Malta's Labour Party wins general election, PM says
STORY: Malta's Labour Party wins general election, PM says
DATELINE: March 28, 2022
LENGTH: 00:02:01
LOCATION: Valletta
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of vote counting hall in Naxxar, Malta
2. various of Labour Party supporters celebrating
3. various of PM Robert Abela waving to supporters
STORYLINE:
Malta's Labour Party has won the general election with a comfortable majority, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced on Sunday.
Speaking during a telephone call with the national broadcaster, Abela said that according to calculations by party agents as vote counting got underway, his party had a significant majority over the Nationalist Party (PN).
The election held on Saturday was characterised by a record low turnout since independence, at 85.5 percent, just over 303,500 votes.
As the counting hall erupted into cheers, with party delegates celebrating the victory, PN Secretary-General Michael Piccinino conceded the defeat, saying party leader Bernard Grech had called Abela and congratula
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