PM promises stability, serenity

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this evening that the government was providing stability in the governance of the country and continuity in EU affairs. In a message to the nation a few hours after he was sworn in and a day after winning a strong electoral mandate, Dr Muscat said the outcome of the general election was a strong message that the people wanted a new style of government. It was a message for all politicians and not any single party. The unifying policies which were forged during the electoral campaign would be carried over to the government . "We were elected as a movement and will govern as a movement," he said. The government, he said, would keep its feet on the ground, despite its strong majority. It would taken the decisions which needed to be taken but govern with humility. It would seek to include everyone in the major decisions which would need to be taken . Anyone who wished to take part in the country's progress would be given the space to do so. The transition which the country was going through was calm and the government would continue in this manner. Despite its electoral advantage, the government would not render the opposition irrelevant. The rules of...