Tim Diacono

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News Strategist at Lovin Malta

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Ivan J Bartolo Approached By 'Several People' To Contest PN Leadership

1 week ago | lovinmalta.com | Tim Diacono

Nationalist MP Ivan J Bartolo confirmed that several people have approached him to gauge his interest in contesting the PN leadership. Bartolo told Lovin Malta that he isn’t personally seeking out the leadership and isn’t actively meeting people to discuss such a move. However, he said that he has been approached several times, including by councillors, and that he isn’t ruling it out at this stage.
Allies Or Foes? The Metsola - Grech Relationship

1 week ago | lovinmalta.com | Tim Diacono

In public, they appeared to be close allies, but behind the scenes, differences between Bernard Grech and Roberta Metsola were gradually emerging. This has been a long time coming. Metsola has been eying the post of PN leader since at least 2020, when Adrian Delia was facing significant internal strife. However, her goal was always for the transition to be as bloodless as possible, ideally as part of an agreement with Delia himself.
Franco Debono Urges Grech To Rethink Resignation Decision

1 week ago | lovinmalta.com | Tim Diacono

Franco Debono has publicly urged Bernard Grech to reconsider his decision to resign as leader of the Nationalist Party. Debono said that he has known Grech on a personal level since they shared a minibus back when they were St Aloysius students. “I will reveal a little secret here – he used to fancy himself a playboy back then,” he quipped. “During his time as leader, we always had mutual respect towards each other.
Exclusive: Bernard Grech Will Not Re-Contest PN Leadership

1 week ago | lovinmalta.com | Tim Diacono

Bernard Grech has no intention of re-contesting the PN leadership. “Grech will not re-contest the leadership. He submitted his resignation and a return isn’t on the table,” a person close to the outgoing leader said. Six days have passed since Grech announced his resignation, yet no one has declared their intention to run. Roberta Metsola, who was seen by many as a frontrunner, ruled it out last weekend, stating she has a responsibility towards her role as European Parliament President.
Jason Micallef Praises Grech For ‘Calling Metsola’s Bluff’

1 week ago | lovinmalta.com | Tim Diacono

PL executive member Jason Micallef has praised outgoing PN leader Bernard Grech for what he described as a “strategic move to call Roberta Metsola’s bluff”. Micallef spoke out after Grech’s aide Ray Bezzina called out Metsola for her decision not to contest the PN leadership election, warning that her ambiguity about her own political aspirations had cast a lingering shadow over Grech’s leadership of the party. “Bernard Grech called Roberta Metsola’s bluff,” Micallef said.
Watch: Ian Borg Suggests Bernard Grech Could Stay On As PN Leader

1 week ago | lovinmalta.com | Tim Diacono

Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg has suggested that Bernard Grech could well decide to stay on as PN leader. Addressing a PL rally yesterday, Borg described the PN’s current situation as one of “absolute chaos”. “Another leader has resigned but I haven’t yet heard Bernard Grech say that he won’t contest,” he said.
Outgoing MP Ivan J Bartolo Lays Out Six-Point Plan To Rebuild PN

1 week ago | lovinmalta.com | Tim Diacono

Outgoing Nationalist MP Ivan J Bartolo has come up with a six-point plan to rebuild the party. After thanking outgoing leader Bernard Grech and European Parliament Roberta Metsola, who has decided not to contest the leadership, Bartolo said it is time for the PN to take a leading role. “Let us be clear: doing more of the same is not moving forward. It is standing still, or worse, stepping back,” he said. “Our Party, the Nationalist Party owes the country a rebirth of purpose.
Joseph Muscat: PN Has Shrunk From A Church Into A Chapel

1 week ago | lovinmalta.com | Tim Diacono

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said the PN has symbolically shrunk “from a church into a chapel” over the past decade, claiming its rhetoric now sounds more like that of an NGO than a political party. “The difference between a political party and an NGO is that the former must come up with a wide government programme while the latter appeals to a particular sector or focuses on a particular field,” Muscat told It-Torċa.
Watch: ‘The Love Is Worth It’ - Maltese Dad Opens Up On Adopting Boy Who Saw His Dad Die

1 week ago | lovinmalta.com | Tim Diacono

TV personality Steve Aquilina always wanted to be a dad. A few years ago, when their professional commitments started slowing down, he and his husband – celebrity chef Manuel Aquilina – decided to take the plunge. They adopted Santiago, an eight-year-old Portuguese orphan who had witnessed his dad pass away when he was only four. As he and Manuel prepare to spend their second Father’s Day with their adopted son, Steve spoke to Lovin Malta about their experience.
Paola Councillor Proposes Massive Fundraiser To Pay Off PN’s Debt

2 weeks ago | lovinmalta.com | Tim Diacono

Paola minority leader Roderick Caruana has urged the PN to organise the “largest fundraiser in Maltese political history” so that the PN can pay off its debt once and for all. “Let’s be clear – you cannot lead if you’re drowning, and you cannot ask people to trust you if your party is waiting for others to save it,” Caruana said. “So let’s start ourselves.