Alternattiva Demokratika lambastes parties over non-committal on divorce

In a statement AD Chairperson Michael Briguglio said both parties are washing their hands off responsibility on divorce: “The Nationalist Party is acting like a confessional party stuck in the middle ages, showing no sensitivity to the thousands of people who would like to reconstitute their family life,” he said.

“Labour, on the other hand, is confirming that it has no direction at all through its 'catch all' politics. Labour is acting like a calculator and not like a party with principles,” Briguglio said, adding that by opting so far not to take a position of principle, the PN and Labour are acting out of convenience bringing to the fore once more the politics of electoral calculators.

Yvonne Arqueros Ebejer, AD spokesperson for Civil Rights, reiterated that the Green Party is the only party which established from the beginning it is in favour of the introduction of divorce, based on the bill as presented by Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and Labour MP Evarist Bartolo.

“Alternattiva Demokratika is the only party with a clear position on divorce, and together with progressive elements of society and the press, we urge those in favour of the introduction of this basic civil right to stand up and be counted,” she said.