Forty-eight hours have passed since this portal exposed Robert Aquilina’s latest self-serving spectacle: his dramatic “rejection” of a supposed request by Repubblika to reinstate him as its honorary president, a position he was never actually offered in the first place.
In these two days, Repubblika, which never misses a chance to preach about accountability and “transparency”, has remained silent. Neither Aquilina nor Repubblika have confirmed or denied our revelation that this entire episode was nothing more than a cheap PR trick designed to paint Aquilina as a humble servant of “civil society”.
👉 Their silence speaks volumes.
👉 It confirms that our reporting was spot-on: there was no real offer.
👉 It exposes Repubblika’s hypocrisy — quick to moralise, but conveniently mute when caught enabling political stunts.
Repubblika’s hypocrisy — quick to moralise, but conveniently mute when caught enabling political stunts.
This echoes a larger truth: Repubblika today is not a voice for “civil society”, but a dwindling echo chamber clinging to a narrative that Malta has long outgrown.
Civil society deserves genuine watchdogs — not self-congratulatory theatrics orchestrated by one man propped up by a clique that refuses to fact-check its own myths.
We stand by our report. The question remains: will Repubblika ever find the spine to stand by the truth?
