Prime Minister Joseph Muscat wins Malta election

 Joseph Muscat has declared victory in Malta's snap election after preliminary results showed his Labour Party heading towards a second mandate. 

A sample count of ballots on Sunday showed Labour having a majority of more than 30,000 votes equivalent to nearly 10 percent of the electorate.

Is clear that the people have chosen to stay the course, said Muscat, who called the snap vote to counter allegations of corruption against his wife and some of his political allies.

Simon Busuttil, the leader of the opposition Nationalist Party , made a telephone call to Muscat to concede defeat in Saturday's election.