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Malta gets new PM after reporter murder outcry

Malta's Prime Minister and Labour leader Joseph Muscat is set to resign on Sunday after the party election.

Outsider Robert Abela is set to become Malta's new premier on Sunday after Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's downfall over the murder of an investigative journalist.

Abela, who is seen as representing continuity, was elected leader of the Labour Party, meaning he automatically takes the role of prime minister.

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