A historic day for Malta as a ground-breaking gender quota bill has been overwhelmingly approved in Parliament earlier this evening.
Historic day for #Malta as Parliament overwhelmingly votes in favour of #EqualRepresentation in our country's highest institution! 🇲🇹
Another step forward towards #GenderEquality and further proof of @MaltaGov's commitment towards #progressive and #inclusive public policy – RA
— Robert Abela (@RobertAbela_MT) April 14, 2021
Prime Minister Robert Abela took to social media to announce this decision, calling it “another step forward towards #GenderEquality”, going on to hail the Government’s commitment towards inclusivity.
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MP Rosianne Cutajar, who had been heavily backing the bill for months during her time as Parliamentary Secretary for Equality and Reforms, also praised the approval and highlighted its anticipated strengthening of representation within the country’s highest institution.
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