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Live updates: European election results 2024

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Live updates: European election results 2024

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola speaks at a press conference in Brussels on October 26. Johanna Geron/Reuters/File

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola is set to re-gain her seat in the parliament after receiving the highest number of first preference votes in her home country of Malta, according to Maltese public broadcaster, PBS. 

Metsola’s Nationalist Party is set to receive three of the six available seats in the European Parliament, according to an exit poll for Malta published by the European Parliament on Sunday. 

Her party is part of the European People’s Party group which is the parliament’s center-right political group. 

Metsola was appointed to the role of European Parliament President in January 2022 after her predecessor, Italian politician David Sassoli died unexpectedly mid-term. 

Her appointment sparked controversy as members of opposing political groups criticized her strong opposition to abortion, among other issues. 

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