PN Leader Bernard Grech has disassociated himself and the party from a comment made by Nationalist MP Edwin Vassallo against EU Equality Commissioner Helena Dalli.

On Facebook, the conservative MP shared a Politico article in which Dalli was quoted as saying that EU countries that do not respect LGBTQI rights should face financial penalties.

“This is Marxism at its best,” the Mosta MP wrote. “She was like this in Malta, and she remained like this in the EU. This attitude is non-compatible with the value of liberty. It is a Marxist attitude that favours uniformity, not respect towards diversity. This is democratic dictatorship, totalitarianism at its best.”

In a tweet, Bernard Grech said: “Putting people at the centre of our politics means respecting and actively defending the dignity and fundamental human rights of every individual. With no exception. I completely disassociate both myself and the PN from comments made to the contrary.”

Putting people at the centre of our politics means respecting and actively defending the dignity and fundamental human rights of every individual. With no exception.

I completely disassociate both myself and @PNMalta from comments made to the contrary.

— Bernard Grech (@bernardgrechmt) November 13, 2020

While he did not directly refer to Vassallo’s post, party sources confirmed that Grech was indeed reacting to the MP’s comment.

Vassallo was approved as an 11^th district candidate last week, promising to work to restore ‘normality’ to the country.