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Malta's Labour Party wins historic fourth term: preliminary results
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- Prime Minister Robert Abela, who campaigned on the strength of the economy, had been widely expected to win the vote.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Ebc OLabour Party supporters celebrate victory at the Electoral Commission's counting center in Naxxar Image: Alberto Pizzoli/AFPAdvertisement.
- "This is a victory of all the people based on the program we presented for all the people," Prime Minister Robert Abela told reporters, saying the outcome showed his party had "won a strong mandate."
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Prime Minister Robert Abela, who campaigned on the strength of the economy, had been widely expected to win the vote.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ebc OLabour Party supporters celebrate victory at the Electoral Commission's counting center in Naxxar Image: Alberto Pizzoli/AFPAdvertisement. The center-left Labour Party (MLP) has won an unprecedented fourth term in Malta's general elections, preliminary results showed Sunday.
"This is a victory of all the people based on the program we presented for all the people," Prime Minister Robert Abela told reporters, saying the outcome showed his party had "won a strong mandate."
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