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Labour Party (Malta)The Labour Party (Maltese: Partit Laburista) is a Maltese political party. It is the main party of opposition in Malta, and at the 2003 general elections obtained 30 of the 65 seats in the Maltese House of Representatives, with a 47.5% share of the vote. It is led by Alfred Sant. The party last controlled the government under Sant from 1996 until 1998. It was founded shortly after Malta obtained self-government in 1921. It first gained control of the government under the leadership of Paul Boffa in 1947, but Boffa later left the Labor Party. It was then led by Dom Mintoff who served as Prime Minister twice. The Labor Party advocated less intervention by the Catholic Church, and, after 1958, less intervention by Britain in Malta's affairs. It also advocated a socialist economic policy based on the rights of workers and trade unions. It obtained 3 of Malta's 5 seats in the 2004 European Parliament elections. In the European Parliament the Malta Labor Party's representatives belong to the Party of European Socialists. The Labor Party owns Super One TV, and Super One Radio.
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