Malta to Hold Early Parliamentary Elections on May 30

Malta will hold early parliamentary elections on May 30. In the previous elections held in 2022, the Labour Party (PL) secured 55.11 percent of the vote despite lower voter turnout and ongoing controversy surrounding the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galiziova. The scandal involved the 2017 killing of Caruana Galiziova, who had been investigating corruption in Malta's government and business circles, a case that drew international attention and raised questions about press freedom and rule of law in the EU member state.