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12 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 7 FEBRUARY 2021 MALTATODAY SURVEY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 This is Grech's best perfor- mance since becoming leader of the Nationalist Party in Oc- tober. The gap between the two lead- ers now stands at 6.6 points, the closest it has ever been since the last general election. Although statistically the changes in trust are well within the margin of error, it appears that the trend lines for both leaders are establishing them- selves in opposite directions. Abela remains popular but has been struggling since No- vember, while Grech has re- covered some of the ground lost by his predecessor. The numbers show that Abela is 0.7 points more popular than his own party, while Grech enjoys a two- point lead over his own party. This sug- gests that Grech may be breaking new ground but it still has to be seen wheth- er that sup- port will eventually t r a n s l a t e into sup- port for the PN. The survey shows the PN losing support. Abela retains a substantial lead over Grech across all age groups apart from pensioners. Among those aged 65 and over, Abela trails the Oppo- sition leader by eight points. However, among those aged between 16 and 35, the Prime Minister is ahead by 12 points. The Prime Minister also leads among both men and women, enjoying a stronger advantage over his rival among women. On a geographical basis, Abe- la leads in the Northern, South- ern Harbour, South-East and Western regions, while Grech leads in Gozo and the North- ern Harbour region. The numbers in these indi- vidual cohorts have to be in- terpreted with great caution because margins of error are much higher. Robert Abela Bernard Grech Neither Don't know 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 41.7% 35.1% 14.0% -5.1pp 9.1% 5pp 7 Feb 2021 PP change 9 Jan 2021 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 PL 2017 PN 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 41.7% 35.1% 14.0% 9.1% 83.7% 6.9% 77.1% 13.5% 6.4% 29.3% 9.0% 49.0% 12.7% 81.2% 6.4% 8.4% 76.2% 8.8% 10.2% 25.7% 19.6% 37.6% 17.1% 41.3% 37.1% 14.9% 6.7% 42.2% 33.0% 13.1% 11.7% 41.6% 29.6% 20.5% 8.4% 42.2% 29.3% 20.1% 8.5% 46.1% 34.0% 9.3% 10.6% 38.1% 46.2% 6.5% 9.2% 49.0% 35.5% 7.6% 7.9% 48.1% 32.8% 10.8% 8.2% 44.7% 28.0% 16.7% 10.5% 27.8% 42.6% 19.7% 10.0% 33.7% 38.2% 12.4% 15.7% 40.5% 30.8% 18.8% 9.9% 30.9% 46.6% 14.2% 8.3% 50.9% 31.1% 8.4% 9.6% 63.1% 23.3% 9.6% 35.7% 32.7% 20.2% 11.5% Robert Abela Bernard Grech None Don't know Which political party would you vote for if Abela is 0.7 points more popular than his own party, while Grech enjoys a two-point lead over his own party. This suggests that Grech may be breaking new ground Gap between Abela and Grech at 6.6 points, lowest ever