Robert Abela Expected To Begin Forming New Cabinet Following Election Victory

Prime Minister Robert Abela is expected to meet Labour Party MPs at Castille as he officially begins the process of forming his Cabinet for Malta’s new legislature. Following the Labour Party’s victory in Sunday’s general election, attention is now shifting from the campaign trail to one of the most significant post-election decisions: selecting the ministers and parliamentary secretaries who will lead the country over the next five years. While the final composition of the Cabinet remains under wraps, discussions are expected to centre around the allocation of key portfolios, possible reshuffles within major ministries and the potential promotion of new faces to government. The process is taking place before the completion of casual elections and before Parliament is finalised through Malta’s gender corrective mechanism. As a result, some ministerial and parliamentary secretary positions could remain temporarily unfilled until all parliamentary seats have been allocated and the full legislature is formally constituted. Political observers are now closely watching Abela’s next moves, particularly whether he opts for continuity within his current team or introduces significant changes to the government that led Malta throughout the last legislature. Further details on the new Cabinet are expected to emerge in the coming days. •