Roderick Galdes has reportedly filed a complaint with Labour Party officials after an internal vote blocked him from contesting the upcoming general election as a candidate.The former housing minister was rejected by the party executive in a secret ballot held on Monday, shortly before Prime Minister Robert Abela announced the start of the election campaign as reported by Times of Malta.According to reports, the first round of voting ended in a tie, leading to a second vote in which Galdes lost.Galdes is now contesting the first vote, arguing that one person who participated did not have the right to cast a vote under Labour Party rules.Sources indicated he was referring to Silvio Schembri.Under party statutes, only six MPs are said to hold voting rights on the executive, and Schembri is reportedly not among them.Had that vote been excluded, Galdes would have narrowly passed in the first round, meaning a second vote would not have been necessary.Galdes has reportedly asked party president Alex Sciberras to revise the result by removing any invalid votes.On Tuesday morning, Galdes said he had been targeted by a coordinated political group attempting to damage his reputation through allegations he described as false and unproven.He did not name who he was referring to.Galdes was first elected to parliament in 2004 and served in Labour governments since 2013, first as a parliamentary secretary and later as minister.He led the housing portfolio from 2017 until January this year, when he resigned after allegations linked him to contractors. Galdes denied wrongdoing and described those claims as attacks.When asked whether he agreed with the decision to block Galdes from running, Abela declined to answer.What do you make of this?•