He made this announcement on Norman Hamilton’s TV discussion programme Bla Agenda, saying he had been invited by Joseph Muscat to join the labour team for the coming elections.
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Edward Scicluna to contest general election
from the Times of Malta
Labour MEP Edward Scicluna yesterday announced he will contest the next general election in Malta after accepting an invitation to do so from Labour leader Joseph Muscat.
Prof. Scicluna, a popular economist among moderate voters, is being earmarked as a potential finance minister in a Labour cabinet.
Labour sources said his candidature sent a signal to the EU and the rest of the international community that a Labour government would be “fiscally trustworthy”.
Il-Profs Edward Scicluna kandidat tal-PL ghall-elezzjoni generali
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Il-Professur tal-Ekonomija Edward Scicluna lbierah habbar illi se jkun kandidat tal-Partit Laburista ghall-elezzjoni generali li jmiss. Il-bierah il-Profs Scicluna, li gie elett sentejn u nofs ilu fil-Parlament Ewropew f’isem il-Partit Laburista, ilbierah waqt li kien qieghed jitkellem fil-programm Bla Agenda habbar illi se jkun qieghed jikkontesta l-elezzjoni generali li jmiss bhala kandidat tal-Partit Laburista.
Scicluna to contest general election.
from The Sunday Times
Labour MEP Edward Scicluna yesterday announced he will contest the next general election in Malta after accepting an invitation to do so from Labour leader Joseph Muscat. Prof. Scicluna, a popular economist among moderate voters, is being earmarked as a potential finance minister in a Labour cabinet. Labour sources said his candidature sent a signal to the EU and the rest of the international community that a Labour government would be “fiscally trustworthy” …