Lawrence Gonzi interviewed in MaltaToday
Former prime minister retains his combative spirit in an extensive interview out tomorrow in MaltaToday on Sunday.
In an extensive interview with MaltaToday, former prime minister Lawrence Gonzi retains his combative spirit and passionately defends the politics he adopted over the past five years... but also admits to having some regrets.
While recognising his faults, Gonzi rejects the benefit of hindsight as 'fictitious.'
Admitting that there is a long list of errors from his time in office, the former PN leader says: "What's done is done... the benefit of hindsight does not exist."
Read the full interview in tomorrow's edition of MaltaToday on Sunday
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Kelinu, ma naqbilx mieghek. Nahseb l-ghar PM kien EFA li bil-qdusija tieghu kollha irnexxilu jeqred il-fibra socjali u l-valuri kollha li seta'kellu dan in-Nazzjon. Bis-sahha tal-politika tieghu sirna poplu materjalista u egoist immens u zdiedet bil-bosta l-ekonomija is-sewda u l-korruzzjoni. Warajh kompla Gonzi u baqa'mixi fuq l-istess passi ta' qablu.
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Jekk ma ghandux il-benefficju tal-'hindsight', jiddispjacini nghidlu lil ex-prim li hu l-anqas 'forsight' ma kellu. Kien qieghed jitmexxa u mhux immexxi, ghalhekk il-leadership skills tieghu kienu dghajfa u l-'par idejn sodi' kienet biss hrafa sforz tal-immaginazzjoni u propaganda tal-PN. U ma jimliex rasu wisq, l-ekonomija baqghet mixja tajjeb f'Malta bis-sahha tal-bzulija u l-ghaqal tal-Maltin, mhux tieghu.
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Franco. Nahseb l-aghar PM kien KMB u qablu jigi Alfred Sant.
Luke Camilleri •
Regrets ~ NAQASLU ID-DHUL!
Regrets ~ Tivvotta B'QALBEK KOLLHA biex il-kontijiet tad-dawl u l'ilma ma jorhshux
REGRETS ~ Taghti lillek innifsek u l'ta madwarek l'ONORARJI minn wara dar kullhadd, inkluz il-Back-Benchers tieghek stess!
Regrets ~ MA SEMGHAX MINN DR. Franco Debono
Regrets ~ Halla bla kontrol il A.G.
Regrets ~ Appogga bis-silenzhu tieghu il-DCG u l-fossa taghha li ssejjah BLOG!
Regrets ~ Kif tratta ma John Dalli!
Regrets ~ L'OLIGARKIJA
NO REGRETS LI ILLUM QIEGHED FEJN QIEGHED u kif intbghad hemm ,
~ L' Elettorat Malti
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Lawrence Gonzi iktar milli joqghopd jaghmel l-interviews ahjar jitlob apologija lill-poplu Malti ta' kif harbat il-finanzi tal-pajjiz. Il-boghod mill-kliem fieragh ta'finanzi fis-sod, il-pajjiz ghandu dejn kbir, bil-korporazzjonijiet kollha falluti. Kull ma' mess dan il-bniedem u l'gvern ta'GonziPN farrkuh, kollox mibni fuq ftahir. L-aghar Prim Ministru u Gvern li qatt kellha Malta, staqsu lill-haddiema tat-Tarzna, Airmalta, SeaMalta, u anke issa lill-haddiema tal-istess Partit tieghu. Ara ghal shabu fl-ahhar sieghat tal-Gvern sahta ta'GonziPN irrangalhom job for the boys. Dan dejjem ghal rasu haseb meta lill-haddiem tah Eur1.14 hu kien ha Eur600 minn wara dahar kulhadd.
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Taf fejn hija id-dimokrazzija meta tibghat Affidavit lil Gonzi waqt li kien Prim Ministru u ma tirciviex risposta avolja bl-ID card b'kollox. Exempju iiehor tad-dimokrazzija hija dik il-korruzzjoni li qed tinkixef kuljum u Alla biss jaf x'hemm mohbi. exempju iehor wiehed maghruf ghal firem folloz u meta fid-dipartiment tasal ittra b'firma falza jehel minn ma ghandux jehel, imam ghaliex ikun qed jaghmel xoghol b'konflitt ta interessi, imam ghaliex qed jaghmelu mat-tifel jew il-mara tat-tifle ta xi alla f'dan il-pajjiz dan ma jigri xejn. Taf fejn hija id-dimokrazzija meta Prim Ministru jiehu minn wara dar il-Poplu €500/€600 fil gimgha u suppost jintraddu lura lil Poplu u dan ma isirx qisu ma gara xejn. Jew ikun xi ministru li jinsa jiddikjara xi 700,000 u qisu ma gara xejn. Id-dimokrazzija titlob ukoll li jekk ma tkunx tal-qalba tintrema fiz-zibel, jew tindifen f'xi mizbla ghaliex tkun Laburist. Trid aktar ezempji tad-dimokrazzija sinjur??? Jekk trid provi intik ukoll.
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I always maintained that gonzi was the worst PM Malta ever had. With regards hindsight gonzi certainly did not have any but any politician especially one in the PM's role must have at least an analytical mind , something that gonzi did not have. He simply governed day to day without thinking of the future and only caring about his clique. "What's done is done......" of course all he cares is about himself, riding into the sunset with a good pension under his belt leaving us to struggle on , especially those who gave their best to PN and now are redundant and without a job. A more hypocritical person than him has yet to be born. No regrets and ready to do it all again if he's given the chance.
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That,s a nice piece of cop out Mr.gonzi.You were surrounded by Advisers so...the benefit of hindsight?! Selling off the family silver comes to mind!
Luke Camilleri •
WHO CARES!
HE IS OUT and we and future generations are left to foot the bills of his decisions, taken with arrogance and for his perks!
WHAT IS DONE IS DONE and he will be remembered for it especially not only voting but VOTING WITH ALL HIS HEART so surcharge on W & E bills is not reduced!
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Prim Ministru li dejjem parla fuq il-finanzi fis-sod waqt li halla kullumkien fallut. Mhux li tparla jghodd sur Gonzi, imma l-fatti bhad-dizastru li hallejt warajk.
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Alla hares jaghlu lilu jien kont smajt lil Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat jghid, wasal iz zmien li nahtru mara ghal President ta Malta u ma tridx tkun imdahhla fil politika nispera li ghadu jzomm kelmtu.. Alla jilliberana min dan il bniedem Gonzipn.
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With talk Dr Gonzi you can say anything as you have been doing during your watch. Facts, Dr Gonzi, facts. and the glaring fact is that you have led the the PN to the worst ever defeat which made you leave politics. You have led the most corrupt, inefficient government since independence.This, logically, and beyond your talk, earns you the title of the worst prime minister of these islands. Joseph Muscat has been precise in his parliament speech on the day you left parliament....when he said that he has learnt a lot from you...meaning he has learnt all that which one should not do in order to be able to govern well!!!!
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@Xifajk,
We live in a democracy and everyone has the right to comment, not only those involved in politics, typical of Labour to want people to keep their mouths shut. I look forward to the full interview.
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La tlaqt mill-politika tikkummentax aktar. Nahseb int qed taghmel hekk ghaliex int qed tippretendi li issir il-President.
Lil Partit tal-Progressivi u Moderati li jien kont wiehed li ivvutajtlu nighdlu billi qed jiskuza ruhu ma ghandux dritt li jilhaq President. Il-President ghandu jitla mic-cittadin u mhux mill-Parliament. Jekk sejjer jaghmel hemm il-Partit tal-Progressivi u Moderati mhux gebla ikun qed jitfa fuq saqajh jew blokka imma skyscrapers shih.