Videos
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New-look Labour parliamentary group holds first meeting
The new-look Labour parliamentary group held its first meeting at party headquarters this afternoon. The meeting was presided by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat accompanied by his deputy Louis Grech and the party administration. Dr Muscat spoke on the...
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Bartolo backs call for national threshold as AD is left out
Labour MP Evarist Bartolo has come out in favour of Alternattiva Demokratika's call for constitutional amendments that include a national threshold for better representation in parliament. AD won 5,500 votes in Saturday's election but will not be...
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Jean-Pierre Farrugia retires from politics
Former Nationalist MP Jean-Pierre Farrugia has announced his retirement from politics after failing to get re-elected. He said on facebook that he will remain a member of the PN but will not actively participate in politics. Dr Farrugia recalled...
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Hollande congratulates Muscat, invites him to Paris
French President Francois Hollande has congratulated Prime Minister Joseph Muscat after having endorsed him before the general election. In his message he said: "Following your success in the general elections, I want to personally address my...
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Labour carcades as PM spends his first day at the office
Labour supporters were continuing to hold street parties and carcades this afternoon while Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was briefed by the head of the Civil Service at the Auberge de Castille. Dr Muscat's swearing in at 11 a.m and his entry at the...
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PN requests recounts as it loses eighth and thirteenth districts
UPDATED 6.30 A.M. on Tuesday The Nationalist Party has formally requested a second recount of the 13th district and a recount of the eighth district after losing the majorities in those two districts to the Labour Party. Vote-counting was completed...
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Flying the flag
Somebody climbed on the high pedestal to place this Labour flag in the hands of the statue of St Julian in St Julian's Bay early this morning, reflecting the mood in the streets.
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LIVE BLOG: Election Monday
Labour leader Joseph Muscat will be sworn in as Prime Minister this morning, 24 hours after his party began celebrating the single biggest electoral victory of modern Maltese times. We’ll be live blogging electoral events from across the island,...
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Busuttil to reflect on PN leadership candidature
It will be a long night for the candidates tonight as their votes are counted. Here are the comments of a few of them. PN Deputy leader Simon Busuttil said that once he has been elected to the Maltese parliament, he will resign from the European...
Leaders Profile
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Lawrence Gonzi, 59, became leader of the Nationalist Party and Prime Minister in March 2004, succeeding Eddie Fenech Adami.
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Joseph Muscat, 39, became leader of the Labour Party in June 2008, succeeding Alfred Sant. -
Michael Briguglio, 37, was elected chairman of Alternattiva Demokratika in 2009 succeeding Arnold Cassola.