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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 11 JUNE 2014 News 6 TROUNCED in the elections for the European Parliament by a 13- point margin after persisting on a hard-line no-holds-barred opposi- tion for the past year, the PN seems to be going soft in order to appeal to a critical mass of the 80,000 voters who did not even bother to vote in the elections. Presenting a private member's bill on a non-controversial topic like obesity and unilaterally opting out of the Sunday 'sermon' tradition represents Busuttil's new way of doing politics – a clear signal that the PN leader intends to lower the political temperature while seeking new inroads among the less politi- cised segments of the electorate. The PN's internal analysis hinges on the party's inability to mobilise its own cohort of 2013 voters, es- pecially in Nationalist-leaning dis- tricts which saw the lowest turnout in an election which was largely to be determined by the ability of both major parties to bring out their sup- porters to cast their vote. It also comes with a realisation that tribal appeals and confronta- tional tactics do not sway a large segment of Nationalist-leaning vot- ers. One may well say the same about a After defeat: The birth of PN lite? Notice of meeting to be held in public e Malta Environment & Planning Authority will meet on ursday 12 th June 2014 at 14:00 hours at the MEPA boardroom, St. Francis Ravelin, Floriana, to discuss the following: DETERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROL APPLICATIONS: PA 1917/11: Site at 100, Triq San Alfonsu c/w Triq Rudolph, Sliema, Malta (invocation of Article 77) To carry out internal and external alterations including proposed extension at second oor level to the existing dwelling. PA 3108/10: Site at Clover Hotel Complex, Triq it-Tartarun/Triq il-Bahhara, San Pawl il-Baħar To demolish existing apart hotel and erect 2 levels basement car parking, overlying hotel (including restaurant, bar, oces and all related amenities and gymnasium). PA 0205/14: Site at, Hard rocks car park, Hardrocks Industrial Park, Wied il-Ghasel, Naxxar. Use of part of second oor for a mother and child centre and the additional car spaces within the internal roads of Hardrocks Industrial Park. PA 0153/14: site at, Hardrocks Industrial Park, Wied il-Ghasel, Naxxar. e use of three car spaces to park three public service vehicles when not on the road. the car spaces in the multi storey car park have been supplemented by the available outdoor car spaces now determined by the development of the industrial park, the layout of the roads and the individual access points to the individual units. PA 5961/08: Site at, Brown & Rye Catering Ltd & Hompech Trading Co. Ltd, Hardrocks Industrial Parks, Triq Burmarrad, Naxxar. To sanction alterations to layout and elevations from approved permit PA7680/03 and proposed change of use from class 17 to class 11. Application also includes sewage disposal arrangements as per condition 6 of previous permit. PA 3513/13: Site at Qajjenza LPG Plant, Triq il-Qajjenza, Birzebbugia Decommissioning of Qajjenza LPG plant. Subject to the maximum seating capacity, seats can be reserved on request for the applicant and registered objectors. Remaining seating is lled on a rst come rst served basis. RESERVATIONS: 2290 2018 06 th June, 2014 www.mepa.org.mt After being trounced in the MEP elections, the PN seems keen on projecting a positive and lighter image for middle-of-the-road voters suffering from electoral fatigue. But how far will PN leader Simon Busuttil go in breaking with tribal traditions, JAMES DEBONO asks? The PN's present reading of the situation is that a vast category of potential PN voters, floating voters and even switchers who were drawn by Muscat's inclusive pre-2013 message