Video: Anġlu Farrugia resigns - Immediate election - Gonzi: 'There is more to it'

Labour MP Anġlu Farrugia has resigned as deputy leader of the Labour Party after he accused Magistrate Audrey Demicoli of political bias last Sunday. His resignation was requested by Labour leader Joseph Muscat and approved during an urgent meeting of the PL executive. (see video below) In a press conference Dr Muscat said Dr Farrugia had shouldered his responsibilities and acted out of loyalty to the PL, while standing by his arguments. He did not comment directly on whether Dr Farrugia would still be an election candidate but said the former deputy leader had indicated he would not seek election. Dr Muscat thanked Dr Farrugia for his service. He denied that Jason Micallef, a political rival of Dr Farrugia on the Mosta district, was involved in the developments. An election for a new deputy leader for Parliamentary Affairs will be held immediately. Nominations will be received tomorrow and on Saturday with the election due to be held on Thursday and Friday. It will be open for all Labour MPs and MEPs. Magistrate Demicoli had acquitted a man of vote rigging in the March 2008 election. Her judgment was overturned by an Appeals Court, which found the restaurateur in question guilty...