Darren Carabott non-committal on PN deputy leader interest

Nationalist Party economy spokesperson and MP Darren Carabott remained non-committal on whether he was interested in running for party deputy leader.

Carabott told radio host Andrew Azzopardi on Saturday that “certain decisions should be dealt with internally” before public announcements are made.

The PN MP was asked whether he was interested in contesting one of the two deputy leader roles that will be up for grabs soon once the party approves several statute changes.

“Any step I take will be in the best interest of the country and the party and I would discuss it internally first to see what is best,” Carabott said without indicating whether he was interested or not.

The MP, who was elected on the 1st District, has internally long been touted as a potential candidate for deputy leader parliamentary affairs. However, he has refused to commit publicly.

The PN is in the process of changing its statute to revive the idea of having two deputy leaders instead of one. Presently, Alex Perici Calascione occupies the role of deputy leader. The changes would see a deputy leader responsible for party affairs and another responsible for parliamentary affairs.

Last week, Perici Calascione and MP Mark Anthony Sammut both publicly declared their interest in contesting the role of deputy leader for party affairs. They both declared that they had informed PN leader Alex Borg of their intention.

Borg had committed to re-creating a second deputy leader role during the leadership race last year but the move was postponed because of the general election. He has since promised a wholesale revamp of the party statute that would go further than simply introducing two deputy roles.

Borg has been leader since September 2025 and with the PN losing the May general election his next big test is in 2028 when European Parliament and local council elections are next due.