Robert Abela confirmed as leader, Ian Borg and Alex Agius Saliba confirmed as Deputy Leaders

The Labour Party has confirmed Robert Abela as leader, Ian Borg as deputy leader for parliamentary affairs, and Alex Agius Saliba as deputy leader for party affairs, following a vote held during its Extraordinary General Conference. Robert Abela received 627 votes out of 658 valid votes, that is 95.3%, with 31 members voting against him, 6 abstaining, and 3 votes invalid. Ian Borg collected 639 votes out of 654 valid votes, that is  97.7%. 15 members voted against him, 12 abstained, and one vote was invalid. Alex Agius Saliba secured 598 votes in favour out of 653 valid votes, representing 91.6%. 55 members voted against him, 13 abstained, and six votes were invalid. The General Conference will close on Thursday with speeches by Abela, Borg, Agius Saliba and PL President Alex Sciberras. Photo: LP