AD pledges commitment to society, ecology and accountability

During Alternattiva Demokratika’s official launch of the local council elections campaign earlier today, leader of the party, Arnold Cassola said that the three main aims of the party would be society, ecology and accountability.

Cassola said that the party will be focusing on proposing feasible projects to increase the sense of a healthy community in their localities.

“We need to focus on proposing feasible projects, not suggesting things that cannot be done simply to score more votes,” Cassola said.

“The AD councilors will work for more investment in public libraries and  in projects that encourage reading in their localities.”

Among the other proposals made by the party, were plans to improve and promote road spaces for cyclists, pedestrians, and wheelchair and pushchair users, as well as various events to promote culture, sports and the history of the locality.

Cassola also mentioned the party’s efforts for a better environment in their localities:

“AD believes that the health and quality of life of residents depend on the quality of the urban environment.”

Cassola added that the party councillors would work to increase areas reserved for people, increase bicycle racks and extend recycling campaigns to reach the national target of zero waste by 2050.

“The target implies that by 2050, our country should become 100% reliant on recycling rather than disposing its waste, and our councilors want to promote a local plan on waste reduction that can help us reach that aim,” said Ralph Cassar, AD’s Councillor for Attard.

Cassar also continued to stress the importance of transparency and of honest communication with residents, to avoid financially unsustainable projects like the public-private partnership for roads which led to the financial ruin of a number of councils.

Cassola then went on to introduce the seven candidates running for this year’s local council elections: Ralph Cassar would once again be running for election in Attard, Toni Falzon and David Camilleri for Nadur and Qala respectively, Julio Caruana in St. Julians, Henrik Piski in Qormi, Simon Galea in St. Paul’s Bay and Monique Agius in Zebbug.

The leader of the party added that the candidates are from various different backgrounds in society, and they show the party’s commitment to representing the various needs of their communities.