Eddie Fenech Adami leaves hospital

Eddie Fenech Adami has been released from hospital and has returned home.

The former prime minister and president emeritus was admitted to hospital on Tuesday due to health complications. 

Fenech Adami, who is 92 years old, retired from public life in 2009.

The former PN leader assumed party leadership in 1977, succeeding George Borg Olivier. 

He played a pivotal role in initiating Malta's journey towards joining the European Union, with the PN winning an election in 1998 that reactivated Malta's EU application, following a loss in 1996.

Under Fenech Adami's leadership, Malta held a referendum in 2003, endorsing EU membership. He subsequently stepped down as Prime Minister in February 2004, before being appointed to President in a controversial decision by then-prime minister Lawrence Gonzi.