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A political and institutional crisis within the Republic of Malta followed the uncovering of links between government officials and the 2017 assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.[1][2][3] The Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Keith Schembri and Minister for Tourism Konrad Mizzi resigned[4] following the arrest of businessman Yorgen Fenech in connection with the murder.
On 1 December 2019, the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced his intention to resign[5] on 12 January 2020[6] after increased pressure from 2019 Maltese protests. An EU mission called for his immediate resignation.[7] Constitutional experts, legal bodies and other representatives stated Muscat's decision to remain in office until January 2020 and to have a six week parliamentary recess over Christmas had led to a constitutional crisis.[8][9]