It should be obvious by now that the PN isn’t going to find a saviour who will swoop down and single-handedly lead them to the promised land.If PN ever wants to return to government, it needs to regroup, reorganise and start working as a team. Luckily for them, they have a few options at their disposal.I am willing to change my mind as things develop, but here are some suggestions at this point in time.As it stands, I believe the PN’s best option for leadership is Alex Borg. There is an element of political maturity about him that belies his young age, and the Gozitan MP has shown he is capable of modernising the PN’s messaging strategy into an appealing centre-right tone.Most importantly though, he is a proven winner.The fact that the PN is still leading PL in Gozo, despite the party’s downfall across Malta and the appointment of three Gozitan ministers to Cabinet is extremely significant.I would then reintroduce the concept of two deputy leaders, just as PL has, and appoint another promising newcomer and a more experienced politician to the two roles.Jerome Caruana Cilia would be an ideal pick. He may not have such a large national profile yet, but he works tirelessly behind the scenes, and is clearly passionate about politics and the PN.The more experienced deputy leader role could go to Franco Debono or Adrian Delia. Promoting these two people to leadership roles would go a long way to prove that the PN is ready to start actively healing the wounds of its recent past.They are both political fighters and excellent orators who connect with regular voters and who would provide the PN with a certain no-nonsense approach that has been lacking in recent years. Crucially, they are both issue-based politicians.Debono in particular had single-handedly proposed a raft of justice and constitutional reforms as an MP, many of which were implemented by the PL administration.These included proposals we now take for granted, such as the right to a lawyer during interrogation, the splitting of the Attorney General’s Office and the abolition of criminal libel.He would be well-placed to spearhead the next raft of reforms he has already proposed, such as investment in hydrogen infrastructure, proper public land reclamation projects, and a reform of Parliament.Roberta Metsola should also be given a more active role within PN. Her ascent to the European Parliament presidency is the PN’s greatest success story in recent years and she didn’t make it by accident but by proving herself as a politically astute bridge builder.And yet the PN haven’t utilised her anywhere close to how they should have. She should be front and centre at PN events and a key part of their strategy team.The timing of Bernard Grech’s resignation means there is a chance that Alex Borg will decide to bide his time until after the next election. It’s hard enough to take on the leadership role, let alone more than midway through a legislature when the party is trailing by 40,000 votes and the Prime Minister could call a snap election at any moment.If he decides not to contest, the next best option would be a comeback for Delia. Since he already knows what it takes to be leader, there won’t be much of a learning curve.With five years of experience as an MP behind him, where he has displayed his loyalty to the party despite the way he was unceremoniously booted out, he now has a much better chance to unite the party behind him. He never got a chance to contest a general election, so he might relish the opportunity if the internal structure is right.What comes next will obviously depend on the PN’s result at the election. While PN should embrace its underdog status, it is crucial for the party that it doesn’t contest the election with a defeatist attitude.The PN is at a crossroads, but crossroads can be moments of opportunity. There’s no magic formula or messiah candidate, but there is a path forward if the PN wants to take it. That would entail embracing generational change, reconciling with its past, and building a leadership team that combines renewal with experience.There’s still time – not much, but enough – to show the electorate that the PN is serious about rebuilding. Whether that starts with Borg, Delia or someone else, it it is clear that if the PN is to have any hope of returning to government, it must stop waiting for a hero and start building a team.•