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THE Labour Par- ty remains ahead of the Nationalist Party with a lead of 2.6 points in the second Malt- aToday survey in 2026. The results put the PL's support at 48.2% against the PN's 45.6%. The PL loses 0.7 points and the PN loses 0.1 points from the last survey held in January. The third-party vote collectively stands at 6.2%, up by 0.8 points from January. The percentage of non-vot- ers has remained stable increasing slightly from 18.9% to 19.3% in two months. The outcome indicates that the gap between the two major parties has remained stable since October. The PL is still being penalised by a higher rate of abstention among its former voters. The results come from a survey of 784 respondents contacted over the past two weeks. Based on a pro- jected turnout of 80.7%, the PL is leading by 7,492 votes, down from 9,262 in January. However, these small changes are statistically insig- nificant and fall squarely within the margin of error of the two surveys. The difference between the two main parties also remains within the survey's margin of error (+/-3.5 points) but Labour's advantage has remained stable around the same mark since October. The survey coincided with in- creased political tension over the appointment of next chief justice and the fallout from an explosive sworn declaration sent to Cabinet by Judge Lawrence Mintoff, decry- THE ALL-NEW B10 STARTING FROM €20,900* (*2025 GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND SCRAPPAGE SCHEME INCLUDED. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY). mt SURVEY SUNDAY • 8 MARCH 2026 | maltatoday Labour retains three-point lead over Nationalist Party CONTINUES NEXT PAGE > JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt PL 48.2% ADPD 3.7% Momentum 2.1% PN 45.6% Others 0.4% Age Gender Region Education 2022 Voters 110.0% 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0 PL 2022 PN 2022 No vote 2022 78.2% 6% 0.9% 1.5% 0.1% 13.3% 3.7% 86.3% 1.4% 2.7% 0.4% 5.6% 8.8% 20.1% 1.6% 2.4% 0.4% 66.8% Voting Intentions All Voters January 2026