Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando said today that he agrees with the conclusion of the editorial of today's The Times that 'there now seems to be only one way forward: an election as soon as possible'.
In an entry on his facebook wall in which he speaks about Franco Debono's abstention on the vote of no confidence in the government yesterday, Dr Pullicino Orlando, who has declared he will not be contesting the next election, wrote:
"Hon. Debono refused to support government in Parliament for the third time in the space of two years yesterday. An abstention in a no-confidence vote carries a lot of weight.
"He has asked for the resignation of the Prime Minister. He has asked for the resignation of a number of ministers.
"He has declared that he feels that the Prime Minister is controlled by a 'web of evil' and that we are living in an oligarchy and not a democracy... that is why I agree with the conclusions of today's 'Times' editorial. This country needs stability."
In its editorial The Times said:
"There now seems to be only one way forward: an election as soon as possible. After all, a car with a punctured tyre cannot go very...
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