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No Gozo constituency for Joseph Muscat
Labour react to Lawrence Gonzi's claims of 'gimmicky' Muscat candidature on 13th district.
12 January 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
Labour have denied claims by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi that Joseph Muscat was toying with a second candidature on the Gozo district.
The traditionally Nationalist constituency, which regularly returns three Nationalist MPs to the House, was thought to be Muscat's choice for a second candidature.
Speaking on Radio 101, Gonzi derided Muscat's choice to run on Gozo as "yet another gimmick" from the Labour Party.
In a statement, the PL said Gonzi's statements showed "more negativity a day after desperate-sounding claims about Labour's campaign spending," referring to the prime minister's claim that Labour had spent €1 million on its campaign so far.
"This is another figment of his imagination. Because we know Gonzi must be busy with all the proposals he has put together in a few days to bring down our power bills and reform the economy, we thought we should set the record straight today," Labour said in a statement from its campaign team.
"Lawrence Gonzi was born in Valletta and lives in Marsascala, but at the last election contested the Swieqi district. So much for 'gimmicks'. It might be better for leaders to focus on policies."
Labour said Muscat will be announcing his second district in the next few days.
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Since GonziPN have nothing new to offer they can only campaign negatively - scaremongering and trying to ridicule every proposal. If the proposal to buil the Malta-Gozo tunnel IF FEASIBLE is not a gimmick, can anyone tell me what is a gimmick?
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I loved the use by JM of the expression "figment of the imagination" as the proper response or antidote to the constant platitudinous use of the word "gimmick" by PN leaders. They seem to be under the grand illusion that any idea or concept that does not originate from the recesses of their smart all perceiving minds is just a phantasm not worthy of serious consideration. What a pathetic and supercilious approach to fruitful politcal dialectic.
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Gonzi has published his latest electoral proposal. It's called Gimmick. He and his Nationalist entourage are like parrots repeating the same word day in day out.
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Everthing that Gonzi says is gimmick and it seems that this is now the only world can say. Please stop talking like this and treating us like idiots
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Il-Lorry can't help being frivolous and gimmickry. In fact, he told everyone that Brazil had joined the Valletta side, when the actual club was Sliema. However, there was not enough "money" there, and they decided to emigrate to wherever.
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WE HAVE NOW GOT USED TO A PRIME MINISTER WHO LIES TO US DAY AFTER DAY - WHAT IS WRONG WITH ANOTHER LIE.
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Bil-panic li ghandu fuqu l-anqas jahseb ma ghadu u dejjaq lil kulhadd jitfa l-kummenti bl-addocc. Sinjali ta' wiehed li tilef kull kontroll. Bhal ta'siehbu li qal li holqu 350 miljun impieg. Meta l-allat iridu jgennuk l-ewwel tibda tghid ic-cucati.
