Labour Party (Malta)
The Labour Party (Maltese: Partit Laburista, PL), formerly known as the Malta Labour Party (Maltese: Partit tal-Ħaddiema, MLP), 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.
Labour Party Partit Laburista | |
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| Abbreviation | PL |
| Leader | Robert Abela |
| President | Ramona Attard |
| Deputy leader for parliamentary affairs | Chris Fearne |
| Deputy leader for party affairs | Daniel Micallef |
| Founder | William Savona |
| Founded | 15 March 1921 |
| Headquarters | 77 Triq Mile End, Hamrun |
| Newspaper | Kullħadd |
| Think tank | Fondazzjoni IDEAT |
| Youth wing | Labour Youths |
| Women's wing | Labour Women |
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| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Malta Labour Movement (1978–1992) |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (1949–2014) |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Red |
| Slogan | Labor Omnia Vincit |
| Anthem | "L-Innu tal-Partit Laburista" ("Anthem of the Labour Party") |
| Parliament of Malta | 43 / 79 |
| European Parliament | 4 / 6 |
| Mayors of localities | 47 / 68 |
| Local council seats | 267 / 462 |
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| Website | |
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The party was founded in 1921 as the Chamber of Labour by a small group of trade unionists. Ideologically, the party was orientated towards democratic socialism and other left-wing stances until the early 1990s, when it followed the lead of like-minded Western social-democratic parties like Britain's New Labour. The party still claims to be democratic-socialist in their party programme. Under the rule of Joseph Muscat, the party shifted to a more centrist position, adopting Third Way policies. A formerly Eurosceptic party, it claims to hold pro-European stances and is a member of the Party of European Socialists, and was previously a member of the Socialist International until 2014.