Yesterday, before Malta’s Premier League final between Hamrun and Birkirkara, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech ended up in the awkward position between disgraced ex-Premier Joseph Muscat and incumbent Premier Robert Abela.
I don’t know how Bernard Grech accepted to be in such a position in the first place, but it surely helped Joseph Muscat’s ongoing efforts for his rehabilitation.
If the Opposition Leader didn’t want to appear as though he was spoiling a moment of national unity, he could have at least positioned himself at the far end instead of standing next to the ex-Prime Minister. He looks incredibly weak and uninspiring in this position, as if projecting absolute weakness of the Opposition and its total ownership by the Labour Party.
People may counter my argument by saying that Bernard Grech is “just a good man doing his best”, but a leader needs to show some strength and vision in order to be able to to inspire a loyal following. Instead, Bernard Grech regularly appears to be doing the opposite of what an opposition leader should actually do, demoralising many others in opposition in the process.
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