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14 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 2 FEBRUARY 2020 MALTATODAY SURVEY MaltaToday Trust Barometer 2 February 2019 Between Robert Abela and Adrian Delia whom do you trust most? Robert Abela Adrian Delia Neither Don't know 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 62.5% 50.5% 13.5% 21.3% 16.6% 25.4% 7.4% 2 February 2020 Muscat v Delia Nov 2019 Trust barometer among different categories of voters ALL PL PN Male Female 18-35 36-50 51-65 65+ Post-Sec Primary Secondary Tertiary Gozo Northern Northern Harbour South Eastern Southern Harbour Western 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 62.5% 13.5% 16.6% 7.4% 95.5% 22.5% 34.0% 10.9% 32.6% 64.4% 12.4% 14.2% 9.0% 60.4% 14.8% 19.1% 64.6% 9.4% 18.3% 7.8% 59.2% 8.1% 25.4% 7.4% 66.0% 17.8% 10.8% 58.9% 20.9% 10.4% 9.8% 70.1% 24.8% 66.5% 16.6% 12.4% 59.9% 7.0% 18.9% 14.3% 53.7% 8.1% 28.2% 10.0% 62.3% 8.3% 22.6% 6.8% 53.5% 10.3% 24.6% 11.6% 61.4% 19.4% 14.1% 76.2% 14.8% 69.8% 12.2% 9.9% 8.1% 51.3% 16.7% 21.3% 10.7% Robert Abela Adrian Delia Trust neither Don't know Which political party would you vote for if a general election were to be KURT SANSONE ROBERT Abela has scored an impressive 62.5% on the trust barometer in the first Malta- Today survey since he became prime minister three weeks ago. The Prime Minister's trust rat- ing is the highest ever achieved by any party leader, putting him a massive 49 points ahead of his rival, Adrian Delia. The Opposition leader regis- tered a dismal 13.5%, his lowest trust rating in two years. Abela trumps Delia comfort- ably among women and men, across all age groups, and in all regions. He achieves this result despite jitters among Labour voters on three key issues that have char- acterised Abela's first weeks at the helm – the resignations of the police commissioner and Justyne Caruana, and the order to stop clearing flowers from Daphne Caruana Galizia's me- morial. Significantly, Abela enjoys the trust of 22.5% of those who vot- ed for the Nationalist Party in the 2017 general election, just 10 points shy of Delia's perfor- mance among his own support- ers. The gap between the lead- ers is particularly pronounced among younger voters with Abela securing the trust of 64.6% of those aged between 18 and 35, as opposed to Delia's 9.4%. Abela's 'worst' per- formance is among those aged 65 and over, where he still manages a trust rating of 58.9%. This coincides with Delia's best performance – the Opposition leader secures the trust of 20.9% of those aged 65+. The Prime Minister registers absolute majorities in all regions with his best performance be- ing in the South East where he scores 76.2%. Abela's lowest trust rating is in the Western region, where he registers a trust rating of 51.3%. In Gozo, once a PN strong- hold, Abela notches up 62.3% and secures an equally impres- sive 61.4% in the traditional PN-leaning Northern Harbour region. Delia's best performance is in the Northern Harbour where he hits 19.4%. His lowest trust rating is in the South-Eastern region, where he scrapes a lowly 4.4%, while in Gozo, Delia regis- ters 8.3%. The figures suggest that Abela has managed to win over hearts and minds in his first few weeks at the helm of the Labour Party and the country. His trust rat- ing has even superseded Joseph Muscat's, who won the trust battles against his political rivals Lawrence Gonzi, Simon Busuttil and Adrian Delia. The Prime Minister's trust rat- ing is further bolstered by his own party's improved perfor- mance after it started to slide over the past three months. On the flipside, the re- sults spell trouble for Delia, who has failed to capitalise on the political tur- moil of recent weeks. His trust rating is a major set- back at a time w h e n the PN is try- ing to regroup and re- form. Abela trust skyrockets with inroads among PN voters Figures suggest Abela has managed to win over hearts and minds in his first few weeks at the helm of the country. His trust rating has even superseded Joseph Muscat