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Corruption scandal will hurt Maltese ruling party

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: MALTA
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Malta EUR EU

Topical: economy industry politics corruption crime finance government health judicial party foreign investment investment opposition privatisation protest
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2024), "Corruption scandal will hurt Maltese ruling party", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB287153

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Significance

Among the charged are former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, former Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne, and current Central Bank Governor Edward Scicluna. The charges are the latest development in a corruption scandal that has roiled the island since 2017.

Impacts

PL could lose one of its four seats in the European Parliament to the opposition Nationalist Party.
The European Central Bank could try to force Scicluna’s exit as central bank governor.
The EU could possibly consider conditioning the disbursement of funds to Malta on improvements to the rule of law.

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