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Robert Abela
Robert Abela is a Maltese lawyer and politician who has served as prime minister of Malta and leader of the Malta Labour Party since 2020, following the resignation of Joseph Muscat on 13 January that year. The son of former president George Abela, he was elected to Parliament in 2017.
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politics · Prime Minister of Malta since 2020 · politician · lawyer · jurist · head of government · also Robert Abela, Abela
Born 7 December 1977 · Q37860840
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2026· 19 entries
Lovin Malta: Robert Abela Announces New Family Court Reforms
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The Malta Independent Online: Saving Malta's memory: Joan Abela and the rescue of the Notarial Archives
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Public attention spiked: 3,895 Wikipedia readers in one day, 16.4× the usual 237, with 0 article edits.
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Malta Today: Robert Abela warns Gozitans Nationalists have already made Gozo theirs
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Claimed: “Alex Borg voted against IVF.” — rated Misleading by Spunt.mt.
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Claimed: “PN's Hurd's Bank figures do not match, and the manifesto itself says no income from the fuel hub would arrive for the first five years — so it cannot fund PN's manifesto pledges.” — rated True by Spunt.mt.
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Times of Malta: Robert Abela: Maltese leader or cynical hustler?
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Claimed: “Economic growth creates demand for foreign workers, not the other way around.” — rated Mostly True by Spunt.mt.
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Claimed: “Twelve years ago Malta's major problem was unemployment, with 8,000 people registering for work.” — rated True by Spunt.mt.
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Claimed: “Debt fell from around 70% of GDP to 46.4%, despite energy subsidies and wage supplement spending.” — rated True by Spunt.mt.
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Claimed: “Proper environmental studies were done for the Marsaskala ferry landing project, contrary to Momentum's accusation that the project was exempted from environmental scrutiny.” — rated Misleading by Spunt.mt.
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Claimed: “The government concluded the best collective agreements ever for educators.” — rated True by Spunt.mt.
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Claimed: “Malta has the highest healthy life expectancy in Europe.” — rated True by Spunt.mt.
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Claimed: “Malta has one of the best breast cancer survival rates in Europe.” — rated True by Spunt.mt.
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Malta Today: Robert Abela promises grant for self-employed to lower NI costs
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Claimed: “The PN's proposed Mediterranean Maritime Fuel Hub was put forward by a fuel smuggler.” — rated Unproven by Spunt.mt.
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Claimed: “Malta reached fiscal targets agreed with the European Commission earlier than planned.” — rated True by Spunt.mt.
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Claimed: “Many workers no longer pay income tax because of tax bracket changes.” — rated True by Spunt.mt.
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2024· 1 entry
Abela was heavily criticised by the opposition, as well as the judiciary, after accusing an inquiring Magistrate of engaging in "Political Terrorism" after criminal charges were filed against his disgraced predecessor, J
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2021· 1 entry
Nasdaq: Esports Technologies CEO Aaron Speach Meets with Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela
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2020· 4 entries
Won: Malta (2020).
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Yahoo: Robert Abela sworn in as Malta's new prime minister
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Malta (2020).
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Campaign: 2020 Labour leadership election.
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2019· 1 entry
“s streets to tackle residents”
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2017· 1 entry
The Abelas bought a large rural mansion, Villa Cinja in Xrobb l-Ghagin, in the limits of Zejtun
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2008· 1 entry
Married Lydia Abela (née Zerafa), who later took the role of secretary of the Labour Party executive committee
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1996· 1 entry
And worked behind the scenes for many years in other roles, such as representing the party on current affairs programmes as requested by Joseph Muscat and lately as his legal advisor in Cabinet
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1977· 1 entry
Born 1977-12-07.
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