Abela will be sworn in for his second tenure as Malta's prime minister

First look at all the elected candidates

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Eight injured in Marsa traffic accident

Car bursts into flames, injuring five-year-old boy and two adults

Labour won the popular vote with less votes than in 2017 at 162,707 owing to a low turnout, but that shyness at the polls punished the opposition Nationalist Party

The European Parliament President reached out to PN leader Bernard Grech earlier on results day to offer her continued support

“No matter how humble Abela claims he will be... we need a new fighting force to keep a powerful government in check

“No matter how humble Abela claims he will be... we need a new fighting force to keep a powerful government in check

The Skinny | No 132 – We’ve Won!

The Skinny | No 132 – We’ve Won!

Jason Azzopardi and Karol Aquilina will only return to the House if they win a casual election

Labour wins third consecutive election with 162,707 votes (55.1%); PN garners 123,233 (41.7%), Others 9,308 (3.2%)

Arrigo tweeted 'Please help us Roberta', in reference to Nationalist MEP and European Parliament president Roberta Metsola, after dismal election result for the Nationalist Party

Prime Minister says his government will listen to and try to convince non-voters

In first reaction to the press, PN leader Bernard Grech suggests distribution of COVID relief cheques in mid-election could have been ‘corrupt practice’

The former Prime Minister says the Labour Party should still analyse why so many people chose not to vote in this year's election

27 March COVID-19 update | 353 new cases • 4,053 active cases • 82 patients in hospital • four in ITU • vaccine booster doses 349,845 • Total deaths 631

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech says ‘PN is still here’ despite Labour landslide, and will contest party leadership

MaltaToday’s rolling survey has been polling people on their first-choice candidates on each of the districts. Kurt Sansone takes a look at the numbers