Michael Falzon launches campaign
Former Minister Michael Falzon, who is contesting the European Parliament elections as a PN candidate, officially launched his electoral campaign on Thursday evening during a reception at a hotel in Salini in the presence of a large number of...
Former Minister Michael Falzon, who is contesting the European Parliament elections as a PN candidate, officially launched his electoral campaign on Thursday evening during a reception at a hotel in Salini in the presence of a large number of Nationalist Party supporters who have endorsed his candidature.
Addressing those present, Mr Falzon said he had decided to contest the June 12 elections because he believed that he could give a positive and effective contribution in the interests of Malta as an MEP in the largest political group, the PPE-ED, in the most democratic institution of the European Union.
He expressed his satisfaction at being surrounded by so many friends, including many who had known him active in the Nationalist Party for a long time and with whom he had worked in the most difficult times that the party had faced before 1987. He added this meant that he knew exactly how the Nationalist Party grassroots felt and he therefore thought that he was the candidate who could best represent them.
Michael Falzon recalled that he had been an MP for 20 years and that he had experienced every type of Parliamentary debate in the House of Representatives. These included 10 turbulent years in opposition and almost another 10 years as a government minister. He added that his experience in Cabinet involved mostly the infrastructure, the environment and education, three areas that figured highly in the use of the funds that Malta is receiving from the European Union.
Mr Falzon also remarked that when earlier someone had asked him what was his electoral slogan he had replied that his slogan was the same as that of the party: Iva Nikbru fl-Ewropa (Yes we will develop in Europe) adding that when he contested elections as a PN candidate in the past he never devised his own individual slogan and always adopted the official PN slogan as he considered himself a loyal player of the PN team.
Towards the end of his speech, Mr Falzon assured those present that if he were to be elected in the European parliament he would do his utmost to use his experience on the relationship between citizens and those who represented them in order to work in the interest of the Maltese citizen.
After Mr Falzon's address, his website was officially launched. www.michaelfalzon.net/index.html