Watch: Abela visits counting hall, greeted to cheers of ‘Viva l-Labour’

Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Robert Abela visited the counting hall just after 1pm, greeted to chants of “Viva l-Labour” as party candidates and agents embraced him, kissed him and made merry as Labour celebrated its fourth electoral win in a row.

Accompanied by his wife Lydia and the party’s two deputy leaders Ian Borg and Alex Agius Saliba, a beaming Abela was engulfed in a crowd of Labour agents as he was taken along the halls of the Naxxar counting area.

There were scenes of jubilation as Labourites shouted slogans cheering their leader and sand the Labour anthem more than once, with Abela jumping and singing along with them.

Abela hugged various candidates – probably soon to be ministers – and other agents as he was literally carried by the euphoric supproters.

Speaking at the start of his tour, Abela said the Labour Party’s historic fourth consecutive election victory had given it a strong mandate to implement its “Int Malta” manifesto, which he described as a programme shaped by the Maltese and Gozitan people. He pledged to continue serving as Prime Minister for all citizens while pursuing the manifesto’s goals in a spirit of national unity and progress.

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