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SEE STORY PAGES 2 - 3 JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT SUNDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2025 • ISSUE 1317 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY New party in town Momentum secretary general Momentum secretary general Mark Mark Camilleri Gambin on the new Camilleri Gambin on the new party's work, Arnold Cassola and party's work, Arnold Cassola and free votes free votes INTERVIEW INTERVIEW MT2 MT2 maltatoday April deadline looms for public service garages in crackdown on cab operators PAGE 9 Plans to convert Hamrun's oldest building into 16-bed guesthouse PAGE 11 Y-plates Palazzo Atocia €2.20 Back to blue: Gozo swings back to PN despite third party surge THE Nationalist Party is set to retake Gozo and is leading the Labour Party by nearly six points even if it falls short of an absolute majority. This emerges from Malta- Today's first ever survey to be conducted entirely in the 13th District among a rep- resentative sample of 666 Gozitan respondents. The survey was held between 16 January and 28 January. The result puts the PN at 47.4%, the PL at 41.7% and third parties collectively at 10.9% and is based on a pro- jected turnout of 80%. The survey suggests the Gozitan electorate is in flux with Labour losing support to abstention and to the PN, while the Opposition is main- ly losing support to third par- ties. The PN's losses are how- ever offset by a notable shift in its favour from the PL. The survey suggests that while Labour has lost 3,770 votes from its 2022 gener- al election tally, the PN has gained 409 votes and third parties have seen their vote share increase by over 2,015 votes. Prime Minister Robert Ab- ela leads Opposition leader Bernard Grech by nine points on the trust barometer. 30% of the PN's current voters do not trust any of the two lead- ers but would still vote for their party. SEE FULL RESULTS AND ANALYSIS PAGES 6 - 8 • Labour proposal slices up Marsaskala, Birkirkara, Pieta and Naxxar • Nationalist proposal radically overhauls districts, retains localities' territorial integrity Electoral district boundary changes Why a price change? After years of no price change at MaltaToday, we are having a small increase. This will help address the increased cost of production, printing and salaries of our journalists. Independent journalism comes at a price. We thank you for your support and understanding and for being a faithful MaltaToday reader. MaltaToday Gozo survey VOTING: PN 47.4%, PL 41.7%, ADPD 5.8%, Others 5.1% Turnout: 80% TRUST: Robert Abela 37.7%, Bernard Grech 29.1%, None 33.3%