Too busy for questions. Have time for selfies.

Watch this point of view film shot by Newsbook’s Monique Agius chasing the prime minister to ask him to react to the near unanimous vote in the European Parliament calling for the abolishing of Malta’s passport sales scheme. His 4 Labour MEPs were the only Socialists to vote against the motion. At any time of the political season the leader of the Labour Party and the prime minister owes the public an explanation, a reaction, a comment, something. Let alone a handful of days before a general election as he’s emerging from a campaign event.

As Monique Agius steps over the shiny shoes of suited apparatchiks, tramples on grassy knolls, climbs over the shoulders of musclemen with translucent coils coming out of their ears, without falling, Robert Abela’s handlers tell her there’s no time to ask questions because the prime minister is rushing to Paris. Emmanuel Macron promised him he’ll hold on to the canapes until Robert Abela arrives.

And yet Robert Abela has time to pose for selfies with his fanbase, like a good film star on a red carpet. He can let down journalists asking annoying questions about his job any day, but he can’t deny a fangirl a selfie now, can he?