Yesterday, I was in conversation with some Labour Party delegates who are my friends. They are delegates with different backgrounds and experiences from myself, but we know each other from my days in the Labour Party.
To put it lightly, most delegates still suffer from PTSD symptoms cuased by Alfred Sant’s and Jason Micallef’s leadership of the Labour Party and they don’t want to go back in time to experience consecutive election losses. Others are warming up to Jason Micallef simply because he is an anti-Robert Abela candidate. Those who had a middle-ground in this debate said that they were desperate for someone who would organise the Labour Party, and since the current situation has never been worse, Jason Micallef rekindles to them the idea that the Labour Party can start becoming more organised and autonomous from the Leader.
Note, that delegates are objectively right to complain that the Party has never been this disorganised, but this is not only Robert Abela’s fault. This should have also been the responsibility of the previous Deputy-Leader, Daniel Micallef who built his personal business while the Party withered down. Now, desperation is seeping in.
Traditionally, Labour Party delegates have always chosen a Deputy-Leader that is contrarian to the Leader, but Jason Micallef is leading a direct challenge to Robert Abela as he represents Joseph Muscat’s faction. Meanwhile, Glenn Bedingfield has come out in support of Robert Abela saying that the Labour Party needs to renew itself.
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