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Franco Debono does not rule out accepting junior minister’s post
Di-ve.com reports 'sources' who say Franco Debono may be offered parliamentary secretary’s role in ministry for justice and home affairs.
30 December 2011, 12:00am
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Karl Stagno-Navarra
2 min read
Franco Debono on taking up a promotion: I will certainly not accept anything outright, and would have to look at everything within its full context.
Nationalist backbencher Franco Debono wouldn't comment, but has not ruled out accepting the post of parliamentary secretary for justice, after news website di-ve.com reported sources claiming the top echelons of the Nationalist Party were proposing the role "as a suitable alternative to splitting the Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs."
In a reaction to the speculative report, Debono has told MaltaToday that the Prime Minister never made any suggestion that he could be appointed a junior minister for justice - which would place him inside Carm Mifsud Bonnici's ministry.
"I have no comment to make, but even with the hypothesis that I could be appointed to such a post, I will certainly not accept anything outright, and would have to look at everything within its full context," Debono said.
Calls to the Office of the Prime Minister's head of secretariat, to comment on the alleged proposal for Debono - a parliamentary assistant to Gonzi - went unanswered.
Debono has been a vocal critic of Mifsud Bonnici's stewardship of the judicial and criminal system and has tabled a private member's bill to proposed his own changes to the system. But he is also insisting that Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi promised him personally he would split the ministry into two.
Di-ve.com - recently sold by the GO telecoms group to logistics firm Alberta, owned by George Barbaro Sant - is reporting that Debono could be offered the post of parliamentary secretary as soon as today or tomorrow in a bid to resolve the current impasse and appease Debono.
Earlier today, Justice and Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici refused to be dragged into the controversy surrounding Debono, and the demands he is placing on Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi to split his ministry.
Mifsud Bonnici is refusing to comment on Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi's acceptance to split the justice and home affairs ministry. Contacted this morning at home, Mifsud Bonnici insisted on a no comment on Debono's demands.
Debono insists his vote with government at the beginning of the month to approve the justice and home affairs' 2012 financial estimates, was on the basis of the PM's promise that the ministry would be split.
The promise was allegedly made by the Prime Minister to Debono over the phone on 1 December, and later made public on Net Television.
As days went by, Debono dropped yet another bombshell when he announced during Christmas week that Gonzi might as well call an election, as he was not prepared to support government.
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Ghad ma hemm xejn ufficjali nahseb sa issa 1/1/2012 @ 8:33 am. Imma jekk vera Gonzi bl-gherf kollu li ghandu se joffri segretarjat lil Franco Debono jkun qed juri li hu lest li jitmexxa minn imniehru minn kullhadd u lest li jbaxxi rasu ghal kull ordni li tinghatlu minn kull deputat tal-PN li hemm fil-Parlament. Pero' jiena ghalkemm ma nafux lil Franco Debono jidhr li hu ragel bi grinta u ma nahsibx li jasal li jaqa' ghal din in-nassa. Jiena nahseb li hu ragel bizzejjed li jirrifjuta kull pozizzjoni fil-gvern issa, (mhux wara xi elezzjoni) ghax b'hekk ikun qed ikisser l-image tieghu li bena hu stess u li kullhadd apprezzha. Pero' l-ghazla hija tieghu biss u wara li forsi l-Prim Ministru joffrilu dan il-post. Ta' l-ahhar Sur Avukat Franco Debono ahseb u erga ahseb qabel taghmel pass bhal dan, ghax tinsiex li mbaghad hemm dak il-famuz proverbju Ingliz li jghid li People living in glasshouses cannot throw stones.
Krista Sullivan •
Jekk isir hekk allura Franco jkun l akbar pulcinel li qatt kien hawn Malta u Gonzi l akbar laqi
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Jekk li storja li Gonzi se jofri lil Franco Debono biex isir Segretarju Parlamentari fil-Ministeru tal-Gustizzja u Intern, bla ma tkun saret il qasma li qed jinsisti fuqha Franco Debono, allura Franco se jispicca l-aktar persuna redikola u opportunista gewwa pajjizna !
Minn naha l-ohra jekk isir hekk, billi li Franco Debono kemm il-media nazzjonalista kif ukoll is-sahhar tal-Bidnija pingewh qisu tilef mohhu u kitbu li ghandu bzonn il-kura, mela Gonzi jkun qed jaghti kariga importanti lil persuna li ma tkunx respnsabbli ta' dak li tkun qed taghmel ! F'liema pajjiz civilizzat isiru dawn il-kummiedji ? Forsi Antoine Vella issa jilluminana !
Eddy Privitera
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IL-LOSTRA KEMM DHAKT ILLUM WARA NOFS IN-NHAR !!!!
FETTILLI NARA L-LOGHBA TAL-FOOTBALL INGLIZ BEJN IL-MANCHESTER UNITED U L-BLACKBURN U SIRT NAF LI L-BLACKBURN GHANDHOM PLAYER ..... AQTGHU X'JISMU, MISKIN !!! ...... STEVEN NZONZI !!!! SIRT NAF UKOLL LI ISSA F'JANNAR IL-PLAYERS TAL-FOOTBALL JISTGHU JMORRU MINN CLUB GHALL-IEHOR !!!!! XI TGHIDU LI NAGHMLU PETIZZJONI BIEX GONZIPN TAGHNA JMUR JILGHAB MAL-BLACKBURN FL-INGILTERRA (XEJN XEJN NEHILSU MINNU DARBA GHAL DEJJEM) U NZONZI JSIR IL-PRIM MINISTRU GDID TA' MALTA (XEJN XEJN FRANCO DEBONO JAQTA' XEWQTU HUWA WKOLL).
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Of course that our Superman turned politician, the Hon Franco Debono, will not rule out accepting a post in the PNs government cabinet. That is exactly what he was aiming for. That is what this was all about, weren't it obvious? All the other empty talk about the common good and so on and so forth was theatrics PN style. What he's after is personal gains like the rest of the lot.
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@Save Gozo - "Wish I was in Franco`s position that I can dictate to my Prime Minister and make him do what I want or else!!!!!!!" That is exactly what Franco is doing to Gonzi - holding him on a lead and he faithfully follows his master(Franco)!!!!
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Can Gonzi ever show his face again in public with all this humiliation!
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Irid ikolok par idejn sodi bix tmexi aliex flimkien kullox possibli anke nivvintaw postijiet al min ikun irid dik ix-xi haga izjed.kinet semplici kwistoni zira bejn il hbib dak kullox, amiltu ageb.
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Wish I was in Franco`s position that I can dictate to my Prime Minister and make him do what I want or else!!!!!!!
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So now we have a hero turned into a lackey. And Gonzi a puppet in the hands of one of the most junior MPs. What will Mifsud Bonnici say now? What will the other more senior MPs who had looked with envy at the position say now? We are being governed by a pack of opportunists whose only aim is to fill their pockets with public monies by sticking to power, even at the expense of humiliation and boot-licking.
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U CARM MIFSUD BONNICI SER JACCETTA, JEKK DAN LI QIEGHED JINTQAL F'DAN L-ARTIKLU HUWA MINNU, LI JKOLLU FIL-MINISTERU TIEGHU RIBELL BHAL FRANCO LI, F'KAZ LI JINHATAR SEGRETARJU PARLAMENTARI, IKUN SAR HEKK GHAX TGHIDX KEMM IKRITIKA LI TA' FUQU, JIGIFIERI, LIL MINISTRU CMB? KIF GHID L-INGLIZ, NEVER A DULL MOMENT MA DAN GONZIPN!!!!!
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Halli ghal dawk li jxaqilbu ma' gonzi u l-klikka tieghu biex ikomplu bil-pjan makkjavelljan taghhom biex jippruvaw jherru lil franco debono u jippruvaw ipinguh bhala xi wiehed li ghatxan ghall-poter - forsi ghax gonzi u l-klikka tieghu hemm huma maghgunin !!!!! Halli ghal gonzi u l-klikka tieghu biex jippruvaw ikomplu jhawwdu l-affarijiet u jizirghu d-dubbji sakemm b'hekk jibqghu iggranfati mal-poter - ghax dak hu l-uniku ghan taghhom u xejn aktar - li jkomplu jerdghu kemm jifilhu qabel it-tsunami li dalwaqt ikaxkarhom jaghmel herba minnhom u jinghataw relegation li ilhom jisthoqqu snin kbar.
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A big thanks to gonzi and Franco, between you two more nationalists and floaters are making up their mind to whom they'll give their vote. They nowealise that it is all about power and greed.
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Herman Schiavonne can be ruled out of the equation the main points of all this hullabaloo are two: 1. Either a sincere wish to see the Justice and Internal Affairs ministry split in two. or 2. Franco is after a cabinet post with the resulting substantial raise in his income. Never trust a nationalist.
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so nice to hear gonzi trying to show that his ok bu inside his minb is f#$$D welcome to my world
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U zgur li jaccetta. Jiehu zieda ta 500 euro filgimgha. Hallas ja poplu. See you at the elections dear Gonzi
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Laqi iehor.
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Next episode called HOSTAGE. Plot kept secret for 2 weeks. No further info. Sorry. In the meantime just go and get sloshed and have a great NY.
Igor P. Shuvalov •
... and the next episode is??????
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@fufa
Eh?? And the Mifsud Bonnici clan insulted in that way? I could not happen!!!
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Tkun idea tajba jekk Dr Franco jispicca fil-Ministeru ta Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici. Ikun l-ewwel darba li rajna kelb u qattus jahdmu flimkien. (Xejn personali). Jekk jigri hekk nahseb li l- Prim ministru jkun qabez wahda fid-dlam nobis u jishet il-mument li Saliba tah il-parir biex joqghod ghal li jghidlu Dr Franco....insomma happy new year and keep the fun times coming.
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Sorry imma b'dan it tahwid ghal pajjiz ma nifrahx, aki li din id darba ha tkun lewwel darba li ha nivvota Malta u ghandi cariswsimu lil min. Jiena qatt ma ivvutalt naha wahda biss fit 3 pajjizi li ghext dejjem ivvutajt bmohhi imma hawn ghanna bzonn bidla radikali asap!! Jekk jitla il PL li nispera li jitla bmaggoranza comda ghal istabilia tal pajjiz u jiffuckjaw, din tkun lahhar darba li novvota. Komdu naght dari lil politica li flahhar mil lahhar hija laktar haga mahmuga fid dinja...qedin naraw ezempju tagha in action bhalissa stess.
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Sorry imma b'dan it tahwid ghal pajjiz ma nifrahx, aki li din id darba ha tkun lewwel darba li ha nivvota Malta u ghandi cariswsimu lil min. Jiena qatt ma ivvutalt naha wahda biss fit 3 pajjizi li ghext dejjem ivvutajt bmohhi imma hawn ghanna bzonn bidla radikali asap!! Jekk jitla il PL li nispera li jitla bmaggoranza comda ghal istabilia tal pajjiz u jiffuckjaw, din tkun lahhar darba li novvota. Komdu naght dari lil politica li flahhar mil lahhar hija laktar haga mahmuga fid dinja...qedin naraw ezempju tagha in action bhalissa stess.
Zack Depasquale •
@Emmanuel Cini ghidt ezatt , dak li kont sejjer nghid jien siehbi. Imma f'Malta imexxija min par idejn tal-jelly kollox possibli u m'ghandu jittiehed xejn b'sorpriza. Jekk hawn xihadd li qed jahseb li il-Laburisti inqatghalhom l-ghatx bil-perzut, ghandu zball ohxon, ghaliex il-Laburisti qatghu il-Milied jidhqu kemm jifilhu bil-kummiedja li sar GonziPN. Nixtieq il-Maltin kollha huma ta'liema fehma huma l-isbah xewqat ghas-sena 2012.
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That headline should read thus-BACKBENCHER HOLDS ENTIRE COUNTRY HOSTAGE FOR TWO MORE WEEKS. WHO THE HELL IS IN CHARGE HERE?
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The TOM today reads: "Debono wavers on ‘deadline’: Issue at stake not well understood" (http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111231/local/Debono-wavers-on-deadline-.400408)
Sewwa qalu xi uhud...PULCINELLI
Happy new year everyone
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A typical example of a made up story based on 'we shall see' reply. The reporter ought to be writing children books.
The reply can either be a 'yes', a 'no' or 'wait and see', The first one is purely hypothetical, the second shows complete detachment from the issue, which only leaves the last possibility. Did I miss out on an another altenative,... silence maybe, but that could mean absolutely anything.. such as taking up the PM s post. Happy new Year everybody
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U ghax imissu jaghmel hekk u hekk , u jmissu jwaqqa l-gvern. Daqqet it-trumbetta tal-irtirata: ILLUM L-AHHAR TAS-SENA U FRANCO BAQA MA HAX LI RIED , meta jkun il-waqt isiru it-tibdiliet li m’humiex urgenti fl-ahhar mill-ahhar.
Lin-nazzjonalist hassrilhom il-festi u lil-laboristi qatghalhom l-ghattx bil-perzuta!Is-sena t-tajba.
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One way out of this political impasse would be to have 34 PN MP's all becoming ministers; this would appease the would be MP's whilst the stagnant present ministers will continue to enjoy all the freebies of power: luxury car, 500 euros increase a week, bountiful gifts for Christmas and other 'gifts' through out the year!
NB. The suckers will also be eligible for ' Ugieh ir-republika' for all the fuc..k ups, pomposity and greed!
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Tiri Tiri tanna u ikolli nghejd li sa ghawn wasalna. Xi haga trid tigri, u kull ma ser jigri ser juri li qeghedin immexxijin min gvern bla sinsla. Jekk Gonzi ser icedi u ser jaghti lil Franco promotion, ser jidher li huwa rikkattat, u hemm il konsegwenzi mil backbenchers l-ohrajn, u ser jidher dghajjaef il Ministru Carm. Min naha l-ohra jekk Gonzi ser jibqa ma isolviex din ilproblema ser ikollu jiffaccja il konsegwenzi li ser jaqlalu Franco. Nistennew u naraw, l-episodju li imiss.
Zack Depasquale •
Jien din il-qlajja ma nafx jek hux vera jew le.Jekk L-Onor Franco Debono jacceta din il-kariga ikun mhux l-ikbar PrimaDonna li qatt dehret fil-Parlament Malti, imma wkoll l-ikbar Purcinell Oportunist li qatt deher f'wicc id-dinja. Il-PrimMinistru Dr Gonzi jekk isir hekk ikun tielef l-ahhar ftit kredibillita li fadallu ghaliex jibda jigi blackmailed minn kulhadd., biex jibqa mwahhal mal-poter.
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Dawra durella....wahda solvuta....issa jmiss il-krizi tal-euro. Go for it Gonz.
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franco do d move or u be d most ever comidine
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B'min tahsbu li qed titnejku? Franco bhalissa hawn zewg kummidiji u ghandhom bzonn il-pulcinelli, applika u forsi thajjar lil gonzi mieghek ukoll. tkun koppja helwa hafna kieku iddahhqu n-nies bikom. qassistu lil kullhadd issa PULCINELLI.
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Most politicians are only after one thing, power. Give him a Ministry and see how he'll shut up !
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My prediction is that once Gonzi resigns from leadership Franco Debono will run for it. There is something in his mind and it's not the national interest but his own personal interest. You blew it big time Franco Debono.
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par idejn sodi ta` vera. tal-jelly babies imma iddahquniex aktar
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Well it is as i thought. The witch and on di-ve PN supporters are baying for his blood...he has really screwed up if he takes the post now!!
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Wahda isbah mill-ohra; ma baqax aktar serjeta; mid-dehra il-Partit Nazzjonalista jezisti biss biex huma jiffangaw, u ahna inhallsu!
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It is horrific the lack of shame politicians have. Nerve and cheek!! Still he now can finally stop boring us to death with his high moral ground bull as we see what this was all about in the end. He wanted power ans money. Only one snag for Franco now. He has no credibility at all with either his party or the electorate in general. Still a romour though...time will tell. If true then we have a new low on the insult the intelligence of the people scale. Pathetic if true as he is finished anyway...
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U turn ohra ta Franco debono, biss ma marx azin ha zieda ta euro 500 fil gimgha. Imma min jikmanda fil Partit Nazzjonalista il prim ministru jew il back benchers?
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Il-kummidja waslet fl-ahhar att taghha. Franco ser jinghata speci ta poter minn Cicco fejn Franco ma jistax jirrifjuta ghax Ciccio dahhlu f'nassa bil-bicca gobon li qed joffrilu.
Kulhadd kien qed jistenna li Franco jghamel wahda minn tieghu din id-darba ghax qalu issa hu rrabjat, tant, li shabu tal-klikka iridu jeqirduh jigri x'jigri.
Dan Franco bhal buzollista taljan cuc kien u cuc jibqa ghax min jeddek jekk ma tghamilx li jrid hu,u fl-istess hin jghatik iz-zmien, tfisser li hu bla kukki.
Dawn kollox jghamlu biex ilaqqtuha sa l-ahhar. Tiftakru meta qalu li r-rizultat tal-elezjoni kien foto finish meta hadu l-ikbar tkaxkira.
Tatux kazhom imma......proverju jghid li qabel wiehed jinqered, jiggennen.
Stefan Mifsud •
I have always supported Dr. Debono in the past in what some people call his antics. I believe he is doing what any MP worth two bits worth of salt should do. Especially in the Justice and Police area.
However, if Dr, Debono was to accept any post offered to him he would loose all semblance of credibility. At least with me. A this would mean that the high moral ground currently occupied by him(which is above any moral ground our PM has; I am one who believes that our PM has lost this a very long time ago) would be lost completely.
I would suggest to Dr. Debono, as I have always done,so that he will keep on his, so far, balls of steel and withstand any such offers which are only intended to paper over the problems and not tackle them.
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Isn't this JUST what Debono was shooting for? That AND the €500 a week pay rise? If this becomes reality, then Gonzi's leadership attributes are in tatters.
Micheal Bonanno •
The, Hook, The Line and next THE SINKER!
