Posting to Facebook, Lawyer Franco Debono revealed that he will not be contesting the general election, despite the positive reaction he received at the prospect of him actually running.
Posting to Facebook, Debono said that the declaration by Opposition leader Bernard Grech that he does not exclude his candidature with the Nationalist Party brought a lot of positive reactions. It also showed the considerable support from public and private individuals and entities on national and district levels.
The declaration came as a surprise for Debono, he revealed, and thanked Grech for the statement. ‘It is not my style to rush with declarations and therefore, after several days of reflection, I feel as though I need to exclude the possibility given the current circumstances.’
‘I don’t feel that this is the moment to do this step’ he said. ‘I am making this declaration with total respect towards those persons who, in the past few days, communicated with me to encourage me to contest. I assure you that I heard and read every message and I thank you. I was sincerely surprised by the wave of support.’
He went on to wish the best of luck to Bernard Grech, and said that he does not completely exclude future participation with more activism.
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Photo Source: Partit Nazzjonalista, Franco Debono