Will it be Owen Bonnici or Chris Cardona?
All eyes are on the Labour Party headquarters today as delegates choose the party's next deputy leader.
Owen Bonnici and Chris Cardona are facing off in a second round vote to determine who will be the deputy leader for party affairs, after Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi was eliminated in a vote last night.
Dr Zrinzo Azzopardi was eliminated after finishing third in the vote, with his 213 votes falling just shy of Dr Bonnici's 224.
Dr Cardona won over the most delegates, with his 310 votes making him the favourite for today's second round.
Candidates needed to obtain 375 votes – 50 per cent plus one of the 747 valid votes cast - to win the election without forcing a second vote. 752 of the party's 763 delegates voted in yesterday's election - a turnout of 98.56 per cent.
Voting lasts until 8pm with the result known shortly afterwards.
Delegates will have to decide whether to consolidate Friday’s vote or opt to turn the tables. Though Dr Cardona is the favourite, the Labour Party spawned a surprise winner in 1992. In the leadership race, Alfred Sant had obtained 414 votes in the first round, Lino Spiteri won 537. The third candidate, while Joe Brincat secured 119 votes. But the tables...