Malta gets new PM after Muscat departs over Daphne Caruana Galizia murderOutsider Robert Abela is set to become Malta’s new prime minister after the downfall of previous leader Joseph Muscat over the investigation into the murder of an investigative journalist. Malta’s corruption is not just in the heart of government, it’s the entire body | Alexander Clapp Read moreDubbed the “one woman WikiLeaks”, Caruana Galizia exposed corruption at the highest levels. Two candidates were vying to take over as Labour leader and prime minister: the deputy prime minister and health minister, Chris Fearne, a 56-year old surgeon, and 42-year-old lawyer Abela. The opposition Nationalist party slammed Muscat’s “surreal” speech, pointing out that it was Caruana Galizia who had paid that price. The murder and probe, Malta Today wrote on Saturday, “cast an indelible stain on Muscat and his administration”.

Source: The Guardian January 12, 2020 04:00 UTC