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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 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 17 MAY 2026 PN, both lose to third parties lead, which, however is down from 14 points in March. Abstention is highest in the Northern region (28.6%) and lowest in the South Harbour (15.7%). Third parties also score best in the Northern re- gion (6.9%). It is important to note that results for regional and other breakdowns are only indica- tive due to the substantially higher margin of error in these subgroups. PL leads in all age groups The survey shows Labour leading in all age groups but its lead is smallest a m o n g 16- to 3 5 - y e a r - olds where it leads by just 3.2 points. The P L ' s lead increas- es slightly to 3.5 points among 36- to 50-year-olds and peaks at 8.8 points among 51- to 65-year-olds. But among pensioners La- bour's gap drops to five points. This suggests that labour is now strongest among peo- ple in the final stage of their working lives. Abstention peaks among 36- to 50-year-olds, amongst which 27.9% will not be vot- ing. This is even slightly high- er than the abstention rate among 16- to 35-year-olds (25.3%). A breakdown by gender shows the parties neck and neck among women but the PL is leading by a substan- tial nine p o i n t s a m o n g men. PN ahead among tertiary educated The PL now enjoys a strong 10-point lead among the post-secondary educated. This is an elector- ally strategic category, which includes people who continued their studies beyond second- ary level in non-university in- stitutions like MCAST. This category, which shift- ed to Labour before the 2013 election remains pivotal for its success. On the other hand, the PN leads by 13 points among the tertiary educated, a catego- ry which a l w a y s l e a n e d blue but w h i c h now in- cludes 8% who will vote for third parties and 28% who will not vote. The PL also leads by 13 points among the secondary educated and by 11 points among those with a prima- ry level of education—com- prised mostly of elderly peo- ple. PL 50.1% Others 6.1% PN 43.8% Age Gender Region Education 2022 Voters 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0 Female Male 35.8% 34.5% 5.3% 24.4% 41.9% 33.3% 4% 20.8% PL PN Others Will not Vote Gender 110% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 40.7% 36.7% 22.6% 46.5% 36% Voting Intentions Trust Barometer All Voters Robert Abela Alex Borg None 0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 43.5% 36.4% 20.1% All Voters March 2026 Age Gender Region Education 2022 Voters 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 Other Will not Vote Region 120% 110% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0 Northern N. Harbour S. Eastern S. Harbour Western Gozo 34.7% 37.5% 27.7% 44.4% 35.4% 20.2% 57.8% 26.4% 15.9% 51.4% 34.6% 14.1% 34.4% 42.6% 23.1% 34.9% 44.5% 20.6% Robert Abela Alex Borg None Trust Barometer Profile of non-voters Age Gender Region Education 2022 Voters All Voters Robert Abela Alex Borg None 0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 43.5% 36.4% 20.1% All Voters March 2026 Voting intention based on gender Voting intention based on region PL 50.1% Others 6.1% PN 43.8% 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 PL 2022 PN 2022 No vote 2022 80.3% 6% 2.5% 11.3% 3.3% 78.5% 3.3% 15% 8.1% 16.7% 6.4% 68.8% PL PN Others Will not vote Voting Intentions Trust Barometer All Voters Robert Abela Alex Borg None 43.5% 36.4% 20.1% March 2026 Intention of current voters