Mutiny in the Labour Party?
Not everything seems to be sailing smoothly aboard the Labour Party. For a starter, scientific surveys are showing that its 36,000 vote majority has all but disappeared.
Yet it might also be evident that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is facing an internal problem of diminishing authority in view of his staunch defence – or powerlessness – over Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri.
Traditionally, Labour’s structure has been hierarchical and rather lacking in pluralism. Everyone is expected to toethe party line and there is a strong sense of loyalty even when policy U-turns are pronounced.
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