Malta’s economic situation is expected to dominate this year’s election, with rising rents and ailing infrastructure as chief concerns. Voting has begun in Malta’s snap parliamentary election, which will determine who governs the Mediterranean island nation for the next five years. Polling stations opened on Saturday in a contest widely viewed as a two-horse race between the governing Labour Party and the centrist Nationalist Party. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Malta directs 23 migrants to Egypt despite Malta being closer list 2 of 3 Malta welcomes foreign workers to fill labour shortage, but repels refugees list 3 of 3 NGO in talks with Malta to repair Gaza-bound aid ship ‘attacked by Israel’ end of list Prime Minister Robert Abela, who leads the Labour Party, called the election a year ahead of schedule against the backdrop of the Iran war, which is impacting markets globally.…