Elections news
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 approach which he would be taking in the apointment of the Cabinet but did not reveal any names. He explained...
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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...
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Vote counting completed - the results
Updated 6.50 a.m. The following is a quick run-through of the elected candidates. Vote counting has been completed. 1st district -Elected: Louis Grech (PL) Jose' Herrera (PL) Deo Debattista (PL) Mario de Marco (PN) Claudio Grech (PN). 2nd district...
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Interviews: Comments from the candidates
The election candidates are going through some anxious hours as they await their personal results. Here are comments from some of them.
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Record votes for Muscat - 26,170
Updated - Joseph Muscat has won 13,968 first count votes on the second district and 12,202 on the fourth district for a record of 26,170. The ballots of the fourth district were counted first, and cheering broke out on the counting hall as his 244...
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Chris Cardona becomes second elected candidate
Lawyer Chris Cardona became the second elected election today, achieving 3,876 votes on the eighth district for the Labour Party.
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Newcomer Franco Mercieca is first elected candidate
New Labour candidate Franco Mercieca, an ophthalmologist, has become the first candidate to be elected in the 2013 general election. He made it with 3,969 first count votes on the 13th district (Gozo), coming in ahead of Labour's Gozo spokesman...
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How the PL expects to get its new seats
It will be well into the night before the make-up of the new parliament starts to take shape, but some pointers are starting to appear as vote-counting slowly gets under way at Naxxar counting hall. Labour is expected to have a majority of up to...
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Barroso, Schulz congratulate Muscat
The presidents of the European Commission and the European Parliament, José Manuel Barroso and Martin Schulz, have congratulates Prime Minister-elect Joseph Muscat for his electoral success. President Barroso wrote: "In my own name and on behalf of...
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Election results
Follow the election results as they come in using the interactive map.
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Muscat to attend next week's EU summit, convene parliament as soon as possible
Labour leader Joseph Muscat said today that he would convene parliament as soon as possible to approve the Budget. He would also attend next week's EU summit. He made his comments at Naxxar counting hall, where he was giving a rousing welcome by the...
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AD thanks voters who chose green
Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Michael Briguglio has thanked the 1.8 per cent of the population who voted for the green party. In a statement, he said that although support for AD had increased from 1.3% in 2008 to around 1.8% today- from 1,500...
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Malta's second youngest prime minister
The Labour Party's electoral victory means that Joseph Muscat, 39 becomes Malta's second youngest ever prime minister, and the youngest since Dom Mintoff was first elected in 1955. The youngest ever prime minister was Sir Ugo Mifsud, co-leader of...
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LIVE BLOG: Landslide victory for Labour
The Maltese have sent a clear message this election, giving the Labour Party a massive victory. Initial results show the PL has gained a majority of 55%, or 36,000 votes. 93 per cent of Malta's electorate cast their vote yesterday - a slight 0.3 per...
