Parliamentary seat should be one of service, not a pedestal – PN leader in message for New Year

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech said Sunday that a parliamentary seat should be one of service, not a pedestal, and it should be used as a position from which MPs give, not gain.

In his message for the New Year, Grech also said that a parliamentary seat should be an opportunity to be to serve, and not to be served.

He said that good governance should be expected, but everyone should endorse it and implement it in the circles one is operating in.

A new year brings with it an aspiration for better things, with people making resolutions that, once implemented, would lead them to a better life.

The start of a new year is the beginning of a new chapter which does not mean that we forget what happened in the past, but one which opens a new window of opportunity to be better.

He said that in 2024 the Nationalist Party will be working in earnest to improve the situation in Malta, and will be particularly focusing on how to better address the increase in the cost of living.

He referred to the PN’s economic proposals, which seek to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. He said victory can only be declared when poverty is eradicated along with modern slavery through an economic model that works for everyone, and one in which people live comfortably, and not in distress as they seek to make ends meet.

He said the PN will work to improve Malta’s reputation, for a cleaner environment, and for a country where good governance works in the interests of the nation, not of the few. He added that the PN will seek institutions that work appropriately, and in which people have confidence.

He said 2024 will be the year in which Malta celebrates 60 years of Independence and 20 years as a member of the European Union, signs of a country that is alive and believes in its capabilities.

He said that 2024 will also bring with it the election for the European Parliament where Malta, being the smallest member state, has the credentials to be with bigger nations. Malta will also elect its local councils for the next five years. The PN believes in subsidiarity and this is why it created and always sustained local councils. He encouraged voters to prefer candidates who put the interests of the locality first and foremost.