‘I took it as an indirect threat’ – Adrian Vassallo

Last Wednesday, Vassallo became the only Opposition MP to vote against the divorce bill in its second reading vote. Immediately after the vote, a visibly unimpressed Joseph Muscat warned Vassallo that his ‘No’ vote would invariably entail “consequences”.

Asked what “consequences” he thinks the Labour leader had in mind, Vassallo tells MaltaToday in an exclusive Sunday interview that he has only two possibilities in mind.

“They might stop me from contesting the next election – which I doubt, because it will only make the whole party look ridiculous,” Vassallo said.

“More likely they will allow me to contest, but then put spokes in the wheels, and try to make it as difficult as possible for me to get elected,” he added.

“Having said that, there might be other consequences too. I don’t know. Either way, I took it as an indirect threat,” he said.

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