Gonzi admits people did the right thing on divorce

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Nationalist Party leader Lawrence Gonzi yesterday admitted the people did the right thing when they voted for divorce in a referendum two years ago. The admission from the Prime Minister, who voted against a divorce law in Parliament despite the referendum result, came during a debate for party leaders organised by The Times yesterday. Dr Gonzi was asked the point blank question by moderator Herman Grech, head of media at The Times, during a yes-or-no, 20-question session that characterised the last part of the hour-long debate that was also transmitted live on One TV and Net TV. But Dr Gonzi answered with a plain “no” when asked whether he would resign if the PN lost the forthcoming election, something Dr Muscat answered with “I will not hang on to power”. The Big Debate, held at the Intercontinental Hotel, started off as a three-way match that also included Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Michael Briguglio. The leaders sparred almost robotically for the first part, upping the tempo in the second half when Dr Muscat said a whistleblower was ready to speak out on a case in which, the Labour leader alleges, a minister had put pressure on the police to release somebody from...