On Monday evening The Nationalist Party Leader, Dr Simon Busuttil announced the 12 candidates who will be working for a period of four years to contest the next General Election.
Dr Busittil said that the PN is going through a process of renewal and regeneration and in this process the Party is involving new people.
He thanked the new candidates for accepting the invitation of the Party to be the first approved candidates for the next election. The candidates are split equally between male and female, and the PN Leader said that it is the first time that a political party has presented a group of candidates fully respecting gender equality. Candidates also represent a wide range of skills and experiences, as well as ethnic origin.
The 12 are: Alan Abela Wadge (management graduate, works as Operations Manager), Simone Aquilina (EU Policy and Legislation Executive with Meusac), Dounia Borg (President of the Moroccan community in Malta); Roselyn Borg (lawyer focused on employment law), Charlene Camilleri Zarb (lawyer), Charlot Cassar (business development manager with Transport Malta); Gozitan Ryan Mercieca Gozo University Group Chairman (graduate in tourism and diplomacy and works as project manager), Aaron Micallef (cabin crew trainer), Angelo Micallef, (lawyer and broadcaster); Alessia Psaila Zammit (lawyer and newscaster), Graziella Schembri (known at Graziella Attard Previ, social worker and broadcaster) and Justin Schembri (teacher and MUT assistant secretary).
3 Comments To "Nationalist Party announces 12 candidates for the next General Election"
#1 Comment By Vella On September 17, 2014 @ 11:21 am
Ryan Mercieca is the most valid candidate Gozo could ever had! His work with the Gozitan Youths was impressive
#2 Comment By Joe grech On September 17, 2014 @ 4:03 pm
Good choice from the PN, especially for Gozo!
#3 Comment By Micheal On May 27, 2015 @ 4:50 am
What a joke!
Gozitans are being treated as second class citizens.