Prime Minister Robert Abela has congratulated the candidates elected to parliament through today’s casual elections, saying the results further strengthen Labour’s parliamentary group for the work ahead. In a statement following the conclusion of the casual elections, Abela praised the successful candidates while also thanking all Labour Party candidates
Malta’s parliament is getting a fresh injection of faces after a series of casual elections today saw eight candidates elected to fill seats vacated by Labour MPs across the country. First to be elected was Ramona Attard, who secured the Eighth District seat previously held by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana as reported by Times of Malta . Naomi Cachia
Franco Mercieca shared a brief emotional reaction moments after being officially re-elected as a Member of Parliament in todays casual election . In a short clip posted online, Mercieca thanks his supporters following the confirmation of the result, saying: “Thank you guys… I don’t know what else to say… Thank you.” Mercieca has now officially secured
Franco Mercieca has officially been declared the winner of the 12th District casual election, securing a return to parliament almost nine years after he last sat in the House of Representatives. Mercieca will take over the parliamentary seat vacated by Jonathan Attard, filling the vacancy through Malta’s casual election process rather than a by-election
Ramona Attard became the first candidate to be elected from a casual election on District 8. The seat was vacated by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana. The counting is taking place at the Naxxar counting hall.
Casual elections are underway to determine who will secure a seat in parliament for the coming legislature. There are eight parliamentary seats up for grabs by Labour candidates, all vacated by Labour MPs who were elected in two districts. Nationalist Party candidates will go through the same process on Tuesday. Times of Malta will be liveblogging
This morning, the Electoral Commission will begin counting votes to determine which Labour candidates will fill eight parliamentary seats vacated by MPs elected in two districts. PN candidates vying for seven seats will go through the same process on Tuesday. These are known as casual elections, a mechanism used to fill parliamentary seats that become
Thirty-one Labour candidates have submitted nominations for the party’s casual elections, with eight parliamentary seats up for grabs following the resignation of MPs from multiple districts. The elections will take place on 12th June across the second, third, seventh, eighth, ninth, eleventh and twelfth electoral districts. The vacant seats were created
