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PN executive council approves three other MEP candidates
Francis Zammit Dimech, Ray Bugeja and Norman Vella formally confirmed as candidates for the European Parliament elections.
10 January 2014, 12:00am
Jerome Caruana Cilia
Jerome Caruana Cilia
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The Nationalist Party confirmed MP Francis Zammit Dimech, former PN leader contender Ray Bugeja and former TVHemm presenter Norman Vella as candidates for the European Parliament election.
The party's executive council met this evening to discuss the trio's nomination, which has already been vetted and approved by a commission entrusted with vetting prospective candidates.
Despite rumours that TV presenter Jean Claude Micallef would be on the list, the commission did not approve and therefore did not propose his candidature to the executive council.
Sources close to the PN said that the full list of candidates may not be concluded this evening.
The PN has so far selected eight candidates for the 2014 European election; incumbents David Casa and Roberta Metsola, entrepreneurs Helga Ellul and Jonathan Shaw, lawyers Stefano Mallia, Kevin Cutajar and Therese Commodini Cachia and PN youth section president Kevin Plumpton.
At first glance, the list of PN candidates contesting this year's European elections includes a balance between youth and experience, women and men and seasoned politicians and newcomers.
A specially appointed party commission carried out the selection of the MEP candidates.
The commission headed by former European Commissioner Joe Borg does not have the last word on the selection of candidates, however it would be making a recommendation to the party's administrative council and executive council who will make the final decision.
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What a sad state the PN must be in. Will somebody please tell the PN leader that these choices are unaceeptable to the Maltese people and his opponents at Milend have been walking around with a big smile on their faces. Norman Vella? really? EU voters will be breaking down the doors to the election booths to vote for this guy. Zammit Dimech is now apolitical dynosaur and Bugeja is simly a wannabee that will never make it. Simon.. Simon.. Simon.. you have to do better to start the rebuilding programm.
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Il-Broadcaster 'newrali' Mr Norman Vella, dak li kien jinsulentana fil-ghodu u fil-ghaxija kuljum ghal 3 xhur shah-kollox bl-approvazzjoni ta GonziSimon PN- surprise surprise se johrog mal PN!
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An expression of interest was issued last night for the supply of tiny tokens which will be distributed by the elected Nationalist MEP's in Brussels to members of the European Parliament to remind them of the years that Simon Busuttil spent among them. These tokens are to be in a form of a person dressed as a sparrow. It is not necessary that an explanation note should accompany these tokens, since in that fora everyone knows to whom it refers. All those interested should apply at WE commercial office or contact Peppi il-Pendlu for further instructions.
Maureen Attard •
Where is Jean Claude Micallef? I will not vote.
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Splendid. A list of names that will not be seeing my support.
