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Opposition Nationalist Party concedes defeat in Malta election

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AFP Valletta
Outgoing Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has been re-elected after the opposition Nationalist Party conceded it had lost Saturday's election.

The concession came after projections based on a preliminary sample count pointed to Muscat's Labour Party having a majority of more than 30,000 votes, equivalent to nearly 10 per cent of the electorate.

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First Published: Jun 04 2017 | 4:57 PM IST

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