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- ↑ "PN announces parliamentary group reshuffle 'to address country's challenges'". Times of Malta. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ↑ "MP Ivan J Bartolo quits parliament, making way for new PN leader". Times of Malta. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
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