It is incredible that the man who began his career campaigning to keep Malta out of the EU and ended it with getting the island greylisted, still blames the Nationalist Party for all his bitter failings, the PN said Friday.

It was reacting to an interview the former PM gave to Times of Malta, in which he accused the PN of failing to safeguard the national interest.

“His interview is a desperate attempt to assert his dominance over Robert Abela and keep the Labour Party from expelling him over his involvement in creating a culture of impunity that led to the barbaric assassination of a journalist,” the PN said.

“While the official Prime Minister hides from interviews, Joseph Muscat threatens to return to politics if people keep annoying him. This shows exactly what Muscat thinks of his crowned continuity candidate, what he thinks of the electorate and how he views the purpose of politics.”