Maltese PM announces to resign after January 12

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced on Sunday his decision to resign from office after January 12, when a new leader is chosen for the Labour Party and could replace him as prime minister.

“This is what needs to be done,” he said in a recorded televised address to the nation just minutes after the conclusion of yet another protest on the streets of Valletta demanding his resignation.

“I always said that a Prime Minister should not serve for more than two legislatures. So the time has come to practice what I preach and will kick-start the process for a new prime minister who will continue the work that has already been done,” he said.
Referring to the killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Muscat said:

“Justice is being done. And I will see that justice is for everyone. Investigations are not complete. No one is above justice.”