NATIONALIST Party econ-
omy spokesperson and MP
Darren Carabott remained
non-committal on whether he
was interested in running for
party deputy leader.
Carabott told radio host An-
drew Azzopardi on Saturday
that "certain decisions should
be dealt with internally" be-
fore public announcements are
made.
The PN MP was asked wheth-
er he was interested in contest-
ing one of the two deputy lead-
er roles that will be up for grabs
soon once the party approves
several statute changes.
"Any step I take will be in
the best interest of the coun-
try and the party and I would
discuss it internally first to see
what is best," Carabott said
without indicating whether he
was interested or not.
The MP, who was elected on
the 1st District, has internally
long been touted as a potential
candidate for deputy leader
parliamentary affairs. Howev-
er, he has refused to commit
publicly.
The PN is in the process of
changing its statute to revive
the idea of having two deputy
leaders instead of one. Pres-
ently, Alex Perici Calascione
occupies the role of deputy
leader. The changes would see
a deputy leader responsible
for party affairs and another
responsible for parliamentary
affairs.
Last week, Perici Calascione
and MP Mark Anthony Sam-
mut both publicly declared
their interest in contesting the
role of deputy leader for party
affairs. They both declared that
they had informed PN leader
Alex Borg of their intention.
Borg had committed to
re-creating a second deputy
leader role during the leader-
ship race last year but the move
was postponed because of the
general election. He has since
promised a wholesale revamp
of the party statute that would
go further than simply intro-
ducing two deputy roles.
Borg has been leader since
September 2025 and with the
PN losing the May general elec-
tion his next big test is in 2028
when European Parliament
and local council elections are
next due.
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Darren Carabott non-committal
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KURT
SANSONE
ksansone@mediatoday.com.mt
PN MP Darren Carabott
