FKNK, the Hunters’ Federation, in a press conference today stated that the request for an abrogative referendum to abolish spring hunting submitted through a petition signed by over 44,000 persons to the Electoral Commission a fortnight ago may set a dangerous precedent.
Dangerous? To whom may I ask?
The answer is quite simple: it endangers the backroom deals between the Hunters’ lobby and the Parliamentary political parties.
The abrogative referendum when held will be considered as a milestone in the political development of Malta: the contentious issue of spring hunting will be decided upon once and for all, democratically.
The abrogative referendum is a democratic tool which has been available for many years (since 1996) but which unfortunately was left idle for so long.
Blog ta' Carmel Cacopardo 
Li ma nifhimx huwa ghaliex biex jsir dan ir referendum (li nassumi issa JRID jsir) ghandu jdum sena biex jigi organizzat u mtenni. Aktar ma nehilsu minn dan l-atrocita malajr, ahjar.