Roberta Metsola, a Maltese politician, secured her re-election as the president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the new parliamentary session.

In the first round of voting, Metsola received 562 votes, comfortably surpassing the required majority, thanks to the pre-agreed support from the major political groups in the Parliament. At 45 years old, Metsola continues her role at the helm of the European Parliament. Photo by European Parliament from EU, Wikimedia commons.