Damning survey results into the PN and Adrian Delia’s leadership are clear signs that party members must choose a new leader, MPs who voted against Delia in a confidence vote have said.

A Malta Today survey put the gap between the PN and the Labour Party at 72,000 votes while the difference in trust ratings between the party leaders stood at 45%

“[The results] are a concern to all of us who would see the Nationalist Party as a strong, serious and credible alternative to the government of Robert Abela which is riddled with corruption scandals.”

“These results reaffirm the urgent need for Nationalist Party members to be called in to elect a new leader who can unite the mosaics within the Party and prepare well for the next general election. Failing that, the Nationalist Party will unfortunately be doomed to a disastrous election result. None of us who love the Nationalist Party want this to happen,” the MPs said in a statement.

Delia has so far lost confidence votes in the PN parliamentary group and the PN executive committee. However, he has vowed to stay on, insisting it was the tesserati who voted him into the role.

Delia has hinted he is considering a fresh confidence vote before the general council, saying that if he loses there he would step down.

The MPs nominated Therese Comodini Cachia to replace him as opposition leader. However, surveys put Delia and Comodini Cachia at roughly the same trust rating.

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