[WATCH] French President gives Joseph Muscat his endorsement

Francois Hollande in recorded endorsement of Labour leader Joseph Muscat

French president Francois Hollande in a meeting with Joseph Muscat during the 5+5 meeting of Mediterranean state leaders in Malta in 2012.
French president Francois Hollande in a meeting with Joseph Muscat during the 5+5 meeting of Mediterranean state leaders in Malta in 2012.

French President Francois Hollande has given Labour leader Joseph Muscat his personal, recorded endorsement in a YouTube video uploaded by the Labour Party.

Hollande says: "The 9 March will allow Joseph Muscat to join us in the European Council of ministers.. I need him, Europe needs Mlata, and we all need a strong economic growth in Europe, new hope and a wider sense of solidarity.

"In other words we need change," Hollande says.