Independent Opposition MPs Godfrey Farrugia and Marlene Farrugia on Wednesday urged the 19 Nationalist MPs who voted against party leader Adrian Delia to immediately go to the President for Malta to appoint a new Opposition leader.

Adrian Delia lost a vote of confidence on Tuesday night but insisted he had no intention of stepping down as Nationalist Party leader.

In a post on Facebook, the Farrugias wrote that the country required a credibly-led strong and trustworthy Opposition much more than ever before.

This was because there had never been, in the country’s history, a government so mired in corruption.

While on a personal level they wished Delia health and prosperity, they said they did not have a shred of confidence in him on a political level.

The Farrugias said they had made this clear from the beginning as it could immediately be seen that Delia lacked the credentials and freedom to fight the "corrupt gang" in government and could never provide a better alternative government.

All MPs should place the country and the people first and foremost in their decisions and use power to serve and not to be served.