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Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia on Sunday insisted that the “attacks” being levelled against him were in reaction to the party “getting stronger” and an attempt to deflect attention from the Corinthia deal.
“You can attack the PN, besiege it, but you will never destroy it, neither from the outside nor from the inside, as the party is not myself but you [the people],” he said.
Dr Delia was addressing a political activity at the PN’s club in Senglea in which he referred to calls for him to resign, amid allegations of domestic violence, money laundering and issues on his personal finances. Dr Delia is denying any wrongdoing.
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The PN leader downplayed Friday’s no confidence vote by the PN sectional committee of Sliema, saying he still enjoyed the trust of more than 90% of committees and the backing of over 700 committee members. Dr Delia refuted claims that these committees were being pressured to pledge their loyalty, saying it was their own “spontaneous initiative”.
“It seem that the only topic of the festive season was Adrian Delia,” he remarked. According to the PN leader, this was part of a plan to deflect...