Scoopfeeds — Intelligent news, curated.
international

Malta's Labour Party wins historic fourth term: preliminary results

DW English · May 31, 2026, 10:55 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • 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."

Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.

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."

Article preview — originally published by DW English. Full story at the source.
Read full story on DW English → More top stories

Also covered by

Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from DW English alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place. Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop