The
proposal by the Labour government to postpone Local Council elections by five
years is wrong and sets a dangerous precedent. It should not go unchallenged.
The Nationalist Party should respond to this democratic defiance by doing what
the government does not want to do, that is give a voice to the electorate.
If
this proposal goes ahead, the Nationalist Party should find a way to organise
an election to elect its own mayors and councillors, once the term of the
incumbents expires in March.