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