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YANNICK PACE WITH one week to go before the Nationalist Party's General Council starts a first round of voting for a new PN leader, Adrian Delia's bid for the leadership appears to have been dealt a massive blow by allegations of an offshore bank account. The allegations, first published by Malta In- dependent columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia, claim that Delia used a Barclays International ac- count in Jersey, to process the payments of rents for a Soho, London property that was used for prostitution, on behalf of a Maltese associate to a company registered in the Marshall Islands. At first denied categorically by Delia, a lawyer and political newcomer widely believed to be the favourite among PN members, yesterday he finally acknowledged that the owner of the prop- erty on Greek Street, was his client. The seriousness of the allegations prompted a PN local councillor, Charlot Cassar, to request that the PN's administrative council discuss the future of Delia's candidature. The request was accepted, with the administrative council decid- ing to meet on Monday to discuss the necessary steps to be taken in Delia's regard according to the party's statute. Cassar said councillors voting in the leadership contest "had a right to know the facts about the four candidates before making their decision". Newspaper post SUNDAY • 27 AUGUST 2017 • ISSUE 929 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY SUNDAY • 27 AUGUST 2017 • ISSUE 929 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY maltatoday YOUR FIRST READ AND CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT €1.75 SUNDAY • 27 AUGUST 2017 • ISSUE 929 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY today today • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY today • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY 'Going out for party leadership is no adventure... the post is a great responsibility' 2 JOSANNE CASSR on why MEA's 'unpaid sickie' is no deterrent, but a formula for encouraging longer sick leave 14 15 21 Delia's leadership bid rocked by offshore allegations SURVEY PHOTO JAMES BIANCHI PN to discuss candidature after Delia confirms he held Jersey account for London Soho property rent on behalf of Maltese clients • Property could have been used for prostitution leadership is no adventure... the post is a great responsibility' INTERVIEW CHRIS SAID 55% cannot choose between any of the PN contenders JAMES DEBONO MORE than a third of PN vot- ers and 55% of those interviewed cannot choose between the can- didates on offer for the party leadership. MaltaToday's latest survey shows Chris Said enjoying a small five-point lead among PN voters in the last general elec- tion but is as popular as his rival Adrian Delia among the general population. The survey shows signs of po- litical fatigue among PN voters, 10% of whom replied that they had no preference for any of the candidates on offer and 26% of whom re- plied 'don't know'. LIBYA'S 'SMUGGLING KING' ARRESTED, HAD MALTA LINKS 3 12 13 no adventure... responsibility' WHO WILL TAKE THE OPPOSITION FORWARD? JAMES DEBONO takes a closer look at each PN leadership candidate's strength and weakness ILL ADVISED