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Nationalist MP Edwin Vassallo says today’s vote on the gay marriage Bill is the final chapter of his stand-off with the party leadership on the issue but warns his fight for what is right will continue.
Mr Vassallo was asked by the Times of Malta yesterday about his voting intentions ahead of this evening’s parliamentary session in which legislators are expected to give the go-ahead for the introduction of same-sex marriages in Malta.
Following today’s vote at third reading stage, the Bill will then be presented to the President for her assent and eventually published in The Malta Government Gazette.
Mr Vassallo fuelled controversy when he voted against the Bill at second reading in defiance of the party Whip, saying the proposed law went beyond the government’s electoral mandate.
Any disciplinary action against him would only be taken after tonight’s vote, a party spokesman told this newspaper.
Though Mr Vassallo has been insisting on a free vote, he would not say in advance how he would be voting today.
“Once I will make my decision, this will be a closed chapter,” Mr Vassallo said.
“However, I won’t stop fighting for what is right and, in this regard, the chapters will...