PD hits out at PN for not nominating a member for the Permanent Commission against Corruption

It is the Nationalist Party’s unfortunate refusal to be a proactive or strong opposition that forces the Partit Demokratiku to continue being the sole champion of good governance in Malta

The Partit Demokratiku (PD) has said that it is the foremost duty of politicians to serve their country, “rather than offer gestures of good governance as bargaining chips at opportune moments.”

The party said that the Permanent Commission against Corruption has been held up by the Nationalist Party from doing its work – “to objectively scrutinise all those who wish to serve Malta through the duties of public life.”

It was reacting to a Times of Malta story that said that two and a half months after being contacted by the Prime Minister about the matter, the PN had yet to nominate a member to sit on the commission.

“The Permanent Commission against Corruption is awaiting a nominee from the Opposition to take his/her place, and yet none is has been forthcoming from the new leadership of the Nationalist Party. The Partit Demokratiku is therefore again offering its service to Malta, as the third party in Parliament, by joining this committee and thereby allowing it to function.”

The Partit Demokratiku also spoke of a situation where “the new leadership of the Nationalist Party refused to participate in the Waste Management Committee. It is the Nationalist Party’s unfortunate refusal to be a proactive or strong opposition that forces the Partit Demokratiku to continue being the sole champion of good governance in Malta, voting in Parliament for what is right, rather than what is convenient – with the government or with the Opposition depending on what is in the best interest of Malta and the public good.”