2017 Maltese general election
General elections were held in Malta on Saturday, 3 June 2017 to elect all members of the House of Representatives. The elections were contested by the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, the Nationalist Party, led by opposition leader Simon Busuttil, and four other parties, making it the elections with most parties participating since 1962.
Image: Joseph muscat 2018 (cropped)
Image: EPP Summit, March 2015, Brussels (16655864817) (cropped) (cropped)
Whitehall Mansions in Ta' Xbiex, which among other tenants houses Pilatus Bank
Labour Party poster implying that Simon Busuttil and Marlene Farrugia disagree on proposals
The Labour Party, formerly known as the Malta Labour Party, is one of the two major political parties in Malta, along with the Nationalist Party. It sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
Emblem of the MLP adopted in 1949 on a flag. The emblem was changed in 2008 but it is still commonly seen at Labour meetings and events.[citation needed]
The club of the Malta Labour Party in Republic Street, Valletta in 1985.
The new flag of the Labour Party.
Labourites celebrate after the 2013 election.