PRIME Minister Robert Abela has stuck his neck out
for ex-finance minister Edward Scicluna, insisting he
will not request his resignation from governor of the
Central Bank.
Scicluna is expected to be charged with fraud in re-
lation to the Vitals hospitals case and will appear in
court on 29 May.
As he fielded journalists' questions on Tuesday, Ab-
ela defended Scicluna as the finance minister who
turned around the country's economic fortunes when
its finances were "on their knees in 2013".
Citing Scicluna's loyalty to the country, Abela said
that the Central Bank governor has, "his full support."
VOTING INTENTIONS
Other: 8.9%
Turnout: 69.4%
TRUST
Abela: 36.8%
Grech: 26.1%
None: 37.1%
PL 49.4%
41.7% PN
VOTERS appear confused in the
aftermath of criminal charges filed
against Joseph Muscat in connection
with the Vitals case.
A survey conducted by Malta-
Today between 3 and 10 May has
found that both major parties lost
support although the Nationalist
Party was punished harder.
This situation resulted in the La-
bour Party enjoying a bigger lead
of almost 20,000 votes over the PN
despite its support dipping below
50%.
The political turmoil also led to
a dramatic increase in support for
third parties and independents.
Robert Abela now enjoys a trust
rating of 36.8%, a significant nine-
point decline from the last rating
recorded in March. On the flip
side, Bernard Grech's trust rating
now is more than four points high-
er than March and stands at 26.1%
FULL SURVEY RESULTS
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Labour still leads with
wider 20,000-vote gap
despite losing support
MATTHEW
FARRUGIA
mfarrugia@mediatoday.com.mt
PM will not
request Edward
Scicluna's
resignation
Edward Scicluna
MaltaToday survey
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