Metsola's win was actually secured on Monday - after a deal was struck by the largest three political parties, the centre-right European People's Party, the Socialist and Democrats and the liberal Renew Europe.
Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola has been elected as president of the European Parliament (EP), the third woman elected to the post.The 43-year-old lawyer by profession won in a landslide vote. She received an absolute majority of 458 votes out .
The European Parliament is widely expected to elect conservative Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola as its president on Tuesday, making her the EU assembly's first woman president in 20 years.