So Joseph Muscat will resign from Prime Minister and Labour leader next month. He is clearly defying the calls from the Opposition, civil society and independent media to quit immediately.
How is Muscat's defiance possible? The Labour cabinet and parliamentary group have given their blessing in what looks like an internal compromise, a condensation of different interests, that forces Muscat to leave but which gives him time to scrape to the bottom for damage limitation whilst he remains in power.
In raw terms, power understands the language of power and can only be replaced by stronger power.
A hegemonic formation.
In raw terms, power understands the language of power and can only be replaced by stronger power.
A hegemonic formation.
