Most of the proposals made by the Nationalist Party on the workings of Parliament were included in the Labour Party manifesto, the government said in a statement.

Replying to a list of proposals made by the Nationalist Party, deputy prime minister Chris Fearne and Labour whip Byron Camilleri said such proposals included constitutional reform, parliamentary scrutiny of chairpersons of public entities, the setting up of mechanisms to safeguard standards in public life and the participation of more women in politics.

In their letter, Fearne and Camilleri said that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has already promised that he is open to discussion on these and other proposals, including establishing a different time schedule for parliamentary sittings. These discussions will start after the new PN leader is elected, the government said.