claim: Malta lies far to the south of the historical Melita.
evidence: Evangelos-Vasileios `` Vangelis '' Meimarakis -LRB- Ευαγγελος-Βασιλειος '' Βαγγελης '' Μειμαρακης , -LSB- eˌvaɲɟelos vaˌsiʎos vaɲˌɟelis meimaˈracis -RSB- ; born 14 December 1953 -RRB- , is a Greek lawyer and politician who served as the acting President of New Democracy and Leader of the Opposition in Greece from 5 July to 24 November 2015 , competing as the challenger to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the Greek legislative election , September 2015 .. Leader of the Opposition. Leader of the Opposition. Alexis Tsipras. Alexis Tsipras. New Democracy. New Democracy ( Greece ). Greece. Greece. He lost in the run-off of the New Democracy leadership election , 2015 -- 16 .. New Democracy. New Democracy ( Greece ). Meimarakis previously served as the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament from 2012 to 2014 and as Minister for National Defence from 2006 to 2009 .. Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. Minister for National Defence. Minister for National Defence ( Greece ). Hellenic Parliament. Hellenic Parliament. He has been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B since 1989 .. Hellenic Parliament. Hellenic Parliament. Athens B. Athens B. Athens. Athens