In your editorial New politics (TMID, 12 December), you briefly analyse the stand that the four political parties are taking and will probably be following in the run-up for the election.

The problem I see is that while I think that the Nationalist Party has run its course in government, the Labour Party is still to prove itself as a valid alternative. Both Alternattiva Demokratika and Azzjoni Nazzjonali are still too politically weak to make any impact.

So there is a great chance that the Nationalists are returned to power once again. What I suggest is that if people are to vote Nationalist again, they should at least try to elect new faces. There are a number of top PN MPs who have not made the grade, or else are past their best-by date, and therefore it is a good opportunity for the people to elect new politicians, while keeping the same party in government.

After all, no-one can deny that the country has moved forward in the past years.

P. Camilleri

Sliema