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Joseph Muscat

prime minister of Malta
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Joseph Muscat served as Prime Minister of Malta from 2013 to 2020. His premiership was marked by economic growth and progressive social policies, including the legalization of civil unions for same-sex couples. However, his tenure was also overshadowed by the Panama Papers leak, which implicated his cabinet ministers and chief of staff in offshore companies.1

The investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was investigating the Panama Papers, led to arrests and protests demanding Muscat's resignation. He announced his resignation in November 2019, and his successor, Robert Abela, took office in January 2020. Malta's political landscape is characterized by a deep polarization between the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party, with these two parties alternating in power since the country gained independence.12

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  1. Malta - Modern history
  2. Malta - Political process
  3. Eddie Fenech Adami
  4. Malta - Labour and taxation
  5. Dom Mintoff

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