PN electoral programme approved: First step is a change of government - Grech

An extraordinary PN general council meeting on Thursday evening approved the party’s election programme.

In a speech at the end of the meeting, PN leader Bernard Grech said the first step towards implementing the party’s vision was to vote in a new government.

Among the PN's proposals is a pilot project for a four-day working week, a commitment to add 50,000 square metres of land to ODZ zoning annually, as well as terminating the controversial hospitals deal with Steward Healthcare.

Grech said the choice on election day is a simple one- between the party of quick fixes or a Nationalist Party with a long-term plan. 

"You can either vote in those who have shown they have no ideas, so much so that they copy us, or the original project. 

"You can either choose a government that continues to rob you or a government that believes in you", Grech said. 

Grech vowed the PN would continue listening for ways to improve the programme and its vision throughout the election campaign.

“We have to take the first step together. The first step to implementing this vision is a change of government,” Grech said.

He thanked all those who had served on the Opposition benches against a government that...