Efforts are underway to collect enough signatures for Adrian Delia to face a confidence vote before an extraordinary session of the PN general council.
According to the party statute, the council, which is the party’s highest organ comprising representatives from all branches and section committees, can be convened if there is a written request by at least 150 members.
The council totals around 1,300 members.
Party sources said that the move was triggered by the dismal showing in Saturday’s European Parliament elections which saw the PN obtain 37.9 per cent of first-count votes – the lowest tally in a national election since 1951.
The idea was mooted on Sunday, within hours of the announcement of the unofficial result.
“Given that the Parliamentary Group is reluctant to take any action despite the majority of MPs losing confidence in Dr Delia, the only alternative left is to bring the matter before the general council,” sources said.
In his first reaction to the landslide defeat, Dr Delia last Sunday said the party would analyse the outcome but it should not get disheartened or give up. Moreover, Dr Delia insisted he would not be resigning, saying the ultimate test was…
