Labour MEP Alex Agius Saliba will contest his party’s internal election for a deputy leader in party affairs.

Agius Saliba made the announcement on Facebook, suggesting that Prime Minister Robert Abela was among those who urged him to contest the election.

“[…] I have never turned my back on the Party in a moment of need. Therefore, on Friday, I will be submitting my nomination to contets the position of Deputy Leader for Party Affairs in the Labour Party,” he wrote.

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