The Labour MP Louis Grech has this evening been elected as the new Deputy Leader for Parliamentary Affairs of the Labour Party.
The Labour MP obtained more than 97% of the votes, after 749 delegates out of the 789 that were eligible voted, with Louis Grech obtaining 724 votes.
There were 16 votes against, 6 invalid and 3 abstensions. The Labour MEP was the only candidate for the post. He had been proposed by MP Chris Cardona and was seconded by MPs Karmenu Vella and Joe Mizzi.