Franco Debono

STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY :
THE DIGNITY OF PARLIAMENT
:. Feb 2010

George Abela’s first anniversary as Head of State should be celebrated by starting a debate about amending the constitutional provision, requiring just a simple resolution (not even a quorum is required) to appoint the head of state, by establishing a two thirds qualified majority, and in default, in order to avoid any potential constitutional deadlock, an absolute majority of the House in a second round of voting.

Incidentally this was the recommendation by the Select Committee of the House chaired by Prof de Marco, way back in 1987, the same committee which proposed important changes to the Constitution prior to the 1987 election, in order to avoid the perverse 1981 result.

Leaving behind the undesirable high degree of political polarization of the eighties, this country has progressed by leaps and bounds.

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LEGAL AND MORAL LEADERSHIP :. Feb 2010


	Come April , George Abela will be celebrating his first year in office as President of the Republic. Dr Abela's predecessors have all contributed significantly to raising the stature of the Presidency, enriching it with their personalities and diverse backgrounds.

PN PRAISES FRANCO DEBONO :. Dec 2009


	PN secretary general Paul Borg Olivier praised the MP : “Franco Debono is a Member of Parliament who has brought new ideas to the party particularly in the field of justice and the environment. His legal expertise and experience as a lawyer have led him from the grass-roots to the benches of Parliament and he has alwaysservedhis constituents in their best interest both before and after being elected as Member of Parliament throughout the past 12 years of political activity with the Nationalist Party".