Malta's parliament prepares to appoint president in accordance with constitutional changes

The Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party Robert Abela said the Government and Opposition Parliamentary Groups will meet and discuss the new person to be appointed as the new President of the Republic. Interviewed on ONE Radio, the Prime Minister described this appointment as “historic”, because for the first time ever, the Head of State will be chosen through a two-thirds vote by Parliament following the reform to the Constitution. Dr Abela augured that the same sense of goodwill between Government and Opposition will be shown in the choice of Chief Justice in the coming months. The Prime Minister said that for the first time, discussions between himself and the Opposition leader about the appointment of President of the Republic were not only about the qualities of a person, but also about the need for Parliament to agree about the choice. Dr Abela added that this results from the courage shown by Government to make reforms to the Constitution in order to enable the President of the Republic to be chosen through a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
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