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Comments made by the PN leader’s ‘kitchen cabinet’ and secretary general Clyde Puli caused an internal backlash, especially among loyal supporters, party sources told Times of Malta. In trying to justify the largest defeat ever suffered by any PN leaderPN official’s comments irk supporters
Comments made by the PN leader’s ‘kitchen cabinet’ and secretary general Clyde Puli caused an internal backlash, especially among loyal supporters, party sources told Times of Malta. In trying to justify the largest defeat ever suffered by any PN leader, Mr Puli said on NET TV the party had managed to do better than the surveys indicated before the election. “When we worked together, we managed to narrow the gap predicted by the surveys and if this continues we can achieve more results in two years’ time,” he said. Referring to a survey published by the General Workers Union’s weekly, It-Torċa, in November 2017, Mr Puli said the indications were a gap of more than 75,000 votes for Labour. He deemed it positive that the difference in votes won by the two large parties stood at 42,000 votes. Social media websites reporting Mr Puli’s statement were inundated with comments lashing out at him for his “illogical and puerile” justifications and others, particularly, Labour supporters, poked fun at him. “One would understand people like Clyde (Puli) and Pierre (Portelli) trying to save their skin and livelihood after such a disaster. However, it is very insulting to make such stupid... Read more