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Robert Abela, 42, was ex-PM Joseph Muscat's legal confidante prior to his elevation (Photo: partitlaburista.org)

Malta picks new leader in EU rule-of-law crisis

Malta's new prime minister has pledged to "strengthen rule of law" amid EU mistrust in the government over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

"Malta is not going through any tragedy, but it is going through a sensitive time from which it will emerge stronger," Robert Abela, the country's new leader, said on Sunday (12 January).

"We will continue to strengthen rule of law and good governance," he added, at a Labour Par...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

Robert Abela, 42, was ex-PM Joseph Muscat's legal confidante prior to his elevation (Photo: partitlaburista.org)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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