Malta party defeated in March poll elects new leader

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta's opposition Nationalist Party elected lawyer Simon Busuttil as its leader on Wednesday to succeed Lawrence Gonzi, who resigned after a heavy loss in a March 9 general election. Gonzi, who had been party leader and prime minister for nine years, had led the party to a narrow victory in 2008. Busuttil, 44, a member of the European Parliament until March when he resigned ...