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Labour Party (Malta)
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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.[1][2] It sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.[3]
Labour Party Partit Laburista | |
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| Abbreviation | PL |
| Leader | Robert Abela |
| President | Ramona Attard |
| Deputy Leader | Daniel Micallef |
| Founded | 15 March 1921; 102 years ago (15 March 1921) |
| Headquarters | 77 Triq Mile End, Hamrun |
| Newspaper | Kullħadd |
| Think tank | Fondazzjoni IDEAT |
| Youth wing | Labour Youths |
| Women's wing | Labour Women |
| Ideology | |
| 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") |
| House of Representatives | 43 / 79 |
| European Parliament | 4 / 6 |
| Mayors of Localities | 48 / 68 |
| Local Council Seats | 268 / 462 |
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The party was founded in 1921 as the Chamber of Labour by a small group of trade unionists. Its prominent member Paul Boffa served as the first Labour prime minister between 1947 and 1950. 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.[4][5] The party still claims to be democratic-socialist in their party programme.[6][7][8] Under the rule of Joseph Muscat, the party shifted to a more centrist position,[9][10] adopting Third Way policies.[11][12][13] A formerly Eurosceptic party,[14] it claims to hold pro-European stances and is a member of the Party of European Socialists,[15][16] and was previously a member of the Socialist International until 2014.[17]