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14 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 5 AUGUST 2018 MALTATODAY SURVEY ALL PL 2017 PN 2017 Did not vote 2017 Male Female Aged 18-35 Aged 36-50 Aged 51-65 Aged 65+ Gozo Northern Northern Harbour South Eastern Southern Harbour Western Primary Secondary Post-Sec Tertiary 44.1% 17.1% 38.9% 71.7% 3.0% 25.4% 13.5% 33.0% 53.5% 22.3% 27.0% 50.7% 43.6% 18.1% 38.3% 44.1% 16.0% 39.9% 36.9% 15.0% 48.1% 38.2% 17.0% 44.8% 46.5% 20.3% 33.2% 59.3% 16.1% 24.7% 47.4% 11.1% 41.6% 38.0% 19.8% 42.3% 42.0% 21.8% 36.2% 46.5% 8.8% 44.6% 50.8% 12.5% 36.7% 41.5% 20.8% 37.7% 55.9% 10.3% 33.9% 53.3% 17.8% 28.9% 38.3% 19.3% 42.4% 27.4% 17.7% 54.9% 57.0% 17.6% 25.4% 83.4% 3.3% 13.3% 26.8% 34.5% 38.8% 40.5% 25.2% 34.3% 59.8% 15.5% 24.8% 54.1% 19.5% 26.4% 49.4% 14.5% 36.1% 57.2% 19.9% 23.0% 60.0% 21.9% 18.1% 65.0% 13.4% 21.6% 71.1% 3.8% 25.2% 58.1% 22.2% 19.7% 47.8% 24.4% 27.9% 58.3% 12.9% 28.9% 67.0% 7.9% 25.2% 54.4% 21.0% 24.6% 62.1% 9.1% 28.8% 65.3% 18.9% 15.8% 49.9% 16.6% 33.5% 47.0% 20.7% 32.3% The Village Kitchen 156 Marquis Scicluna Street, Naxxar (near to the Old Trade Fair Grounds) Tel: +356 27484554 Email: info@thevillagekitchen.eu • Ample Parking • Cosy Atmosphere • Outstanding Food and Service Anything from the A' la carte menu delivered to your home (within 3km of Naxxar) I didn't believe I believed I wasn't sure We asked respondents whether they believed Egrant was the Prime Minister's company before the 2017 election... I believe PM has nothing to do with Egrant I don't believe I'm not sure ... And whether they now believe the Prime Minister had nothing to do with Egrant after the publication of the Egrant conclusions ADRIAN Delia's decision to ask his predecessor to sus- pend himself from the par- liamentary group after the Egrant inquiry findings left Nationalist Party voters deep- ly divided. The MaltaToday survey found that 38.7% of those who voted PN in the last elec- tion agreed with Delia's de- cision but an equally strong 33.7% disagreed. The rest of PN voters (27.7%) were undecided about Delia's decision to show Simon Bu- suttil the door. The overall results were less polarised with Delia's deci- sion receiving the backing of 59% of all voters, giving rise to a deep contrast between what PN voters feel and the rest of the population. The PN leader eventually backtracked on the request for Busuttil to suspend him- self, which was possibly a reaction to the fact that the division among PN MPs was a reflection of deeper prob- lems among the party's rank and file. However, the divisive result among PN voters may have been a response to the ex- treme action of asking a for- mer leader to suspend him- self from the parliamentary group rather than a rejection of Delia himself. When asked who they be- lieved was right on the Egrant affair between the PN leader and his predecessor, 34.2% of PN voters said Delia while 14.9% said Busuttil. However, 12% of PN voters believed none of the two was right and 38.9% were unsure. Nationally, the overall num- bers militated in favour of Delia with 40% indicating he was right, as opposed to Bu- suttil, who could only muster 7.5%. The numbers paint a com- plex picture of a deeply di- vided PN that has yet to find its feet and direction after last year's election debacle and a bruising leadership contest. While Delia's outlook is to broaden the PN's message be- yond the talk on corruption and good governance that characterised the party plat- form under his predecessor, the survey found that 44.9% of PN voters believe corrup- tion should remain the par- ty's main battle cry despite the Egrant inquiry findings. While 25% of PN voters are unsure of whether corruption should remain a dominant is- sue, 30.2% disagree. Balancing out these deeply contrasting views will not be easy for Delia, more so when the national result showed that only 29.6% of people (irrespective of political al- legiance) believe corruption should remain the PN's main battle cry in the aftermath of the Egrant inquiry. A whopping 45.7% said the issue should not be a main is- sue for the PN, while 24.7% were unsure. PN voters divided over Busuttil- Delia showdown CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 The fallout from the inquiry findings also saw people lose their belief in slain journal- ist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who broke the Egrant story on her blog in April last year. While 51.7% of people said their belief in Caruana Gali- zia was unchanged after the Egrant findings, 44.7% said they now believe her less. Only 3.6% said they believe her more. There are 23.6% of PN vot- ers, who today believe the late journalist less than they used to a year ago.