghat tolleranza, u IVA ahna qalbna qeda ma min ma rnexxilux iz zwieg, u haqqu cans iehor. IVVOTAW IVA MALTIN U GHAWDXIN. Ir rizultat nahseb ha jkun vicin, ghalekk hemm bzonn nikkonvincu lil shabna u lil familjari taghna biex kullhadd jivvota IVA. Ejja nikbru hbieb tieghi U MA NKUNUX TOSTI. VIVA MALTA IVA MALTA IVA IVA IVA
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@Eddie Privitera.....Jekk trid id-divorzju tafx x'ghandek taghmel, m'ghandekx ghalfejn toqghod tistenna li jidhol f'Malta. Mela m'kontx tghix Malta fil-1970s u 1980s. Ser thallat 1960s ma 70s u l-80s. Ser thallat kif mexxa GBO fis-60s u l-progress li ghamlet Malta f'dak iz-zmien ta' rundowns tas-servizzi inglizi u tad-dockyard ma' kif mexxa Mintoff fis-70s u l-80s? Mela veru qed thallat il-hass mal-bass.
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ara meta kien hawn ir-referendum jekk Malta tidholx fil-EU, hallewhom lil Greens Ewropew jkunu observer- kellhom 2 minghalija. X`inhi r-raguni Sur Chief electoral commisioner ?
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Ma nafx jekk Gonzi jew membri parlamentari tal-gvern jaqrawx dawn il-kummenti. Imma jekk jaqrawhom jien hawn ser nghidilhom din u hija verita' sagrosanta. Jiena nazzjonalist ahdar, inhallas it-tessera kull sena, nattendi fil-kazin taghna PN u naghmel xoghol iehor ghal PN. S'issa ma ddispjacieni xejn ta' dan imma wara li rajt kif il-partit taghna ( li ghomru u zmienu jghid li l-persuni huma l-qalba tal-partit u hafna slogans ohra) hareg qatta bla habel kontra l-ligi tad-divorzju u anke kontra Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando li kien il-mohh wara din il-ligi. Kif Gonzi beda jiddikkjara li hu kontra d-divorzju biex idahhal fl-imhuh tal-partitarji il-hsieb li jivvutaw le. Kif il-partit qed bi hgaru imexxi minn wara l-kwinti lil moviment LE, jiena niddikkjara li l-2008 kienet l-ahhar elezzjoni li raw il-vot tieghi ghal partit. Din hija dikjarazzjoni finali u mhux bihsiebni nerga lura minnha. Dawn il-hnizrijiet tal-PN qazzuni. Bye Bye
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Lil kummissarju Saviour Gauci nghidlu li Huwa ma halliex tal Greens jigu jaraw il votazjoni ghax xi HAGA TINTEN HEMM kieku mhux ser JOGGEZJONA Nghid ukoll lil PL li jekk ghal l-elezjoni li JMISS ser ikompli ihalli lil GVERN JUZA DAWK ID DOKUMENTI li qed JAGHTUNA anki din l-elezjoni li GEJJA ser JITLEF ahna ghanna il karta ta li DENTITA u lila irridu NUSAW min dawn li QASMU ISSA ID DOKUMENT L-AHDAR LI TAWNA DAWK HEMM MINNHOM FOLOZ ZGUR MHUX FORSI dan AMMETTEWH IL PN STESS META QALU LI HUZAW IL LOOP HOLES LI KIEN HEMM MELA DR JOSEPH MUSCAT U IL PL QUMU NAQRA MIR RAQDA LI ILKOM REQDIN Lil Dr Gonzi nghidlu li dawk iz zaghzah li TILFU ID DRITT TAL VOT INTI TELLIFTULHOM GHAX INT DR GONZI KONT TAF LI IR REFERENDUM SER ISIR FMEJJU MELA KIF IR REGISTRU ELETTORALI ILU 7 XHUR MA JIGI AGGORNAT dan ghamiltu biex TILHAQ LI SKOPP TA MOHHOK GHAX TAF LI 3/4 min dawn iz zaghzah ser JIVVOTAW IVA
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Luke Camilleri
'not in public interest' ? Just like the BWSC contract, and both decisions smell fishy! May I remind the Chief Electoral Commissioner Saviour Gauci THAT HIS SALARY IF PAID OF OUR TAXES, PUBLIC FUNDS and what right has he to say it is not "not in the public interest! Another Blue-Eyed boy hat ill not bite the hand that feeds him!
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lil- " briffy ": Jekk tahseb li l-aghar zmienijiet kienu dawk tan- 1970s u 1980s mela jaqaw int twelidt wara 1960s , mela qatt ma smajt x'kien jigri f'pajjizna fis-snin Sittin - is-snin tad-dnub il-mejjet jekk tivvota Labour ?? Ghad ghandek hafna x'tistudja dwar li storja politika ta' pajjizna. Per ezempju, kif kienu vvutaw anki nies mejtin !!! Li sar fis-snin Sittin kienu affarijiet tal-wahx. Qatt ma regghu saru affarijiet bhal dawk wara. Huwa issa li ergajna qeghdin nassistu ghal oxxenitajiet bhal dawk li saru fis.snin Sittin. U l-KNISJA U L-PN regghu huma l-PROTOGONISTI ! Eddy privitera
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La qed jahbi bilfors li ghandu struzzjonijiet minn fuq. Tal-Misthija. GHANDNA NAGHTU LEZZJONI LIL MIN QED JAGHMEL DAWN IL-HNIZRIJIET. IVVUTAW IVA U L-GVERN JIEHU L-LEZZJONI. KURAGG
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ISSA MARIE LOUISE COLEIRO PRECA, CARMELO ABELA U ADRIAN VASSALLO, IT-TLIET DEPUTATI LABURISTI LI SKJERAW RUHHOM MA' TAL-LE, QEGHDIN JINDUNAW MA MIN MARRU BIEX ICAHHDU DRITT CIVILI LILI U LIL ELUF TA' CITTADINI SEPARATI TA' ISSA U ELUF OHRA LI GHAD JISSEPARAW IL-QUDDIEM ? JEKK JAHSBU LI SE NINSEW GHANDHOM ZBALL KBIR !!!!! EDDY PRIVITERA
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This must be a conspiracy...against the Liberal Party of Malta! GonziPN can.t do wrong, it has always been democratic and transparent. The Labour Party is behind this..they must have laced someones drink with 'rape' substances. The Labour Party must have a mole there. GonziPn is guiding us towards Alice's wonderland!
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Where did this freak learn the rules of democracy??? He should be reported to the European Court of Human Rights, since this goes both against the human rights of the observers themselves and against us as a population. It is in our interest that there will be a number of green party observers. What in the hell is the freak frightened off??? This is illegal and it smells of not possible but probable corruption during the counting process - by any chance any curia observers????? If this is the case - then the commissioner freak should team up with Mugabe, Gaddafi, Ahmedinejad and such strange bed fellows!!!
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Is this guy going to be responsible for running the next general elections? I think he got his training in Zimbabwe!! A vote of no confidence in Parliament in this guy and the electoral commissioner is a must!!
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Imma dan x'qed jahbi? Ghala jibza minn asservaturi internazzjonali? Min appontah, qed jghidlu x'ghandu jahbi? All fingers point to GonziPN.......the Liberal Party of Malta! Uppps!
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Unbelievable! What's next? I am starting to wonder about the validity of all elections in this country. . and all the Greens wanted was observer status.(supposedly to ensure that all was done according to the rule of (honest) law.) . Just imagine what would have happened if they asked to perhaps count some votes!!!!! Oh No - They would have touched them in the process and possibly invalidated the whole process. . and What??? - the Security Personnel were called in. . Whats going on in this country???????????????????? . We need answers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Grazzi lil kullhadd ta rieda tajba li qed jghinu u jikkonvincu in- nies biex Malta jkollha dan id dritt civili. Naf li qeghdin organizzati hafna biex ma jghaddiex dan ir referendum imma nheggigkom nohorgu nivvutaw. Taqtawx qalbkom importanti jekk li nibqghu nispjegaw in nies il qerq tal moviment . Issa bghatu wkoll vot falz biex minghalijom jaljenaw in nies. Bghatu wkoll ittra lil kull mara biex tivvota le. Ghamlu santi foloz tal madonna wkoll li qed tibki. Ghamlu santi wkoll tal wicc ta Kristu u kitbu fuqhom li riedu huma. Ma jridux li jkollna oberservers min barra tal kummisjoni elettorali lanqas. Qassisin ha jakkumpanjaw lil anzjani mid -djar tax xjuh gol vannijiet u on the way ha joqghod jghidu ir ruzarju. Min kollox qieghed jsir biex tghaddi tal LE. Nheggeg il kull persuna ta rieda tajba johorgu jivvutaw IVA. Jiena nemmen li l-poplu mhux ha terghu tidhku bih!
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@thorny no you are wrong, it is islamic republic of iran in the mediterenian, no sorry, it is catholic republic of malta hahahahaha
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ehh briffy il gvern jahtar il min irrid hu fl-aministrazzjoni tal pajjiz. kemm hemm min andu xjatti rendikont lil pajjiz, u dawn huma ministri li suppost ga qedin il habs fuq il kuntratti korroti li jinataw. il gvern sempliciment irrid li jghaddi il le. u jekk ikun hemm tbabis, dawn ikunu amlu pjacir il gvern li jkun ghada il le, laministrazzjoni mahtura min gonzi zgur ma tihux passi. hokkli darri u nhokklok darek. anka kin awn min ha mahfra mandt prim ministru, u kellu jghid min qatel lil raymond caruana, u xorta ma qalilniex. ma tafx li il puluzija hi faliment, ax flahhar mil lahhar il gvern jindahal u jikmanda. kif edt int il qahba milli jkolla ittik
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Luke Camilleri
Dubai in the Mediteranean! Get me out of here!
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Helenio Galea
DO NOT VOTE . KEEP THIS ISSUE OPEN. What's the point? Beppe and others said they will not recognise the vote if YES wins. The Chruch and the PN leading the electorate by the nose to a NO vote. The MLP saying that it is not a YES supporter but leading the electorate by the nose to a YES, Alternattiva pushing for a YES. This is not for the gullible electorate to decide. MP's must vote in parliament. DO NOT VOTE. KEEP THIS ISSUE OPEN. VOTE MUST BE TAKEN IN PARLIAMENT AFTER THE PREPARATION OF A DECENT BILL WITH EVERY BODY's INPUT.
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Kull minn jghaddi dawn il-kummenti banali juri kemm ma jafx xejn fuq l-amministrazzjoni hawn Malta. Immagina xi hadd mill-ufficjali li jghoddu l-voti idahhal xi erba' pakketti tal-hamsin bi zball fil-Le jew fl-IVA. Il-pakketti jigu maghduda u ffirmati minn tnejn mill-counters, u jintefghu fil-garzelli taghhom. Immagina xi had mill-counters jitfa pakket ta IVA fil-garzella tal-LE jew vice-versa, b'mijjiet ta nies wara l-perspex? Trid veru ikollok immaginazjoni fertili biex tahseb biss f'dan. Il-Commissioners, Asst Comminsioners, Counters etc kollha jkunu hadu gurament li jaghmlu d-doveri taghhom. Ma jafux dawn in-nies li qed jahsbu hazin li hemm pieni horox ta' habs ghal min jinqabad ihawwad? Min hu dal-bahnan li lest li jirriskja jmur il-habs fuq bicca hmerija ta' divorzju? Tafu li qatt ma kien hemm kas to fottiment fl-ghadd tal-voti mill-1921 l-hawn; l-anqas fl-aghar zmienijiet ta' 1970s u 1980s. Xi bhahan ta' nies jikkomentaw fuq din il-website. Pero' wiehed m'ghandux jinsa li l-qahba milli jkollha ttik.
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All of you who voted PN in the last General Election. Please do so again. This government is a million laughs and when its states that it is democratic it sends us in paroxyms of laughter. It is rumoured that next year there wil be a new referendun. the question will be simple. DO YOU AGREE THAT WE CHANGE OUR COUNTRY'S OFFICIAL NAME FROM MALTA TO PAJJIZ TAL-MICKEY MOUSE?
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Issa se jaghmlu effort ta' l-ahhar biex jirbah il-le, harsu lejn din: https://mazzun.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/jimmobilizzaw-ix-xjuh-u-l-batuti/
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Il-PM BEZA, mil-vot fil-parlament, ghax kull ma ghandhu siggu wiehed aktar. ghalhekk tefahha fuq il-poplu. Hija hrafa ghax il-poplu ma kienx jaf. Anke in 1993 meta iffirmajtu il-konkordat mal-vatikan il-poplu kien jaf hux? anke il-Honoraria il-poplu avzajtuh hux mill-ewwel. Anke dawk il-prezzijiet dejjem joghlew, lil poplu avzajtuh hux?imma dawk le, ghax dak min gimgha ghal gingha joghlew :)issa fl-ahhar tijom lolipop forsi jkun hemm min jaccettahha :) hahahhaahaahhaaa imsomma tefahha ghal referendum, ghax fil-parlament BEZA, b'siggu wiehed aktar, ghax kien jaf li telfa kellu.
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The issue is not whether one will give the observer status to AD but to the European Greens. And if I may reply to "bejn saqajja" below - the European Greens are the fifth biggest party in the EU, would be fourth had they won another seat.
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jekk miniex sejjer zball fuq Euronenews ma nafx ghadhu biss qal xi haga , jekk hux ser isir referndum hawn, jekk qalx mil-bierah l'hawn ma nafx jien. Fuq pajjizi ohra taf kemm idum jghid. l-anqas biss jikkalkulawna hawn issa forsi jghid xi haga fl-ahhar jew wara
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ghalfejn tatu kazom in-nies? mela dan xi hadd ser jigi jghidlek f'wiccek? Ikunu hemm min irid Min A sa Z. ikun hemm min irid, jien lil hadd ma nikkalkula. Jien nimxi, u tipruvax tfixkilni biss, il-bqija No problem.
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Igor P. Shuvalov
So the Electoral Commission is there just to , "ensure adherence to the law within 50 metres of the polling stations." and would look the other way if other parts of the electoral law are broken and will just let the police to sort out other matters. But what do you expect from somebody who first issued an international invitation for observers to follow next Saturday’s referendum and then, for no reason, refused permission to the European Greens to act as observers.
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Fil Fatt sa fejn naf jien inqas minn ghaxra lanqas jissejhu attrupament!!!
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Ma nafx ghala ma wiegebx.. Very easy no observer status to any group less than 50 members!!!!LOL
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mike sakemm il-PN jibqa partit bica wahda mal knisja kattolika rumana, jiena i tfal tieghi ,issa next general election tivvota ,ghall-ewwel darba, Iva nivvota kontra u bi pjacir u bil-qalb. jiena bhal ma vvutajt IVA Malta fl-unjoni Ewropea , ivvutajt biex inkunu u jkollna bhal haddiehor, Il-LIBERTA . Il-Liberta f'kollox , li taghzel, id-dritt tieghek li taghzel. Qatt ma nivvota PN aktar, u nibqa nghidha sakemm narah niezel min hemm, forsi jimbidel il-partit u jaghzel li jkun partit maqtugh mil-knisja . Taf x'naf inghid li hawn hafna jridhua ta kattolici , pero dak li jinzlilhom min grizmejjhom biss. Ifhem lili personali mhux ser taffetwani ta, ghax dejjem li nghid jien ghamilt, u b'kuxjenza nadiga u hielsa , ghax l-affarijiet personali tieghi, ma huma bicca ta Hadd. Jiena bniedem hieles ,internament. Vouldire x;'ghid il-politikant jew aktar u aktar x'ghid qassis ma jinteressaniex. hajti tieghi u naghmel li rrid jien, ghax dik hajti.
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Is there an opportunity to fiddle with the votes, I ask? Throw this PN government out and all its appointees lock, stock and barrel. I pray Muscat and his team will have the guts to do just that. No point in electing PL just to rearrange the decks.
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Meta tisma certi nies jitkellmu, bhal Saviour Gauci, tinduna li sar hafna u hafna studju biex jinaghzel il persuna ''yes minister'' perfetta. Eh habib, dawn ma intazlux ghalxejn.
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ovjament li ma jriduwomx bix ikun hemm itbabiss corrupted country!
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" ...but when asked if this process was transparent, he replied “no comment.” " !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This smells fishy. If no one has to hide anything why refuse observer status to the greens? Have we become a worse state than Zimbabwe?? The people should take to the streets if they see 'Interference" in the voting.
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GonziPN is afraid that a democratic and transparent vote might not give them the results they ordered.
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'SILVIO ghaliex ilek tghid li ser tivvota lil pl.
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Not in Public interest? Mela int mhux bniedem pubbliku? Kif tqazzizt, x'ma nivvotax kontra l-elezzjoni li jmiss