LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta recorded a modest increase in voter turnout in the latest general election, according to figures released by the Electoral Commission early on Sunday.
A total of 311,949 of the 356,832 eligible voters cast their ballots, resulting in a turnout rate of 87.42%. While this marks an improvement on the 85.63% turnout registered in 2022, it remains the second-lowest turnout in a general election since independence.
Turnout increased across all 13 electoral districts, despite boundary changes introduced since the last election to reflect demographic shifts.
The number of uncollected voting documents also rose slightly. A total of 15,312 documents, representing 4.3% of the total, were not collected, compared to 4.1% in 2022. However, a greater proportion of voters who received or collected their voting documents went on to cast their votes.
Voting closed at 10pm on Saturday, triggering the transfer of ballot boxes from across the country to the counting hall in Naxxar ahead of Sunday’s vote count.
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