"If I am elected as Nationalist Party Leader I will not be part of a clique," PN leadership contender Chris Said said on Indepth.

During an interview with the Malta Independent news editor Rachel Attard, Said emphasised that it is not his style to be associated with a particular faction.

Said said: "I do not have cliques, I never had cliques and have no intention to have one in the future."  

Asked what his dream team would be, the Gozitan lawyer said: "I have the ability to work with anyone and this is an advantage. This was proven in the past when I was Mayor of Nadur and then Parliamentary Secretary for Local Councils, where I had to work closely with Labour councillors."

Said, who has been in politics for 33 years, confirmed that he will be contesting the PN leadership race in September two weeks ago. He is the second contender to have confirmed his interest in the position being vacated by Simon Busuttil in the wake of the party's defeat at the 3 June polls.