The Nationalist Party has denied it ever exerted any form of pressure on Għargħur local councillor Francesca Attard, who resigned unexpectedly from the party on Friday. Attard will now serve as an independent , depriving PN of its majority in the five-seat council as a result. Writing on social media, she said she wanted to work “free from political
Għargħur councillor Francesca Attard resigned from the Nationalist party on Friday because she wants to work “free from political pressure”. She will retain her seat in the council as an independent candidate. Attard’s resignation means the PN no longer have a majority of seats in the five-seat Għargħur council. Attard did not say whether she will
Għargħur’s deputy mayor has resigned from the Nationalist Party and said that she will continue to serve on the local council as an independent councillor instead. Francesca Attard on Friday said that she had officially resigned as a local councillor representing the Nationalist Party and would instead continue serving as an independent councillor