Former Rabat mayor Charles Azzopardi, disowned by the Labour Party, is a PN life member and vying for the parliamentary seat vacated by Edward Scicluna • PL deputy leader refuses to comment
Former minister Edward Scicluna resigned his parliamentary seat on Wednesday but Labour Party insiders are concerned about two of the candidates likely to replace him.
Scicluna, who had been finance minister since 2013, sent his resignation to Speaker Anġlu Farrugia on Wednesday morning and will take up the post of governor of the Central Bank on Friday.
His departure from the House will trigger a casual election between the candidates who had unsuccessfully contested the 2017 general election on the seventh electoral district of Żebbuġ and the surrounding neighbourhood.
Party sources have described a feeling of unease surrounding the casual election, as members of the Labour leadership have concerns over two of the three candidates.
Former MP whose private members bill kick-started the Maltese divorce referendum push has doubts about the reduction of a four-year separation period to six months