Randolph DeBattista to be appointed Ambassador to Geneva

Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced that MP Randolph Debattista will serve as Malta’s ambassador to Geneva.

“Everyone has a role to play and anyone who can contribute to the country will be used,” he told media outside Labour headquarters on Friday night. “My job is to unite people, not alienate them.”

Abela was answering questions from journalists after party delegates at a special congress voted “strongly” in favour of amending the party constitution to allow members of parliament to run for the post of party vice-chairman.

He said Outgoing CEO Randolph DeBattista When asked if he would retain his seat as MP, Abela said the MP position would not allow him to do so, paving the way for a by-election or co-election.

About MP Rosianne Cutajar Return to the Labour PartyAbela said he spoke to her before the parliamentary panel on Friday and that she had made a statement that satisfied him. He dodged questions about whether she had apologized. Just as he asked.

Speaking on the statutory changes, Abela said a political party needed to reinvent itself to remain relevant and only then could it aspire to ignite change in the country.

“For a political party to remain relevant it has to be a catalyst for change from within, and that’s the strong message we’re sending,” he said. “The biggest mistake you can make is to resist that change.”