The Malta Labour Party has been handed the analysis report of its defeat in the last general election, MaltaToday Midweek has learnt, but before discussing its contents, it will pass through the hands of the party administration: which includes the people responsible for the same campaign of which the report is deemed highly critical.
Contacted yesterday, Labour’s acting leader Charles Mangion confirmed he received the report prepared by a commission appointed to analyse the party’s latest defeat.
Mangion said the report was in the hands of the party administration but would not specify when it will be discussed by the party’s executive, which is awaiting the outcome of the analysis before the new leader is elected.
In fact, the party had decided to postpone the leadership election precisely to have time to analyse the report.
“After it is analysed by the administration, it will be discussed by the executive, as is always the case with such things,” Mangion said. “It will definitely be discussed there before the June election.”
Right now, the party’s administration is under the spotlight as it includes key people who are largely blamed for the campaign’s failures.
In fact, the analysis report is believed to take secretary general Jason Micallef to task, together with other individuals responsible for the campaign: former campaign manager Claude Falzon, who remained responsible for the party surveys; campaign manager Benny Borg Bonello; and David Borg – MEP Joseph Muscat’s personal assistant.
The commission which compiled the report includes Prof. Carm Borg, Prof. Godfrey Pirotta, Carmen Sammut and Renee Laiviera.