Simon Busuttil has been urged to show his mettle as Nationalist Party leader and press for the necessary changes in strategy and approach, sources said.

The message was conveyed on Thursday evening when the PN’s executive committee met to discuss the disappointing result in the European Parliament elections.

Though the party achieved its stated target of winning a third seat for the first time – albeit by just 206 votes – it lost the election by over 33,000 votes.

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