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Updated 6.40 pm 

Nationalist leader Simon Busuttil made no mention of his political future this evening hours after his party suffered a second massive defeat at the hands of the Labour Party.

He told a Net TV interviewer that the Nationalist Party will start an internal process in the wake of the general election result to ensure that it remains a strong opposition.

He said that in the electoral campaign, the PN represented the values it believes in, which are the truth and good governance.

"We have shown a beacon of hope on what we and many people believe in. My message is for this beacon to be kept alight and going because it would be a mistake to extinguish it now," Dr Busuttil said.

Dr Busuttil thanked all those who had helped the PN in its campaign. 

Dr Busuttil led the PN to his first election as leader in yesterday's general election but the unexpected landslide defeat could force him to reconsider his position. 

The former MEP and lawyer took over from Lawrence Gonzi in 2013 following another major defeat to Joseph Muscat's Labour Party. He briefly served as deputy leader under Dr Gonzi just before the 2013 election. 

He had been elected a Nationalist MEP in 2004 and 2009. 

Asked during the campaign whether he would reconsider his political future if faced with a major defeat, Dr Busuttil remained non-committal.