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Moments ago, long-time Nationalist Party member and one of the party’s most polarising forces Jason Azzopardi took to Facebook to share that he will be retiring from politics to focus on his professional life.
This comes after Azzopardi failed to get elected to Parliament via casual election after Sliema mayor Graziella Attard Previ managed to occupy Joe Giglio’s vacated ninth district seated.
In a lengthy Facebook post, Azzopardi stated that today, his 24 years of work as an MP and 34 years of activism in every level of the nationalist party have come to an end. The politician, most known for his ties with the PN’s notorious ’17 Blue Heroes’, stated that he will remain at the disposition of anyone who requires genuine help.
“How can I ever thank the Lord enough for all of the lessons throughout the years?” Azzopardi said before outlining his political experience throughout the years. From being approached by Eddie Fenech Adami to contest the 1998 general election whilst he was a University student and youngest MP at that time, to serving as Parliamentary Secretary and Minister between 2008 and 2013, Azzopardi said that he looks back on his political career with pride and a clean conscience.
“I’ve made mistakes. I apologise to those I’ve hurt. The criminals and corrupt however, I do not apologise to. I fact, I would like to assure them that I will continue to seek justice and uncover the truth. Whoever they are.”
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