Rumours doing the rounds on Facebook that Parliament has been dissolved and an election is being held in March are "absolutely false", government sources told timesofmalta.com.

Although an election has to be held by mid-2013, the Prime Minister may call an earlier one, especially if pushed to do so by political circumstances.

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi is currently under pressure from his MP Franco Debono, who is pushing him to split the Justice and Home Affairs Ministry before the end of the year.

Dr Debono is arguing the Prime Minister had promised him he would do so but Dr Gonzi is saying he has not set any timeframes for the split.

Parliament is in its Christmas recess and is expected to reconvene on January 18.

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