Carmel Cacopardo, Chairperson of ADPD-The Green Party has called for the immediate impeachment of President George Vella after failing to give his assent to the IVF Bill approved by parliament earlier this month.

In a blogpost posted earlier today, Cacopardo emphasised that Article 72 of the Constitution provides that "When a bill is presented to the President for assent, he shall without delay signify that he assents."

The approved bill has been on the President's desk for many days and his signature is not yet there.

This lack of Presidential assent "without delay" is in breach of the Constitutional responsibilities of the President of the Republic.

In statements made to the press over the past days it has been made amply clear that Dr George Vella is reluctant to assent to the approved IVF Bill. This is clearly unacceptable and runs counter to his Constitutional responsibilities as President of the Republic.

Cacopardo emphasised that a Green MP would by now have presented a motion for the impeachment of Dr George Vella and his removal from the office of President of the Republic for failing to shoulder his Constitutional responsibilities "without delay".

Unfortunately, there are no Green MPs due to discriminatory electoral legislation which is currently being contested in our law courts by ADPD-The Green Party.