Maltese conservative Metsola becomes third woman to head EU parliament

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BRUSSELS: Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola secured overwhelming support to become president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, making her the first woman to hold the post for 20 years. She succeeds Italian socialist David Sassoli, who died this month, in presiding over the 705-member parliament, which

BRUSSELS: Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola secured overwhelming support to become president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, making her the first woman to hold the post for 20 years.

"I want people to believe in Europe. To re-capture that sense of hope & enthusiasm in our project. To stand up for those values that unite us as Europeans," Metsola said in a message posted on Twitter. Sassoli had been due to step down this week as part of a power-sharing deal under which the parliament's socialist group would make way halfway through the assembly's five-year term for a candidate from the EPP grouping.

 

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