It's not 1444 anymore, Knight Orders matter fuck all in places like Malta or Cyprus.
Malta actually had a surprisingly anti-imperialist demsoc government led by Dom Mintoff's Labour Party, being friendly to anti-colonial movements, having better relations with Romania, China or the DPRK than the west, illegally nationalizing companies by force
The economy then "stagnated" in the final years of his government (note: his successor Misfud Bonicci continued his policies, for example confiscating church property without any compensation, and the economy returned to growing faster than the western european average)
The party went socdem/lib in the 90s and beyond, as can be expected unfortunately.
It's not 1444 anymore, Knight Orders matter fuck all in places like Malta or Cyprus.
Malta actually had a surprisingly anti-imperialist demsoc government led by Dom Mintoff's Labour Party, being friendly to anti-colonial movements, having better relations with Romania, China or the DPRK than the west, illegally nationalizing companies by force
The economy then "stagnated" in the final years of his government (note: his successor Misfud Bonicci continued his policies, for example confiscating church property without any compensation, and the economy returned to growing faster than the western european average)
The party went socdem/lib in the 90s and beyond, as can be expected unfortunately.