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maltatoday, MONDAY, 5 JUNE 2017
Playing the waiting
At the Naxxar counting hall, veteran and new candidates
alike put on a stoic face - most force a permanent smile - as
they wait for the outcome of the vote counting.
From 10am on Sunday, when the votes started being
counted, the corridors in Naxxar filled with candidates and
their trusted agents, who joined party representatives at
the perspex windows, watching to make sure the assistant
electoral commissioners did not do them any disservices.
After it became clear Labour had won the election, some
more genuine smiles were evident as some veterans -
including outgoing ministers - seemed to relax slightly as
they waited to see if - and by how much - the electorate
would confirm them as well
Deborah Schembri (right) served as
parliamentary secretary for planning in the
previous administration
Outgoing tourism minister Edward Zammit Lewis
waiting patiently to see if the voting bay with his
name on it fills up quickly with first-vote preferences
In his customary nonchalance, PN veteran Francis
Zammit Dimech seems non-plussed at news that the
Labour Party had won the election
Marthese Portelli
(left) was hoping for
a good showing in
the 13th district, after
having served as PN
spokesperson for
energy
