Yesterday I wrote that Adrian Delia has not just put a challenge to Simon Busuttil. He has thrown down the gauntlet to all PN MPs, MEPs, officials, activists, members and voters. They need to decide and can no longer afford to be ambiguous in the interests of some mythical unity.
The members of the administrative committee — the party leadership nominated by Adrian Delia to support him — have unanimously stood by their leader.
Mario de Marco, former PN deputy leader and front bench MP has not.
Here’s his Facebook post from a few minutes ago.
I got a call from someone who has been gently trying to persuade me for a long time that love him or loathe him, support for Adrian Delia was desirable to keep the party together. This morning he told me, here’s a virtual handshake. It was after all Adrian Delia who split the party.