Labour loses election majority

Valetta - Malta's experiment in government by a "New Labour" party was cut short at the weekend when Dr Alfred Sant, the Blairite…

Valetta - Malta's experiment in government by a "New Labour" party was cut short at the weekend when Dr Alfred Sant, the Blairite leader of Malta's Labour Party (MLP), was swept from power less than two years after being elected prime minister. Final results from Saturday's snap general election were not expected until later today.

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