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Lawmaker, son of ex-president, to be Malta's next premier

by Associated Press
| January 12, 2020 1:35 AM

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A first-term lawmaker whose father was Malta's president has been chosen to be the country's prime minister, replacing Joseph Muscat after weeks of protests demanding accountability in the investigation of the car bomb slaying of an anti-corruption journalist who targeted his government.

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