Alternattiva Demokratika said today that party leader Arnold Cassola and Yvonne Ebejer Arqueros will be its candidates for the European Parliament elections in June.

Dr Cassola came near to being elected in the elections four years ago.

The candidates were approved at AD's annual general meeting this morning.

Mrs Ebejer Arquero, a 44-year-old mother of three, is a PSD teacher in the primary sector. She spent a year studying in the Ukraine and does voluntary work in the social sector.

Dr Cassola is a former Secretary General of the European Green Party and served in the Italian Parliament.

He is the author/editor of over 30 books on the history, literature, language and culture of Malta as well as of books on Green politics in Malta and Europe.

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