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Malti.
A few common threads emerge in international media reports on the general election being held in Malta on Saturday, including that surveys have been putting the governing Labour Party ahead.
The reports highlight that the election was a snap election, and speculate on the reasons why prime minister Robert Abela chose to call one ahead of time.
Reuters – and various news agencies that used its article – highlight the potential impact of the conflict in the Middle East on Malta’s economy and on the cost of living.
Almost invariably, the reports highlight the one event in Malta that made headlines around the world: the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, often highlighting her anti-corruption reporting and highlighting that concerns about corruption run high.
Agence France Presse also highlights that one possible reason for the snap election could be to pre-empt the upcoming trial of the man accused of orchestrating her murder: businessman Yorgen Fenech.
Two facts about Abela’s main rival – Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg – have clearly resonated the most in international media.
One is his age: at 30, he is hoping to become Malta’s youngest prime minister. The other, meanwhile, is his victory in a beauty pageant, the 2020 edition of the Mr World Malta contest.
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