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Voting starts in Malta parliamentary elections, ruling party set to win
Opinion polls show Labour ahead by 11 points as voters weigh the economy, energy bills and corruption concerns.
- Parliamentary elections opened in Malta on Saturday with polling stations operating from 7am to 10pm, determining the composition of the 13-district legislature as Prime Minister Robert Abela seeks a record-breaking fourth term for his Labour Party.
- Abela called the snap election four years into the current five-year term, citing future international challenges; the Mediterranean island's economy grew 4% last year with frozen fuel and electricity prices supporting his re-election campaign.
- The Nationalist Party, led by Alex Borg, argues the strong economy has not improved quality of life, citing rising rents and infrastructure pressure from a large influx of migrant workers over the past decade.
- After polls close at 10pm, Electoral Commission officials will transport ballot boxes to the Naxxar counting hall for electronic scanning; official results across all 13 districts are expected by early Monday.
- Opinion polls show the Labour Party on course for a fourth consecutive term, though officials warn Middle East conflict could spike inflation in the European Union's smallest member state, which relies heavily on imports.
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Malta is holding snap parliamentary elections on Saturday, with Prime Minister Robert Abela's centre-left Malta Workers' Party (MLP) expected to win again in the smallest country in the European Union.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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The citizens of Malta are voting today in the extraordinary parliamentary elections, in which, according to polls, the victory of the ruling Workers' Party is expected, which would thereby win a fourth mandate.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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Since 7 a.m. this morning, 356,832 Maltese citizens with voting rights have begun to express their preference in the legislation called for by Labour Prime Minister Robert Abela
·Milan, Italy
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Total News Sources28
Leaning Left5Leaning Right9Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Right
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
L 24%
C 33%
R 43%
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