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mt SURVEY maltatoday | SUNDAY • 5 OCTOBER 2025 9 Government still gets satisfactory 3 out of 5 rating MaltaToday's Government Performance Bartometer shows the government getting a score of 3 out of 5, slightly down from 3.1 in June The government's approval rating has remained stable, only registering a decline by a statistically insignifi- cant 0.1 point from the ratings it re- ceived in April and June. As in previous surveys respondents were asked to rate the administra- tion's performance on a scale of 0 (very bad) to 5 (very good). A breakdown by age shows the gov- ernment enjoying its highest rating among over 65-year-olds (3.2) and its lowest rating among those aged 16 to 35 (2.9). On a regional level the government's rating ranges from 2.6 in Gozo to 3.3 in the South Eastern region. Not surprisingly, current PN vot- ers give the government the lowest rating (2) and current Labour vot- ers the highest rating (4.1). But even among current PN voters 40.5% give the government a rating of three or more. The government also manages to surpass the pass mark among current non-voters who give the administra- tion a positive rating of 2.9. A breakdown by educational back- ground shows the government reg- istering the highest score among respondents with a primary level of education (3.4) and the lowest among those with a post-secondary education (2.7). 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0 Current PL voters Current PN voters Current non voters 3.3% 0% 2.9% 12.8% 27.1% 5.7% 67.2% Robert Abela Alex Borg None Profile of non-voters Age Gender Regions Education Past vote 28% 26% 24% 22% 20% 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0 PL voters in 2022 General Election PN voters in 2022 General Election 9.9% 5.2% How do you rate government's performance? 0 5 3 This survey was conducted between Wednesday 24 September and Thursday 2 October. On a representative sample of 741 respondents. The sampling approach followed a stratified random design, ensuring proportional representation across key demographic variables such as age, gender, and locality. Age Gender Region Education 2022 Voters 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0 Female Male 40.1% 39.3% 1.2% 2.1% 0.9% 16.4% 39.5% 35.5% 2% 1.9% 0.7% 20.4% PL PN Momentum ADPD OtPers Will not vote Gender 110% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0 Female Male 46.1% 36.4% 17.5% 47% 31.7% 21.3% Robert Abela Alex Borg None Trust Barometer Profile of non-voters Age Gender Regions Education Past vote 28% 26% 24% 22% 20% 18% 16% 16.4% 20.4% All Voters Robert Abela Alex Borg None 0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 46.6% 34.1% 19.4% All Voters June 2025 PL 48.8% ADPD 2.5% Momentum 2.0% PN 45.8% Others 1.0% Age Gender Region Education 2022 Voters 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0 Northern N. Harbour S. Eastern S. Harbour Western Gozo PL PN Momentum ADPD OtPer Will not vote Region 110% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0 Northern N. Harbour S. Eastern S. Harbour Western Gozo 44.4% 33% 22.6% 44% 32.5% 23.6% 55.5% 27.4% 17.2% 50.6% 33% 16.4% 50.5% 36.4% 13.1% 30.7% 50.3% 19% Robert Abela Alex Borg None Voting Intentions Trust Barometer All Voters Robert Abela Alex Borg None 0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 46.6% 34.1% 19.4% All Voters June 2025 Voters based on gender Voters based on region 2022 voters Profile of non voters