Abela to back Roberta Metsola for second term as EP president

Metsola's bid for a second term is set to receive Abela's backing. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Prime Minister Robert Abela has pledged to back Roberta Metsola's bid for a second term as European Parliament president, saying it would be “inconsistent” of him if he failed to do so.Metsola was unanimously confirmed as the EPP Group’s candidate in a closed meeting held on Wednesday.Later in the same day, Opposition leader Bernard Grech...