The Labour Party appears to be further reducing itself into an organised mess, exclusively managed by the Prime Minister, as the Party’s CEO, Leonid McKay, has suddenly been given the authority to speak on its policies. Leonid McKay is an ally of Alex Agius Saliba and also a Joseph Muscat supporter. Prime Minister Robert Abela gave him an official role with the party as part of his appeasement to Joseph Muscat and his supporters.
Now, Leonid McKay is speaking on behalf of the Labour Party about its policies, a role that is supposed to be fulfilled by its spokespersons and politicians. On statute, the role of the CEO is purely administrative and this is the first time that the Labour Party’s CEO is taking on this new role.
I’m absolutely certain that this setup was orchestrated by the Prime Minister himself, demonstrating that he trusts Joseph Muscat’s faction more than the progressives in the party who oppose him. Alex Sciberras contested for the Presidency of the Labour Party against Norma Saliba, who was Abela’s favourite. After losing the race, Norma Saliba was awarded with an official role in the Party as a spokesperson. A backbencher would have easily replaced Norma Saliba in the case she was not available, but the fact that Leonid McKay was present also shows that he may also be directly involved in the party’s policymaking.
The only reason why the Labour Party leader would involve the Party’s CEO in the party’s policy-making is to ensure he has more control over the party’s policy, as opposed to mediating it with MPs who are elected by their contestants. This is obvious to anyone who understands how the parties work. By default, the party leader has greater control over the party’s employees than over its elected representatives in Parliament.
Alex Sciberras is taking a more moderate approach to politics than his superiors, so it is evident why he is still not trusted by the Prime Minister who prefers the more authoritarian approach to rule-of-law by his journalists-hating imbeciles.
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