VALLETTA, Malta – Malta's president has dissolved Parliament and set national elections for March 9.
The election decree Monday had been expected since the government of the eurozone island nation lost a vote on the budget Dec. 10.
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and opposition leader, Joseph Muscat, plan to address party activists later Monday, kicking off the campaign.
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