Malta’s 2008 Election: A Vote for Continuity and Change

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Series Details Vol.13, No.3, September 2008, p377-390
Publication Date September 2008
ISSN 1360-8746
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Abstract: The 2008 Malta election confirmed the Nationalist Party in power for a third consecutive term, but with a much reduced majority. It also instigated a change of leadership in the opposition Malta Labour Party and the subsequent election of a new leader from amongst the ranks of its MEPs. Unlike national elections in most other EU member states, EU membership featured very strongly in this election but in a peculiarly different way than it did in previous ones. Voter participation at 92.5% was below the 2003 rate of 95.96% and 1.32% less than the 1966-2008 average.

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