‘Muscat is Malta's worst disaster ever since the plague' - Salvu Mallia

The Nationalist Party’s newest candidate, Salvu Mallia, wasted no time in making his voice heard after he launched a scathing attack on Joseph Muscat, denouncing the prime minister as a “parasite created by the Labour Party” and “Malta’s worst disaster ever since the plague.”

Speaking in Victoria, Gozo, ahead of Simon Busuttil’s speech, Mallia, who this week was approved as the PN’s candidate on the second and twelfth districts, pulled no punches in his attack on the prime minister, claiming that Muscat had “taken people for a ride”.

“Joseph Muscat is the worst disaster to befall Malta ever since the 1813 plague. He is a parasite created by the Labour Party. Under his leadership, the Labour Party is devoid of a moral compass and a social soul.”

“Muscat’s aim is to convey the same deceitful message that he used to win the election … The government is creating a smokescreen to distort the corruption scandals that have engulfed the country, and only seeks to appease the corrupt clique who opened accounts in Panama,” Mallia said in a dig at minister Konrad Mizzi and OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri.

The candid Mallia insisted that he was not embarrassed to say that he had voted for the Labour Party in the 2013 election, and said that he was now representing those disgruntled Labour voters who regret trusting Muscat.

“After [Labour’s win] it immediately transpired that the government’s main aim was to appease its members and the party’s inner circles. As a citizen I spoke against this, as is my right, but immediately after, I was on the receiving end of attacks and my popular programme Madwarna was axed by PBS,” Mallia said as he took a swipe at Glenn Bedingfield’s poison-pen blogging.

Mallia insisted that on the other hand, PN leader Simon Busuttil was the best choice for the country as he had a clear vision for Malta.

“Simon Busuttil’s principles, his conscience and his love for the country brought me closer to him.  The decisions made by Simon Busuttil are wise, are not determined by partisan politics, and reflect his love for the country,” he said.