We all have got our beliefs on who is the right person to fit the bill as our new leader, and I am sure that we all consider the P.N.'s future success when making our choices on who to vote for. I will refrain from stating who my preference is, but will highlight what I believe the direction of the P.N. should be like. May I also state that it is important that the choice of the councilors and members (tesserati) is respected by all, and that all those who want to be in the P.N. fold should accept the prevailing decision in a free and fair vote.
Everybody likes to win. It is the same with the P.N. activists. The general election result was a blow for all those who had worked hard during the four years. It has also been a blow for all those who believe that honesty should be the way forward for Maltese politics. However, it is important at this point not to divorce our eagerness to win with the purpose of the P.N. as it has been led by Dr. Simon Busuttil. During the past four years our party has fought a battle against the most corrupt government that our country has ever seen. Yet, our economy is doing well, and the majority in this country are pretty comfortable with the situation as it stands today. There have been promotions in the army, and jobs were given out for votes. Those who have gained from these promotions in the army would not care about the fact that a friend of the prime minister skipped grades to become the commander of the AFM. People consider their immediate needs, while disregarding the fact that corruption will bring the country to a situation in which the present standards of living will not be sustainable. All this will implode because of corruption, but alas people do not realize this. For this reason, it is important that the leader that the P.N. will be choosing, will continue to fight corruption, and that he sets an example by being accountable to the country and his party, while making sure that the message is being communicated to the electorate. Honesty should be the foundation of the P.N.'s new leader, as it was with Dr. Busuttil. By stating that we should not divorce our eagerness to win with our mission as a party that militates for honesty in politics, I mean that our eagerness to win should be, because we believe that if we win we will bring honest politics to our country, and eliminate the kind of institutionalized corruption that we have today. We want to win for a purpose, unlike a football team that bases its successes on how many trophies it gets.
I do not believe in a revolution in the structures of the P.N. Revolutions have always led to dispute or tragedy, while evolution is what brings progress to an institution, party, or country. A revolution is based on conflict, while evolution is brought through dialogue and the goodwill of those of different opinions within an institution, with the aim of bringing sustainable progress. I believe that there are many things that might have to change to make the P.N. electable. These kinds of changes should be made intelligently by consolidating what is good, and removing what one may see as not that good. Revolutions oust people to replace them with others. Evolution is about the inclusion of all, without having to oust others who might not agree entirely with a position. I will be supporting a candidate who will help the party evolve, not one who wants to cause earthquakes within the party.
I do trust that all those who will be voting for a new leader will not allow an eagerness to win to disregard the raisons d'être of the PN i.e. honest and progressive politics for our country.
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