PN councillors 'pressured' to pledge loyalty to Delia

Local committees and members of the Nationalist Party’s general council are being pressured by senior party officials close to the leadership to publicly declare, in writing, their loyalty to embattled leader Adrian Delia. The PN leader is facing increasing internal calls to step down in view of continuous allegations concerning his personal life which have now spread into his political role.  PN local committees, known as sectional committees, have been asked by the party headquarters to hold urgent meetings in which a motion of confidence in Dr Delia is approved and signed by all committee members. The meetings are being physically monitored by persons close to Dr Delia, including loyal election candidates, who are attending these meetings to assure that all those present abide by the directive. At the same time, party officials and members of staff at the PN headquarters are contacting all the members of the general council, asking them specifically whether they still agree that Dr Delia should continue leading the party. “It seems that Dr Delia’s restricted group at the PN headquarters are resisting all calls for him to step down and are trying to convince Adrian [Delia]...