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on leading the PN: 'I will not speculate…
candidate like anybody else'
feel that justice can be achieved irrespec-
tive of who the people accused of wrong-
doing are. "Nobody should be above the
law," she said.
Talking about her role as president, Met-
sola said Malta's small size should not be
viewed as a limitation. Her two-and-a-
half-year term as European Parliament
president comes to an end on 8 June but
she is touted as being a favourite to be
given another mandate in the new parlia-
ment.
"Since I was elected president I have
noticed in the Maltese people I meet, a
sense of pride because a fellow Maltese
has achieved so much… Malta's small size
should not limit how big we dream, or how
far we go and I see this attitude in every
Maltese person I meet," she said.
Metsola reminisced on the 20 years since
Malta joined the EU, adding that every in-
dividual has their own personal story to
tell. "I meet people who obtained EU funds
to improve their business and others who
speak of the excessive burden from EU
regulations; I meet people, each with their
own story that is either good or bad and
this beyond the political tribalism of red
and blue, which I wish would end one day."
Metsola added that Malta's electoral sys-
tem means that politicians have to be close
to their constituents. Each person knows
who they are voting for, or who they do
not want to vote for, she added. "The con-
tact between constituents and politicians
is tangible and this is very important."
Asked about the impression some hold
that she is elitist, Metsola smiled. "I was
born and bred in Gżira in a family that val-
ued education as a tool to achieve your full
potential; people who know me, know I am
not elitist."
Roberta Metsola mum on whether she intends captaining the Nationalist Party in the next general election
