Alternattiva Demokratika welcomes divorce referendum result
Alternattiva Demokratika – The Green Party welcomes the divorce referendum result, adding that it was proud to have played a very important role in this victory and congratulates the majority for showing its maturity and confirming that justice triumphs over injustice, that tolerance prevails over discrimination and that compassion transcends insensitivity.
Michael Briguglio, AD Chairperson, said that “AD is proud to have set the ball rolling on the divorce issue since it was founded in 1989 and to have sent the draft law to parliamentarians in 2010, which was subsequently supported by MPs Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and Evarist Bartolo, leading to the creation of the YES movement. AD will continue working to ensure that parliament respects the will of the people. When divorce is introduced, thousands of people will be able to start their lives afresh, and Malta will move closer to democracies based on pluralism and civil rights.”
Now is the time that the Government should stop paying lip service to the needs of strengthening the family, roll up their sleeves and start working in earnest on the implementation of family-friendly measures such as increasing parental leave and the minimum wage.
L-Alternattiva Demokratika tilqa’ b’sodisfazzjon ir-rizultat tar-referendum
L-Alternattiva Demokratika – The Green Party laqghet b’sodisfazzjon ir-rizultat tar-referendum u ziedet li kienet kburija li kellha rwol daqshekk importanti f’din ir-rebha. L-Alternattiva Demokratika tawgura lill-maggoranza tal-maturita` li uriet, filwaqt li kkonfermat li l-gustizzja tohrog rebbieha fuq l-ingustizzja; li t-tolleranza tipprevali fuq id-diskriminazzjoni; u li l-kompassjoni hija akbar mill-insensitivita`.
Michael Briguglio, ic-Chairperson tal-AD, qal li “L-AD hija kburija li kienet hi li bdiet dan il-process fuq id-divorzju minn mindu twaqqfet fl-1989 u li kienet hi li baghtet id-draft tal-ligi lill-membri parlamentari fl-2010. Din giet appoggata mill-membri parlamentari Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando u Evarist Bartolo u eventwalment wasslet biex jigi ffurmat il-moviment IVA. L-AD ser tkompli tahdem biex tara li l-parlament jirrispetta r-rieda tal-poplu. Meta d-divorzju jigi introdott, eluf ta’ nies ser ikunu jistghu jergghu jibnu hajjithom mill-gdid, u Malta ser tersaq aktar qrib ta’ demokraziji mibnija fuq il-pluralizmu u d-drittijiet civili”.
Issa wasal iz-zmien li l-Gvern jieqaf ikun ipokrita, u jaffaccja l-htiega li tissahhah il-familja; wasal iz-zmien li l-Gvern ixammar il-kmiem u jibda jahdem bis-shih biex jimplimenta mizuri favur il-familja, bhal, per ezempju, iz-zieda fil-leave tal-geneturi u l-paga minima.
