Tag: Claudette Buttigieg
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Wave of PN and Labour MPs step aside ahead of 2026 Election
A significant number of sitting MPs from both the Nationalist Party (PN) and the Labour Party (PL) have confirmed they will not be contesting the upcoming 2026 Maltese general election, signalling a major transition in Malta’s political landscape. According to the latest information, at least 11 MPs elected in 2022 will not seek re-election, reflecting…
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Claudette Buttigieg releases untimely statement saying she won’t contest the next general election
Claudette Buttigieg has issued a statement declaring that she will not contest the next general election. The timing is quite in bad taste, given the already devastatingly-low morale within the Nationalist Party. She made the statement after saying that she won’t be contesting the leadership for the Nationalist Party – I don’t think anyone serious…
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More on the collapsing Opposition
Fortunately, the Opposition and the Nationalist Party are holding a protest in Valletta later today, making this article seem less bleak than it reads. Opposition and PN MP Claudette Buttigieg was singing the praises for Labour MP Carmelo Abela, yesterday, apparently for winning a libel case against Jason Azzopardi. She even said that the imbecile…
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EPP Group roundtable in Valletta highlights need for stronger protection for Maltese journalists
A roundtable on Media Freedom was organised by the EPP Group in Valletta, where MEP David Casa urged the government of Malta to implement the ‘Daphne’s Law’ in full in an effort to protect local journalists from local Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). Casa, who is also the Head of the Maltese EPP Delegation,…
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The Nationalist Party publishes amendments to the government’s anti-SLAPP reform on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
The Nationalist Opposition has proposed amendments to the government’s newly introduced anti-SLAPP measures following the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive dubbed as “Daphne’s Law”. The motion, which was tabled in parliament last week, is proposing to amend the government’s legal amendments to make the anti-SLAPP provisions more protective of journalists and their free speech. The amendments propose…
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The first National Forum about Media and Information for Democracy
Tomorrow, the Nationalist Party is conducting a democratic exercise by inviting the press for a discussion in parliament about the future of the press. The event is called The First National Forum about Media and Information for Democracy. This is part of the Nationalist Party’s process to consult with the press and media publishers in…
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The Nationalist Party has convened a parliamentary committee to consult with the press industry on press reform
Finally. I’m so happy about this. The Nationalist Party has tabled a motion in parliament to convene a parliamentary committee that will consult with the press industry on a wide press reform. Finally, we have some leadership in the press reform saga where the government has divded the press and intends to push with the…
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The Nationalist Party really needs to get serious
Most of the Nationalist Party MPs are either oblivious to what’s happening in society or else complacent to the extent of being corrupt and compromised like most Labour MPs. And what do PN MPs think they’re doing by pandering to their conservative base with this nonsense? According to the latest polls, the Leader of Opposition,…
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Here is Claudette Buttigieg defending Rosianne Cutajar
Crooks and corrupt opportunists live and survive with false narratives, untruths and outright lies. Like her friends Joseph Muscat and Yorgen Fenech, Rosianne Cutajar has to lie with every breath she takes in order to save herself from the fall-out of the 2019 crisis. Rosianne Cutajar’s latest lie is that no one ever defended her…
