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SURVEY
maltatoday | SUNDAY • 5 MAY 2024
JAMES
DEBONO
jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt
Labour lead decreases to 17,000
votes before tumultuous week
Labour's lead narrows from 10 points to 7 points as non-voters increase by six points • PL loses 23%
of 2022 voters to abstention, up from 14% in March
The Labour Party retains an
absolute majority of 50.7% al-
though it loses two points since
March, while the Nationalist
Party scores 44.2%, the latest
MaltaToday survey shows.
The PL now leads the PN by
seven points, which translates
into a vote gap of 17,100 on the
back of a predicted turnout of
71%.
In March, the PL led the PN
by 10 points and a more pro-
nounced 28,700-vote advan-
tage. The turnout in March
stood at 77%.
The survey asked how people
will vote in the European Par-
liament election to be held on
8 June.
The reduced gap between the
two major parties does not re-
flect any significant gains for
the PN. The Opposition party
sees its vote share increase by
only 1.6 points despite the PL's
losses.
The latest survey puts the
strength of third parties and
independents collectively at
5.1%, a marginal increase from
4.6% last March.
Snapshot before explosive start
of campaign
The survey results provide
a snapshot of the electorate
taken in the last two weeks in
April before the formal start
of the parties' campaigns and
a tumultuous week dominated
by the political fallout from the
hospitals magisterial inquiry.
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Both Bernard Grech (top) and Robert Abela (above) address their followers on Labour Day
