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14 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 8 NOVEMBER 2020 NEWS KURT SANSONE ROBERT Abela has reversed a downward trend in his trust rating, gaining almost two points since October, a Malta- Today survey shows. The Prime Minister registered a trust rating of 48.4% in the November survey released to- day. This represents the first upward tick for Abela since the start of a gradual decline in Ju- ly. But Bernard Grech now has the following of 90.4% of voters who say they will vote for the PN today. That means Grech has managed to reverse the fac- tional trend that set in under the Adrian Delia leadership. Opposition leader Bernard Grech scored 31.5%, an in- crease of 0.6 points over last month. The gap between the lead- ers has widened to almost 17 points. Last month, the gap stood at almost 16 points. The survey was held after the Budget and the keynote speech- es delivered by both leaders in parliament. Abela leads Grech across all age groups, among men and women, and in all regions bar Gozo. The Prime Minister enjoys a 15-point lead over Grech among those aged between 18 and 35. Abela's advantage over the Nationalist Party leader narrows to eight points among those aged between 36 and 50 but widens in the higher age brackets. Among those aged 65 and over, the Prime Minister enjoys a 23-point lead over his rival. But Grech is giving the Prime Minister a run for his mon- ey among university-educated graduates, edging just past Ab- ela with a 38% trust rating. On a regional basis, Grech manages to get in front of the Prime Minister in Gozo. The Opposition leader has a trust rating of 45.5% as opposed to Abela's 38.2%. In all other regions, Abela emerges ahead of Grech, with the widest gap registered in the South-Eastern region. In the south east, Abela en- joys his highest trust rating at 57.8%, as opposed to Grech's 18.4%. Retaining 2017 voters Abela retains the trust of 87.4% of those who voted for the Labour Party in the last general election, while Grech retains the trust of 79.7% of those who voted PN. Significantly, Abela enjoys the trust of 4.4% of Nationalist vot- ers, as opposed to Grech, who only manages to command the trust of 0.9% of Labourites. There are 12.4% and 9.5% of PN and PL voters respectively who say they trust none of the two leaders. Trust Barometer and Political Survey Robert Abela Bernard Grech Neither Don't know 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 48.4% 31.5% 16.1% 3.9% -5.5pp 8 Nov 2020 PP change 11 Oct 2020 Between Robert Abela and Bernard Grech, who do you trust the most? Full demographics comparing trust between Abela and Grech ALL PL now PN now No vote PN 2017 PL 2017 Didn't vote 2017 Male Female 18-35 36-50 51-65 65+ Primary 48.4% 31.5% 16.1% 95.8% 90.4% 7.1% 21.5% 7.8% 63.5% 7.2% 79.7% 12.4% 87.4% 9.5% 28.1% 54.4% 14.6% 50.2% 27.9% 16.8% 46.2% 36.1% 15.2% 42.1% 27.4% 24.8% 42.8% 35.0% 18.4% 55.8% 32.8% 11.5% 54.6% 31.3% 7.5% 6.5% 58.6% 30.6% Robert Abela Bernard Grech None Don't know Robert Abela Bernard Grech Neither Don't know 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 48.4% 31.5% 16.1% 3.9% -5.5pp 8 Nov 2020 PP change 11 Oct 2020 Between Robert Abela and Bernard Grech, who do you trust the most? Full demographics comparing trust between Abela and Grech ALL PL now PN now No vote PN 2017 PL 2017 Didn't vote 2017 Male Female 18-35 36-50 51-65 65+ Primary Secondary Post-sec Tertiary Gozo Northern N Harbour S Eastern S Harbour Western 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 48.4% 31.5% 16.1% 95.8% 90.4% 7.1% 21.5% 7.8% 63.5% 7.2% 79.7% 12.4% 87.4% 9.5% 28.1% 54.4% 14.6% 50.2% 27.9% 16.8% 46.2% 36.1% 15.2% 42.1% 27.4% 24.8% 42.8% 35.0% 18.4% 55.8% 32.8% 11.5% 54.6% 31.3% 7.5% 6.5% 58.6% 30.6% 52.2% 31.6% 12.8% 55.8% 21.4% 19.7% 33.9% 38.3% 23.0% 38.2% 45.5% 10.6% 49.9% 31.1% 15.2% 43.1% 33.8% 21.8% 57.8% 18.4% 15.2% 8.5% 56.5% 27.0% 12.3% 43.4% 39.2% 16.3% Robert Abela Bernard Grech None Don't know Abela reverses downward trend, but The Prime Minister enjoys a 15-point lead over Grech among those aged between 18 and 35. Abela's advantage over the Nationalist Party leader narrows to eight points among those aged between 36 and 50 but widens in the higher age brackets Bernard Grech has consolidated the PN vote and reversed the factional division that was preventing the Opposition from presenting itself as a government-in-waiting