Roberta Metsola

• On July 16, EU lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to give conservative Maltese politician Roberta Metsola another term as President of the European Parliament.

• Metsola was approved by a majority of EU lawmakers to lead the EU Assembly for the next two and a half years, with 562 out of 623 supporting her reappointment.

• Metsola is a Maltese legislator who will become the first woman in 20 years to lead the EU Assembly in 2022.