00:01Malta's Labour Party has secured a historic fourth consecutive term in office as Prime Minister Robert Abella on Sunday claimed
00:10victory in the small Mediterranean island general election.
00:14The Labour Party had won the election by around 18,000 votes according to party estimates cited in local media
00:21reports.
00:23According to Abella, the outcome showed his party had, quote, won a strong mandate.
00:28The Maltese Prime Minister and his Labour Party bet on economic stability riding on the success of last year when
00:36they recorded the fastest GDP growth at 4% and continue to shield the smallest EU nation from global crisis.
00:44Yet, concerns remain the Middle East conflict could have an impact on tourism due to spiraling aviation fuel costs and
00:52drive up inflation.
00:54Abella's main rival and Nationalist Party PN candidate Alex Borg considered defeat on Sunday, saying in an address posted on
01:03social media that he had personally called Robert Abella to congratulate him on the win.
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