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6 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 15 MAY 2024 SURVEY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 This suggests that while the PL's efforts to galvanise its vot- ers by rallying them against 'the establishment' have partly paid off, the PN still struggles to mo- bilise its voters by once again embarking on an anti-corrup- tion crusade, which may give these voters a sense of déjà vu. Moreover, the PN makes no inroads among non-voters in 2022, 77% of which intend not voting again and only 7% would vote PN. But while the PL gains 7% of these voters, 9% opt for third parties. This suggests that the PN is not winning back vot- ers which had deserted the party on the eve of the 2022 general election. PL winning in all age groups The survey shows Labour leading in all age groups, but its advantage is substantially narrowed among middle aged respondents, a category which is more likely to include more financially hard-pressed families with dependent children. Among 36- to 50-year-olds Labour leads the PN by just 2.9 points. This category also in- cludes a significant number of non-voters (38.8%). And while abstention drops to 24.3% among 51- to 65-year- olds, the PL only leads by 2.5 points. Abstention drops to 19% among over 65-year-olds where Labour leads by 9.6 points. Support for third parties peaks at 9.8% among 16- to 35-year- olds, a category which also in- cludes a substantial 39.5% who are intent on not voting. Despite the high abstention rate, Labour still leads the PN by 5.9 points in this cohort. PL dominates the south and Gozo The survey shows the PL aug- menting or retaining its strong lead in the southern regions and Gozo, while the PN leads in the North Harbour and the Western regions. But in the Northern region, which includes Mosta, Naxxar and St Paul's Bay, the major par- ties are neck to neck, with the PN leading by a statistically in- significant 0.5 points. The PN's lead is more consist- ent in the North Harbour re- gion, which includes Sliema, St Julians and Birkirkara, where it leads by 11.6 points and in the Western region which includes Attard, Rabat, Siggiewi and Zeb- bug where the party commands a nine-point lead. On the other hand, Labour leads by a more substantial 28.8-point margin in the South Harbour region which includes Cottonera and by 24.5 in the Southeast (which includes Bir- zebbuga, Marsaskala and Ze- jtun). In Gozo the PL is leading by 10.2 points. The survey shows abstention peaking in the PN-leaning North Harbour district (34.3%) and Voting intentions: 2022 voters