Dr Eddie Fenech Adami’s proposal – to leave the question of legislating on divorce to after the general election – is a non-starter.

His reasoning that no political party has the people’s mandate to legislate on divorce is completely wrong. There could not be a clearer mandate than the one given by the Maltese people on 28 May.

On that day voters voted ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ on one specific issue – divorce. In a general election voters can vote for one party because they agree with many of its electoral promises, although they may not be in agreement with a few of them, which could include – if Dr Fenech Adami’s proposal was taken up – divorce.

Similarly, voters who have voted ‘Yes’ to divorce could agree with many promises found in the other party’s manifesto, but do not agree with that party’s promise not to introduce divorce. Should voting for this party then be interpreted that they are against the introduction of divorce, when they have already voted ‘Yes’ to it?

It seems that Dr. Fenech Adami’s proposal is being ignored even by his own successor!

Eddy Privitera