Watch: Robert Abela ‘Only Wants To Play At Home’, PN Leader Warns As Debates Remain Uncertain
Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has called out Prime Minister Robert Abela for “running away” from a leadership debate.
“Abela has been running away from a debate with me for the past year and four months,” Grech said during a visit to Lovin Malta’s newsroom today.
“Unfortunately Abela only wants to play at home, behind screens, with journalists with whom he feels comfortable asking questions and behind teleprompters.”
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“I want authentic politics. I came here and to other newsrooms, I believe that journalists are friends of politicians and the nation and a pillar of democracy and in fact we presented a law to enshrine free journalism in the Constitution.”
“Abela doesn’t believe in journalism – he wants to control, attack and boycott journalists.”
With an election scheduled for 26th March, no leadership debates have been confirmed yet.
Lovin Malta has invited the two leaders to a debate, but while Grech has accepted, Abela has taken a coy stance.
“It’s good for debates to take place during an election campaign, and they will take place,” the Prime Minister said when questioned today.
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