Joseph Muscat
Joseph Muscat is a former Prime Minister of Malta who led the country through economic growth and implemented LGBT+ friendly policies, but also faced corruption allegations and had close associates implicated in a journalist's assassination.
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Joseph Muscat, a Maltese politician, served two terms as the Prime Minister of Malta, during which he oversaw a period of significant economic growth and legalized same-sex marriage in mid-July 2017, making Malta one of the most LGBT+ friendly countries. He also held positions as the Commonwealth Chair-in-Office and led Malta’s Presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2017. However, his tenure was tainted by corruption allegations, earning him the title “man of the year in corruption,” and his close friends were implicated in the assassination of a journalist, further damaging his reputation. Despite these controversies, Muscat’s contributions to economic growth and LGBT+ rights remain noteworthy.