‘We must win the people’s trust on our own merit’- Busuttil

The Nationalist Party has to win back the people’s respect on its own merit by presenting the best proposals for the country, rather than limiting itself to pointing out Labour’s mistakes, Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said this evening. Dr Busuttil was speaking at the PN’s Independence mass meeting, his first address in a mass meeting. His speech focused mainly on Labour’s first six months in government and the challenges ahead for the PN to win back the trust of the majority of the electorate in five years’ time. Dr Busuttil referred to the landslide defeat in last March’s general election remarking that the recent months have been the most difficult in the party’s recent history. He added that the PN has to regroup not only to stand a good chance of returning to power but because a strong Opposition was crucial for a healthy democracy. Dr Busuttil acknowledged that the PN in recent years lost credibility, saying it had not conveyed the message of a united party. The party had also left it late to reacted against mudslinging campaigns, and it had lost touch with the people. The Opposition leader said that despite these shortcomings, PN-led administrations never stooped to...