LABOUR MEPs Alex Agius Saliba and Daniel At-
tard have defied Prime Minister Robert Abela and
abstained during a vote for the European Parliament
President on Tuesday.
Both MEPs announced on Facebook that they ab-
stained during the vote, saying they would be stay-
ing consistent with what they had been preaching
throughout the European Parliament election cam-
paign.
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EDITORIAL • PAGE 11
KARL
AZZOPARDI
kazzopardi@mediatoday.com.mt
Agius Saliba
refuses to join
standing ovation
for Metsola
Roberta Metsola obtains the
support of 562 MEPs from the
623 who voted in the election
of European Parliament
president • Metsola tells MEPs
'this parliament will remain
the house of every European'
ROBERTA Metsola was
re-elected president of the Eu-
ropean Parliament in a show
of overwhelming support on
Tuesday as the new legislature
got underway in Strasbourg.
Metsola obtained 562 votes
from the 623 valid votes cast,
a stratospheric 90% of sup-
port. She defeated Spanish
MEP Irene Montero, who ob-
tained 61 votes.
This is Metsola's second
consecutive term as president
and she will hold the position
until January 2027.
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Metsola re-elected
EP president with
90% of the vote
Labour MEP Alex Agius Saliba
remains seated as fellow MEPs
applaud Roberta Metsola on her
re-election as president of the
European Parliament
Roberta Metsola toasted by the European Parliament for her re-election as president of the EP
