Opposition leader Bernard Grech has shown interest in having popular MEP and European Parliament vice-president Roberta Metsola and lawyer Joe Giglio running as deputy leaders of the Nationalist Party. However, despite the interest, both contenders are hoping to see David Agius and Robert Arrigo stepping down from their posts willingly. The two were elected as deputy leaders for parliamentary and party affairs respectively after Adrian Delia was elected leader.
At least one has communicated to MPs of his reservations that it should be the opposition leader himself that makes the plans clear and personal. This comes ahead of a PN General Council in July. There is no election in such councils as the party statute mandates that the term of the leadership positions until after the general election. Other candidates were expressing their interest in taking over other established posts. Some favourites for the posts include Martina Caruana, a lawyer, Joe Grech, the president of the PN’s youth organisation, MEP candidate Roselyn Borg Knight, and Mark Anthony Sammut who was formerly the president of the executive committee before resigning.
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The mission was a success, with Stallworth pretending to be a racist interested in joining the Klan for nine months. He even ended up phoning Klan Grand Wizard David Duke to ask for his membership application. Duke apologised for the delay and was promised that he would see to it personally that Stallworth get his application. The certificate was sent and Stallworth framed the certificate and hung it on his office wall.
The detective kept his investigation a secret and transferred to the Utah Department of Public Safety. He retired in 2005 after working as an investigator for nearly 20 years. In January 2006, he described his infiltration and unveiled how some members were active armed forces members. A book was published in 2004 by Stallworth himself titled Black Klansman.
The book was eventually transformed into a film called BlacKkKlansman, with Spike Lee signing on as both director and co-producer. The movie won the Grand Prize of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.