A monument dedicated to former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff was inaugurated this evening by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.
The statue, by artist Noel Galea Bason, is located at Castille Square.
Speaking before the unveiling, Muscat said the monument was a celebration of Malta's present and future.
The PM said Mintoff would probably not have wanted a monument dedicated to him as he believed that statues represented the past. "But we are here to celebrate the present and the future," Muscat said. "We cannot speak of Mintoff without speaking of the continuous element of change he embodied."
The PM said Mintoff saw in Malta things that few others saw and had visions that went beyond his time.
"He gave us the step to the future and opened the door to this wide open."
Justice and Culture Minister Owen Bonnici said younger people might not remember Mintoff as leader of the country but were surely aware of his legacy.
"As a politician leaves the arena, spectators and protagonists become closer. This evening's event is not one for fanatics or idolisation but it honours someone who had worked tirelessly for this country," Bonnici said.
The event was also addressed by Fr Mark Montebello and University of Malta pro-rector Carmen Sammut.
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