Franco Debono mum over Castille meeting
Backbencher Franco Debono this afternoon met with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg at Castille.
Earlier this afternoon, Nationalist backbencher Franco Debono met with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi at the Office of the Prime Minister, MaltaToday is informed.
The meeting took place at Castille. Also present for the meeting was Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg. MaltaToday is informed that the meeting was cordial but brief.
Asked to comment, Debono would neither confirm nor deny the meeting took place, but simply said "no comment".
Castille's meeting comes just a day before the debate on the no-confidence motion starts. So far, Debono has refused to budge on his original position which stated that he would support a vote of no-confidence against his government.
The no-confidence vote is expected to take place next Thursday at noon.
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thomasclinch,we the airmalta staff are not proud of the way your govt plus tuptup destroyed airmalta.yes you should be proud of your govt because judging from your english, you should not have been promoted from baggage loader to checkin staff.but then that is life .
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Jien ma nistax nifhem , lil FD tawh it-titli kolla l-aktar klassiku meta qalulu li hu mizbla, talbuh jirrezenja , talbuh jerga jmur lura fil-partit , bagtu ghalih kastilja ,iddeciedu darba ghal dejjem xi tridu.
@jgalea il-malti jghid hanqa ta` hmar qatt ma teleghet is-sema
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Kemm ihobbha lil Malta Gonzi! Mhux imwahhal bis-'superglue' mas-siggu tal-poter go Kastilja: tridtx tmur!
Isu zugraga idur idur, daqqa kontra Franco, daqqa tahsbu li hu 'his twin brother'; l'ghada jerga johrog 'bad blood' u 'personal attacks' kontra ir-razza u irradika ta Franco; jghajjru li Franco 'commoner' ghax m'ghandux 'good breeding' kif thobb tghajjar lin-nies is- sahhara , li flok she comes from ''good breeding' jidher li il-qrusa taghha hi rizultat ta 'in breeding'!
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Jekk smajtu sewwa l-bierah Gonzi donnu b'rabja kbira u dwejjaq qal li lest jilhaq kompromessi bla kundizzjonijiet (minn nahha l-ohra fhimt jien) u mhux ghal mument biss imma ghal kumplament tal-legizlatura. Sewwa mela Dr. Franco Debono jintrabat li jkun yes man ghal kollox u Gonzi x'se jaghmel? Ser jirrezinja hu, ser jirrezinjaw il-ministri li ghamlu l-izbalji banali? Austin Gatt se jitlaq ghax irid Gonzi fdalu l-kampanja elettorali f'idejh (ghax ghandu segretarju bajtra mela) u l-ministri l-ohra x'ser isir minnhom? U l-punti fundamentali li bir-ragun kollu Dr. Debono jrid li jiddahhlu Gonzi se jintrabat li jdahhalhom jew l-irbit biss ghal Dr. Debono? Jiena perswaz li Dr. Debono mhux se jara l-karrotta quddiem ghajnejh u jimxi warajjha biex jahtafa u ma jilhaqa qatt u ghalxejn illum Dr. Gonzi jghid biex ma jinsulentaw lil hadd anke semma l-midja Nazzjonalista ghax it-tghajri u l-insulti u t-tajn li waddbulu lil Dr. Debono qat ma jista jigi rreparat. Dr. Debono huwa ragel ta' principju u naf zgur li hadd ma hu ser ifarraklu dak il-principju li jemmen fih akkost li jitlef il-karriera politika tieghu. Jiena minn hawn lil Dr. Debono nghidlu kun ragel u kompli zomm kelmtek, ghax wara l-elezzjoni li jmiss (tigi meta tiegi) Dr. Gonzi jitwarrab u jkun hemm demm gdid imexxi l-partit u jaghmel l-istess bhal ma ghamel il-kap tal-Labour ghajjat u gabar mieghu lin-noaghag mitlufa kollha u ibqa' zgur li ser jergghu jigu ghalik u inti tkun wiehed mill-palastri tal-partit li jkollu jerga jibda jinbena mill-gdid fuq padamenti sodi u bla irbit mal-passat. Proset Dr. Debono.
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and how 'mum'. shes the only support he will get. thankfully he is accustomed to hanging onto her skirt
Maureen Attard •
Ejjew ninżu is-suppervja lkoll kemm aħna u nċedu biċċa kull wieħed biex l-affarijiet jittranġaw. Ejjew inkunu sinċieri lkoll kemm ahna jekk veru rridu l-ġid lil din Malta tagħna. Mhux żmien elezzjonijiet bħallissa. Spejjes żejda ma jagħmlux tajjeb u ġid lil din id-daqxejn ta' gzira. Jekk inċedu biċċa kull wieħed żgur li bl-għajnuna t'Alla naslu fejn hu l-aktar tajjeb u l-aħjar.
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I agree with Red Skull unless of course an agreement has been reached between Debono and the PM. The PM would be mad to open up his government to three days of internal dissent.
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Keeping what Dr.Gonzi said this morning in mind i.e. that a solution, if there is one, has to secure stability and clarity for the rest of the legislature it is very unlikely that Debono gave in and went back from his word in a "brief" meeting. Nothing is impossible, true, but still the scenario of things going back to the way they were is highly unlikely and with a country in a full swing electoral mood such a scenario would be even more unlikely. I subscribe to the idea that Gonzi wants to test the waters for the last time. If he feels there's no solution he'll call an election rather than going through the embarrassment of losing a Parliamentary vote.
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I thought Franco Debono resigned from PN. Going to Castille it seems that he is still in the party. Anyhow, on Thursday we would know whether Mr. Debono is a traitor on one side or another - either on PN or on people's expectations.
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Dr Debono just remember one thing that those people that you mentioned as evil will never change and also that person that spoke on saturday and said that you wanted to be a prime minister.
Ian George Walker •
Whatever happens now, this regime is damaged beyond repair.
If Gonzi wants to preserve at least a shred of credibility and self-respect, he has only one way forward - and immediate election .
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It now appears that even after this meeting the situation appears to remain the same. I would not be surprised if tomorrow the the Prime Minister dissolves Parliament. It seems the logical thing to do.
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@thomasclinch---
If your uppercase rantings are an example of the success of the PN in education, then a change of government is MOST definitely required.
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THE HON FRANCO DEBONO SHOULD KEEP IN MIND THAT IN AN INCLUSIVE STYLE OF GOVERNMENT LIKE THE ONE BEING PROMISED BY THE NEW PL LEADER, HIS IDEAS, THOUGHTS, ENERGY, DYNAMISM AND VALUES CAN AND WILL BE RECOGNIZED.
FRANCO, REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO GOT FED UP TO THE BRIM WITH THE GONZIPN STYLE OF GOVERNMENT. GONZIPN HAS BECOME A BUNCH OF POWER HUNGRY HYENAS WHO ARE UNRELIABLE, INCOMPETENT AND DISINTERESTED IN WORKING TOWARDS THE COMMON GOOD.
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JISTA' JKUN LI GONZIPN U TONIO BORG WAQT IL-LAQGHA F'KASTILJA LLUM STIEDNU LIL FRANCO DEBONO JMUR BRUSSELL MA' GONZI GHAS-SUMMIT TAL-GIMGHA LI GEJJA? TIFTAKRU META GONZIPN KIEN HADU DARBTEJN PELLEGRINAGG MIEGHU SA NEW YORK BIEX JIMMANSAH FTIT XI SENA JEW SENTEJN ILU? ISSA JRID JIEHU BRUSSELL MIEGHU BIEX FORSI JGHALLMU U JKUN JISTA' JARAH DIRETTAMENT IN ACTION WAQT LI JKUN QED JIGGWIDA LIL ANGELA MERKEL U LIL SARKOZY DWAR X'GHANDHOM JAGHMLU DWAR IL-KRIZI TAL-EWRO !!! XEJN MA NGHIDULU LIL FRANCO - JEKK QED JAGHTIH DAN IC-CANS LI JERGA' JMUR MIEGHU, GHANDU JACCETTAH - PRIVILEGG GHAL DAK, TKUN FIC-CENTRU U FIL-QALBA TA' GONZIPN !!!!
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Klikek l'hawn u klikek l'hemm...nittama li FD ma jispiccax jaghmel parti min xi klikka issa. Ghax veru kif jghidu: We've gone to the dogs!
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WARA DAWK L-INSULTI KOLLHA MINN NAHA GONZI PN LEJN MINN VERU IRRID IL-GID LILNA IZ-ZGHIR, ISSA STIDNU GHAR-RIKONCCILJAZJONI F'KASTILJA. PROSIT FRANCO U THALLIX MIN JINQEDA BIK BIEX JIBQA IMWAHHAL MAS-SIGGU TAL-POTER. KURAGG.
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La mhux jitkellem sinjal li hemm xi hjiel ta ftehim. Franco huwa ragel bizzejjed li jaf meta ghandu jitkellem jew le. Jalla ma jergax ikun dizappuntat ghax kulhadd jaf il-kelma tal-Prim Ministru x'validita ghandha - inqas minn rabta coff wara li jinqeda bik
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Franci oqghod attent mil weghdi li ghamlilek. Tafdahomx ghax lewwel cans li jsibu itajruk min hemm. Tinsiex kemm il darba ghidt li taht dan il prim ministru int ma tridx tahdem. Issa jekk irnexxilhom idawruk ghallura veru li int wara il pjaciri u wara il fama personali. Jekk se taqa se tkun tlift il krittu ma kullhadd. Dawn ma jahfrix. Ahsiba tajjeb.Jien smajtek tghid li jigri xjigri bdal il prim ministru il gvern ma ghandux hajja.
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La mhux jitkellem sinjal li hemm xi hjiel ta ftehim. Franco huwa ragel bizzejjed li jaf meta ghandu jitkellem jew le. Jalla ma jergax ikun dizappuntat ghax kulhadd jaf il-kelma tal-Prim Ministru x'validita ghandha - inqas minn rabta coff wara li jinqeda bik
Priscilla Darmenia •
I don’t want to sound like some political analyst, which I am not. I think that Gonzi will dissolve parliament before the motion of no confidence in his government will begin to be discussed. I think he is too shrewd and wise to accept a defeat and still has to dissolve parliament after the vote. I think he does it before the vote
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WE ALL MALTESE PEOPLE SHOULD FEEL VERY PROUD AND LUCKY THAT WE HAVE SO GOOD MEN AND AN EXELENT PRIM MINISTER THAT LEAD US IN MALTA. WE ALL NEED TO REMEBER THAT WE ALL FEEL THE FREEDAM IN OURSELFS AND LIFE COZ PN ALWAYS BELIEVE AND GAVE US THIS FREEDAM. PN IS THE ONLY PARTY THAT CAN MOVE MALTA FOWARD IN LIFE. MLP OR WHAT EVER THEY ARE CALLED ARE ONLY LOOKING FOR POWER. PLEASE DONT GIVE THEM ANY CHANCE OR WE ALL LOOSE WHAT WE HAVE GAINE THE LAST 24 YEARS. LIBERTY LIBERTY LIBERTY PN
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All i can hope is that Dr. Debono is intelligent enough to hold is part as hostage but if he tries to hold the country hostage too, well that will be a different matter, the consequences of which will be dire. FOR HIM!!
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Ofcourse they don't want an election, they were caught with their pants down and no time to pull it up. No time to give their supporters whatever they ask for, jobs, permits, promotions etc. etc.
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It tal taghna instema. Franco jivvota bhal ma konna nghidu mal Gvern.
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Bhal dejjem wasalna biex insibu s soluzzjoni. Trid u ma tridx ikollok tibqa miblugh...din ma nafx kemm il-darba rnexxiet kwazi drajna!!!bdawn is-successi!!!
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all you know-alls will finally get it right....someday
Anette B Cassar •
@Dead Donkey. I interpreted the Zebbug speech in a much similar way.
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Tghid il hamis ser indoqqu l-irtirata? Kollox ghan-normal?
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@slicer. Don't expect that the parliament is going to be dissolved next week, cause GonziPN are like vampires, eager for power instead for blood!! Don't ever dream that there's ever going to be a gentleman like Dr.Alfred Sant. He was a one kind of an honest man, dressed of a politician! All others are politicians dressed up like man, but the difference is extremely huge!
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It seems Gonzi's last move to find a solution, after all the filth his clique threw to discredit Franco Debono, I say he is hanging to straws, Franco is no idiot and he knows that if he gives in to Gonzi his political career with PN is over. It will remain over even if he abstains and vote against the no convidence vote. Gonzi should be honest and go to the President and call an election now, your time is over, be a gentleman like Alfred Sant.
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It seems Gonzi's last move to find a solution, after all the filth his clique threw to discredit Franco Debono, I say he is hanging to straws, Franco is no idiot and he knows that if he gives in to Gonzi his political career with PN is over. It will remain over even if he abstains and vote against the no convidence vote. Gonzi should be honest and go to the President and call an election now, your time is over, be a gentleman like Alfred Sant.
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I believe that after Dr Gonzi's speech today at Zebbug, and the meeting with Dr Debono. Dr Gonzi tomorrow after the Monday morning cabinet meeting will go to the President, and advice the President to disolve Parliament and call an election.
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I believe that after Dr Gonzi's speech today at Zebbug, and the meeting with Dr Debono. Dr Gonzi tomorrow after the Monday morning cabinet meeting will go to the President, and advice the President to disolve Parliament and call an election.
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It looks like Dr.Debono is going to abstain on Thursday, and that's why he presented the party financing motion yesterday. Anyway,it was nice to know how GonziPN's parlamentary group thinks about each other and how the really respect each other! A truly CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY, in all aspects, especially their HYPOCRICY! The Maltese electorate will have to wait a bit more, and in the mean time we will continue to assist the disgusting rows within GonziPN! Until then..........
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The following the days will show us the difference between men and boys, between well-meant words and b..s..t. Come Thursday, we shall have the result and then let the people choose the adults from the boys.