[WATCH] Charles Azzopardi welcome to sit on opposition benches should he be rejected by government – Grech
Opposition leader Bernard Grech says allegations against 2017 Labour candidate Charles Azzopardi were never substantiated
10 January 2021, 1:36pm
by Karl Azzopardi
If Charles Azzopardi isn’t welcomed by the Labour Party, he is welcome to sit on Opposition benches, Bernard Grech has said.
The Nationalist Leader said that while he should sit on the government side of the House, given his 2017 candidacy with the Labour Party, Azzopardi will be welcomed by the opposition.
Azzopardi is one of three casual election candidates vying for the post vacated by former Finance Minister Edward Scicluna. The other two candidates are former minister Gavin Gulia, and former Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando.
The race to fill a vacant Labour Party seat in Parliament will be a three-person one between a former mayor and two former MPs, with nominations for the post ha
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando submits candidature for Scicluna casual election
Former Nationalist MP to run for electoral seat vacated by Edward Scicluna
9 January 2021, 1:35pm
by Matthew Vella
Former Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando has submitted his nomination for the casual election to fill the 7th District seat vacated by Edward Scicluna.
The Malta Council for Science and Technology chairman will join former Labour MP Gavin Gulia, who currently chairs the Malta Tourism Authority, who filed his nomination on Friday.
Earlier this week, former Rabat mayor Charles Azzopardi submitted his nomination in what could turn out to be an embarrassing situation for the PL. Azzopardi contested the 2017 general election on the Labour ticket but in 2019 was stopped from contesting the Rabat local election after allegations of corruption.
Gavin Gulia submits casual election nomination
Malta Tourism Authority chairperson and former minister Gavin Gulia is the second candidate to submit his nomination for the casual election to fill in the seat vacated by Edward Scicluna
8 January 2021, 4:33pm
by Kurt Sansone
Gavin Gulia is the second Labour Party candidate to submit his nomination for the casual election to fill the 7th District seat vacated by Edward Scicluna.
Gulia, who currently chairs the Malta Tourism Authority, filed his nomination on Friday. Candidates have until tomorrow to submit their candidature.
Earlier this week, Charles Azzopardi submitted his nomination in what could turn out to be an embarrassing situation for the PL.
Gavin Gulia has joined Charles Azzopardi in submitting his name for a casual election to fill a Labour Party seat in parliament vacated by Edward Scicluna.
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