Robert Abela distances himself from abstaining MEPs: 'The choice was clear'

Abela said he 'strongly supported' Metsola's re-election. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Robert Abela doubled down on his support for Roberta Metsola’s re-election as European Parliament president on Tuesday afternoon, once again insisting that it was a matter of “national interest”, despite the abstention of two Labour MEPs.Abela was speaking just hours after Metsola was re-elected in a landslide vote.In comments to the state broadcaster, Abela said...