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THE Labour Party remains ahead of the Nationalist Par- ty with a lead of 6.3 points midway in the election campaign, up from just 2.6 points in March. The MaltaToday survey al- so shows the PL winning an absolute majority of 50.1%, which has not been the case in any survey since 2024. However, the projected margin of victory for the PL at this stage is less dramatic than its 2022 election victo- ry when it obtained 55.1% of the vote. The results come from a survey of 1,408 respondents contacted over the past two weeks and a half. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.6 points. The PL's support at 50.1% is up from 48.2% in March when the last MaltaToday survey was held. In contrast the PN has seen its support decrease from 45.6% to 43.8% in the same period. The third-party vote collectively stands at 6.1%, which is the same level of support as in March. Surprisingly, compared to March the percentage of non-voters has increased from 19.3% to 22.7%. This suggests that the electoral campaign has not galvanised this category of voters. But the survey suggests that the PL is being more successful than the PN in attracting back some of its former vot- ers. In fact, Labour has con- solidated its lead during the initial phase of the campaign thanks to a drop in absten- tion among its voters in 2022 from 13% to 11%. In contrast abstention in the PN camp has increased from 5.6% to a 15%. Moreover, the PL now retains more of its 2022 mt SURVEY maltatoday | SUNDAY • 17 MAY 2026 THE ALL-NEW B10 STARTING FROM €20,900* (*2025 GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND SCRAPPAGE SCHEME INCLUDED. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY). Labour leads by six points at the half-way mark JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt 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% 35.6% 32.4% 25.3% 35.2% 31.7% 27.9% 40.6% 31.8% 22.9% 43.8% 38.8% Voting Intentions All Voters March 2026 CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE >