I seems that Angelo Micallef (The coalition option, TMID, 5 October), needs some lessons in basic representative democracy as practised in Europe.

Whatever Mr Micallef says, 75 per cent of Germans did not vote for the CDU. A government is formed if the majority of MPs representing the majority of voters support it. Getting more votes is not the same thing as getting the support of the majority!

How can Mr Micallef expect a party which was not voted for by 75 per cent of the people to govern on its own? If parties A and B get a majority in parliament representing a majority of the people, and agree on a programme of government, then they will have every right to govern.

It seems that Mr Micallef wants his beloved PN to govern at all costs! Yes other parties are dangerous, but only to the PN and MLP.

Ralph Cassar

Attard.