Is it the end of AD?

It is a question that pops up after every election and each time Alternattiva Demokratika survives another five years. But with no one willing to lead the party its demise is suddenly a real prospect. Acting chairman Carmel Cacopardo speaks to Kurt Sansone. AD obtained its best ever general election result in March. Yet you have argued that with more than 37,000 votes shifting allegiance, AD only managed to attract 1,700. You said the result was not exceptional. Why did AD fail to attract more voters at a time when they were more willing to shift allegiance? Voters were not as interested in who gets elected as much as who is not elected. My assessment from discussions I had with various people is that the priority of those who shifted allegiance was to sweep the Nationalist Party out of government. Obviously, if voters delved deeper into our electoral programme they may have thought it differently. Was this a deficiency on AD’s part or are voters to blame? I will not attribute blame to the voters. It is their way of looking at things. I am not passing judgment on how people voted. It is reality. People made their own assessment and they felt it more important to throw the PN out...