Labour Party (Malta)
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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.
Dom Mintoff
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Dominic Mintoff was a Maltese Socialist politician, architect, and civil engineer who was leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, and was 8th Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958, when Malta was still a British colony, and again, following independence, from 1971 to 1984. His tenure as Prime Minister saw the creation of a comprehensive welfare state, nationalisation of large corporations, a substantial increase in the general standard of living and the establishment of the Maltese republic, but was later on marred by a stagnant economy, a rise in authoritarianism and outbreaks of political violence.
Proclamation of the Maltese republic, 1974; President Anthony Mamo and Prime Minister Dom Mintoff
Mintoff with Dutch premier Joop den Uyl in the Hague in 1974
Monument to Mintoff in Castille Square in Valletta