Milan, May 31 (LaPresse) – In Malta, the Labour Party of outgoing Prime Minister Robert Abela has won the general elections held yesterday, securing a fourth consecutive term in government. This is according to estimates cited by local media, while official results are expected later in the day. Both Labour representatives and those of the Nationalist Party (PN) have acknowledged that the trends were clear from the early stages of the count. Abela has been Prime Minister since 2020, while Labour has been in government since 2013. According to the PN secretary general Charles Bonello, the gap with the Labour Party should be around 18,000 votes. If confirmed, this would mean the Labour majority has been halved compared to 2022. At that time, Labour obtained 55.1% of the vote against 41.7% for the PN, securing a majority of 39,474 votes. In yesterday’s vote, turnout was 87.42%, up by 1.82 percentage points compared to the previous election. These were early elections. Prime Minister Abela called them on April 27, about a year before the end of the mandate, citing concerns linked to the war in Iran. “In light of the current global situation and challenges, the country needs a renewed mandate to move forward with stability,” Abela said when announcing the early vote. His main challenger was Alex Borg, a 30-year-old lawyer and candidate of the Nationalist Party (PN); for him it was a test, as he has been party leader for only a few months. The country imports almost all of its energy and electricity bills were a central issue in the campaign. More than 350,000 people were eligible to vote.
Malta, Labour wins elections: fourth consecutive victory
Milan, May 31 (LaPresse) – In Malta, the Labour Party of outgoing Prime Minister Robert Abela has won the general elections held yesterday, securing a fourth consecutive term in government. This is according to estimates cited by local media, while official results are expected later in the day. Both Labour representatives and those of the Nationalist Party (PN) have acknowledged that the trends were clear from the early stages of the count. Abela has been Prime Minister since 2020, while Labour has been in government since 2013. According to the PN secretary general Charles Bonello, the gap with the Labour Party should be around 18,000 votes. If confirmed, this would mean the Labour majority has been halved compared to 2022. At that time, Labour obtained 55.1% of the vote against 41.7% for the PN, securing a majority of 39,474 votes. In yesterday’s vote, turnout was 87.42%, up by 1.82 percentage points compared to the previous election. These were early elections. Prime Minister Abela called them on April 27, about a year before the end of the mandate, citing concerns linked to the war in Iran. “In light of the current global situation and challenges, the country needs a renewed mandate to move forward with stability,” Abela said when announcing the early vote. His main challenger was Alex Borg, a 30-year-old lawyer and candidate of the Nationalist Party (PN); for him it was a test, as he has been party leader for only a few months. The country imports almost all of its energy and electricity bills were a central issue in the campaign. More than 350,000 people were eligible to vote.
