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Malta: Turnout Drops to 93%, Lowest Since 1971, Times of Malta (2008)

Turnout in yesterday's general election reached 93 percent, three percentage points below the level reached in 2003, according to official figures.

Malta: MEPs will not contest Malta election, Times of Malta (2008)

None of the five Maltese Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be contesting the general elections. Asked by The Times/timesofmalta.com to state their position the five MEPs ruled out seeking a seat in the Maltese Parliament.

Malta: A fair overview of the electoral campaign, Malta Media (2008)

The first general elections to be held after Malta joined the European Union in 2004 will be held on March 8, 2008. Perhaps coincidentally, March 8 was also the date for the 2003 referendum on Malta’s entry to the EU.

Malta: Election 2008 – Week 2: Social issues, the environment take central stage in week two, The Malta Independent Online (2008)

The country is more or less half way through the electoral campaign now, and time is pressing. Political parties are being faced with more and more pressure to try to convince the electorate regarding the soundness of their respective policies.

Malta: Travel arrangements for Maltese voters living abroad, Times of Malta (2008)

Travel arrangements are being made for eligible voters living abroad to enable them to vote in Malta at the forthcoming General Election on 8 March 2008.

Malta: The weird world of Maltese politics, Malta Today (2008)

The world of Maltese politics is indeed a weird one. We have a political system that should have been scrapped and replaced by something more straightforward. Instead we keep tinkering with the system until nobody knows how it works, let alone the fact that the great majority never knew how it worked in the first place.