FILE PHOTO: Malta's Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party Robert Abela addresses supporters after calling general election on March 26, at a political rally in Floriana, Malta February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/File Photo
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta, the European Union's smallest member state, holds parliamentary elections on Saturday with the Labour government widely expected to win a third consecutive term, despite a wave of controversies and scandals.
Opinion polls show Prime Minister Robert Abela's centre-left Labour Party will win 55% of the vote, well ahead of the opposition centre-right Nationalist Party at 42.5%, with the rest seen going to small parties or independent candidates.
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