Voter registration period should be extended by at least two weeks following an educational campaign and the correction of false information on the Electoral Commission website, Partit Demokratiku said.

It said in a statement said that following pressure from PD, the Electoral Office updated one of several webpages with the relevant information - but only the MEP election site was showing the correct information.

The Frequently Asked Questions excluded mentioning that citizens could register to vote by sending in the relevant form via post, or by handing it in to their local council or police station, as stipulated by law.

PD pointed out that the Electoral Office in Valletta, with restricted opening hours, was surrounded by very limited infrastructure, such as parking facilities. This put people off from going there to register to vote, and many EU nationals said they would need half a day off work to be able to sort it out, which many would find difficulty in doing.

MEP candidate Camilla Appelgren said EU citizens should be able to register to vote in an easy manner but many who went to councils after the recent update on Electoral Office webpage were denied this service.

“Partit Demokratiku finds this situation worrying. Citizens and long term residents have ended up having to fight for their basic rights, and it is for this reason that Partit Demokratiku is asking for the extension of the voter registration period, which should be a matter of concern up to the highest levels of European democracy," it said.