Maltese PM Muscat declares election victory, says wins second term

Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Joseph Muscat sits in his car after winning a second term in office in Malta's snap general elections outside the vote counting centre in Naxxar, Malta, June 4, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat won a second term in office after calling a snap parliamentary election last month to counter allegations of corruption against his wife and some of his political allies.

Muscat's Labour Party won 55 percent of votes in Saturday's election, handing it an absolute majority in the 65-seat parliament, according to political sources on both sides involved in the vote tally.