Carmelo Abela pledges to uphold respect and dignity as Speaker of the House nominee<\/p>\n
Newly nominated Speaker of the House Carmelo Abela has described his nomination to the role as a great honour and a responsibility he had not expected, pledging to place a strong emphasis on respect within Parliament.<\/p>\n
Speaking in a short video shared on the Malta Government’s Facebook page, Abela said he felt honoured to be entrusted with leading the country’s highest institution.<\/p>\n
He added that while he had not anticipated the appointment, he fully recognised the significance of the role.<\/p>\n
“The responsibility is a great one, vis-à-vis Parliament itself, the members who make up Parliament, the country in general, and also the international sphere where the Maltese Parliament is represented,” he said.<\/p>\n
Although acknowledging that he is still in the early days of his nomination, Abela identified parliamentary conduct and mutual respect among MPs as one of his key priorities.<\/p>\n
“One of the things I will insist on strongly is the respect that members should have towards themselves and towards each other,” Abela said.<\/p>\n
He warned that a lack of respect within Parliament would undermine public trust and make it difficult to expect citizens to show the same regard for the parliamentary institution and its members.<\/p>\n
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