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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome and agencies

Malta’s Labour party wins third term in general election victory

Malta's deputy prime minister, Chris Fearne, celebrates in the counting hall in Naxxar as provisional election results indicated a Labour victory
Malta's deputy prime minister, Chris Fearne, celebrates in the counting hall in Naxxar as provisional election results indicated a Labour victory. Photograph: Matthew Mirabelli/AFP/Getty Images

Malta’s Labour party has claimed victory in a general election, securing a third term in government despite a legacy of corruption and after the lowest turnout in decades.

If confirmed, this would be the prime minister Robert Abela’s first electoral mandate after replacing Joseph Muscat, who stood down as prime minister in January 2020 amid a government crisis stemming from the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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