The Nationalist Party this evening said it has decided that it will invite Partit Demokratiku Members of Parliament Marlene Farrugia and Godfrey Farrugia to attend meetings of its Parliamentary Group.

This decision was taken after a PN parliamentary group meeting which was held later this afternoon.

In a statement, the Nationalist Party said that the PN parliamentary group will cooperate with Godfrey and Marlene Farrugia in the same way they cooperated during the last election campaign, when the two parties joined forces for Forza Nazzjonali.

With regards to voting, the PD MPs will be invited to "stay in line with the Whip's guidelines".

"The Opposition's parliamentary group will provide an effective and strong opposition and it will keep Joseph Muscat's government under constant scrutiny," the party said.

Earlier this week Marlene Farrugia said a request had been made for her and Godfrey Farrugia to attend the PN Parliamentary Group meetings, as the two of them formed part of the Opposition. The PD candidates ran under the PN’s banner in the 3 June election, but Farrugia insists that she and her partner represent the PD, and not the PN in Parliament.

 

Speaking on INDEPTH earlier this week, Farrugia said she would vote in Parliament according to what she thinks is right or wrong, when asked if she would follow the PN Whip’s orders.