The Nationalist Party is facing growing internal chaos in the aftermath of Bernard Grech’s resignation as party leader. While speculation swirls around potential successors, this site can confirm that clear approaches were made to Roberta Metsola urging her to declare her intentions—yet she gave no reply.
Sources within the PN who spoke with this portal revealed that multiple high-level attempts were made by senior party officials to obtain a straight answer from Metsola regarding whether she intends to enter the leadership race. “We reached out more than once,” one insider said. “There was no response. Only silence.”
But the silence, it seems, masks a calculated manoeuvre.
This site is reliably informed that Roberta Metsola has instead been engaging in private, behind-the-scenes lobbying—approaching potential leadership candidates directly in an apparent effort to influence or even shape the outcome of the race without publicly entering it herself.
The revelation is already stirring frustration within PN ranks, where patience is wearing thin. “The party needs leadership, not palace intrigue,” another source commented, highlighting the destabilising effect Metsola’s silence is having during a period of deep crisis.
With no official contenders declared, and a vacuum of authority growing by the hour, the situation risks spiralling further if Metsola continues to operate in the shadows instead of coming clean about her intentions.
As one senior figure bluntly put it: “If she’s in, let her say so. If she’s out, she should stop interfering.”
The PN’s leadership crisis is no longer just about who takes over from Bernard Grech—it is rapidly becoming a test of transparency, accountability, and trust within the party’s highest echelons.
More updates to follow.
