Partit Laburista has approved a second group of candidates to contest the next general election, adding 26 more names to its electoral line-up.The candidates were approved by the party’s national executive following what Labour described as a rigorous vetting process carried out by its Candidate Commission, led by Charles Mangion.The second batch includes 13 first-time candidates, signalling a continued push to refresh the party’s roster ahead of the upcoming election.The new candidates are:Fleur Abela – District 1Ramona Attard – Districts 6 and 8Yana Borg Debono Grech – District 1 and 8Jesmond Bonello – Districts 2 and 8Georvin Bugeja – District 2Joseph Bugeja – Districts 1 and 8Samantha Pace Gasan – District 7John Grech – Districts 1 and 8Remenda Grech – District 5Olaf McKay – District 1Francesca Zarb – Districts 1 and 11Roderick Zerafa – Districts 2 and 5Carlos Zarb – District 12 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)The remaining approved candidates of the second group are:Ray Abela – Districts 1 and 3Malcolm Paul Agius Galea – Districts 6 and 7Alicia Bugeja Said – Districts 3 and 12Rebecca Buttigieg – Districts 9 and 10Naomi Cachia – Districts 7 and 12Byron Camilleri – Districts 2 and 4Katya De Giovanni – Districts 4 and 10Julia Farrugia – Districts 5 and 7Cressida Galea – Districts 1 and 8Alex Muscat – Districts 8 and 11Omar Farrugia – Districts 5 and 6Davina Sammut Hili – District 1Deborah Schembri – Districts 10 and 12The approved list also includes a number of current MPs and familiar party figures, such as Byron Camilleri, Julia Farrugia, Rebecca Buttigieg, Alex Muscat and Deborah Schembri.Labour said the Candidate Commission will continue its work in the coming days, meaning more names are expected to be announced soon as the party finalises its team for the election campaign.What do you make of these new candidates?•