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mt SURVEY SUNDAY • 24 AUGUST 2025 | maltatoday 8 centage points in the trust barometer, Borg trails the PL leader by nine points. Both contestants fare better than cur- rent PN leader Bernard Grech, who in the last MaltaToday survey held in June, trailed Abela by a staggering 31 points. Abela registers the same level of trust (43%) against both PN hopefuls, under- scoring the uphill battle faced by both contenders. But while only 28% trust Delia more than the prime minister, Borg scores a trust rating of 33% in a similar contest. These results emerge from a survey held among the general public over the past week. The survey has a margin of error of +/-3.8 percentage points. Re- spondents were asked whom they trust most to lead the country when given a choice between Abela and either of the two PN leadership contestants. PN voters more likely to rally behind Borg One of the main reasons Borg fares better than Delia is his higher rating among PN voters in the last general election. While the survey shows PN voters split when given a choice be- tween Delia and Borg (see separate article), they are more likely to converge around Borg in a contest with Abela. In fact, when asked to choose between Delia and Abela, on- ly 69.2% of PN vot- ers opt for the PN hopeful. In contrast, when asked to choose between Borg and Abe- la, 78.5% opt for the PN hopeful. This discrepancy is ex- plained by the fact that the percentage of PN voters who trust neither of the two political leaders decreases from 26% when Abela is pitted against Delia to 18% when Abe- la is pitted against Borg. This suggests that a cohort of PN voters is still wary of Delia. Moreover, Borg makes more inroads among non-voters in the 2022 gener- al election. In this category, Alex Borg enjoys the same trust level as Abela (16.9%), while only 6% trust Delia over Abela. The survey also shows Borg slightly more trusted among past PL voters—6% of these voters trust Delia more than Abela, 8% trust Borg more than Abela. Borg-Abela neck and neck in three regions but Abela still wins Gozo While Delia trails Abela in five out of the six Maltese regions, the survey shows Borg leading Abela by a whisk- er in the Northern, North Harbour and Western regions. The difference in all three regions where Borg leads falls within the survey's margin of error. The survey shows both Borg and Delia enjoying a slight trust lead in the North Harbour region, which includes major urban centres like Sliema, St Julian's, Msida, Birkirkara and Qormi. Borg is most trusted in the Northern region with a rating of 41%. Abela is just << CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Adrian Delia Alex Borg None 0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 25.5% 43% 31.5% Between Alex Borg and Adrian Delia, who do you trust most to lead the country? Age 110% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0 16-35 36-50 51-65 65+ 40.6% 27.8% 31.6% 42.4% 35.4% 22.2% 42.9% 32.8% 24.4% 43.9% 39.2% 16.9% Robert Abela Alex Borg None All Voters Age 110% 100% 90% 80% All Voters Voters by age Robert Abela Alex Borg None 0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 42.5% 33.9% 23.6% Between Robert Abela and Alex Borg, who do you trust most to lead the country? Adrian Delia 25.5% Between Alex Borg and Adrian Delia, who do you trust most to lead the country? Education 110% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0 Primary Secondary Post-Sec Tertiary 53.4% 34.2% 12.4% 46.1% 33.1% 20.8% 46.1% 30.8% 23.1% 27.5% 38% 34.4% Robert Abela Alex Borg None All Voters Voters by education