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THE ALL-NEW B10 STARTING FROM €20,900* (*2025 GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND SCRAPPAGE SCHEME INCLUDED. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY). mt SURVEY SUNDAY • 23 NOVEMBER 2025 | maltatoday POPULATION GROWTH A relative majority (39%) trust no party with ad- dressing the population issue, which topped the list of concerns in a MaltaToday survey in October. On this particular issue, the two parties are run- ning neck and neck, with the PL leading by less than a point. Of all five issues assessed in the survey, the PN gets its second-best score (29%) on this issue. But this offers little consolation for a party which con- stantly laments on the perils and burden on infra- structure of over-population. For all its emphasis on the issue, the PN is still beaten on its own turf by the party in government. Distrust in both parties on this issue is high- er among 16- to 35-year-olds (44%) and 36- to 50-year-olds (48%), and peaks among the ter- tiary-educated (57%) and current non-voters (80%). The survey shows the PN making no inroads on this issue among non-voters, amongst whom only 8% trust the PN while 12% trust Labour. But the PN is more trusted than the PL on this issue among 16- to 35-year-olds and among 36- to 50-year-olds, where it leads by two and three points. Regionally, distrust of all parties on this issue is highest in the more cosmopolitan and dens- er North Harbour region where 46% trust nei- ther party. Only 20% trust Labour on this issue in this region while 30% trust the PN. Distrust in both parties is also evident in the Labour-leaning South-eastern region, where only 19% trust the PN and 36% trust Labour. TRAFFIC On traffic, which was the second highest concern in a MaltaToday survey published in October, the PL leads the PN by only two points. A relative majority of 40.7% trust neither the PN nor the PL on this issue, while 2.5% trust other par- ties. A breakdown by age shows that on this issue scep- ticism about both parties is most rampant among 36- to 50-year-olds, among whom an absolute ma- jority (50.3%) trust none of the Maltese parties. Distrust of all parties is also rampant amongst the tertiary-educated, among whom 60% trust neither party with tackling the traffic issue. The vast majority of current non-voters (77.5%) also trust none of the parties. But within this category, while 15% trust La- bour, only 6% trust the PN. Women (33%) are more likely to trust the PN on dealing with traffic than men (21%). Age 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 16-35 36-50 51-65 65+ PN PL Others None Age 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 16-35 36-50 51-65 65+ PN PL Others None Traffic Age 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Cost of Living ISSUE TRUST BAROMETER Gender 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Male Female PN PL Others None Which party do you trust most on... Managing Population Growth Gender 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Male Female PN PL Others None Traffic Gender 90 80 70 Cost of Living ISSUE TRUST BAROMETER Gender 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Male Female PN PL Others None Which party do you trust most on... Managing Population Growth Gender 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Male Female PN PL Others None Traffic Gender 90 80 70 Cost of Living ISSUE TRUST BAROMETER Gender 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Male Female PN PL Others None Which party do you trust most on... Managing Population Growth Gender 80 70 60 50 40 Traffic Respondents by age on which party they trust most to manage population growth Respondents by gender on which party they trust most to manage population growth Overall respondents on which party they trust most to manage traffic Respondents by age on which party they trust most to manage traffic Overall 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 PN PL Others None Managing Population Growth Overall 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 PN PL Others None Traffic Overall 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 PN PL Others None Cost of Living ISSUE TRUST BAROMETER Age 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 16-35 36-50 51-65 65+ PN PL Others None Which party do you trust most on... Managing Population Growth Age 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 16-35 36-50 51-65 65+ PN PL Others None Traffic Age 90 80 70 60 50 Cost of Living