Voters in Malta have cast their ballots in general elections expected to secure another term for the Labour government, despite concerns about corruption in a nation still rocked by the assassination of a journalist:
Rene Rossignaud
A public inquiry last year found the state under then Labour prime minister Joseph Muscat created a "culture of impunity" in which her enemies felt they could silence her. Opposition Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech for his part warned "our democracy is at stake", but is struggling to overcome years of internal party divisions.
Located off the coast of Sicily, Catholic-majority Malta is the smallest and most densely populated country in the European Union, with around 516,000 people living in 316 square kilometres. The archipelago has also been criticised by the EU and anti-corruption campaigners for its "golden passports" scheme, which awards citizenship to wealthy investors.
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