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10 mt News survey maltatoday, SUNDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2013 to Muscat. Moreover, while 57% of switchers trust Muscat over Busuttil, a significant 21% trust neither of the two leaders. This suggests that the loyalties of this category remain fluid. The survey also shows that Busuttil has solidified his hold over a vast majority of PN voters. In fact 85% of PN voters trust Busuttil more than Muscat. This could be an indication that over the past six months Busuttil has managed to project himself as a leader who can still deal blows to the government, despite its nineseat majority. One such instance was Busuttil's strong opposition to the citizenship law. But Muscat commands a greater loyalty among PL voters. While 85% of PL voters judge Muscat's performance as prime minister positively, 91% trust their leader more than Busuttil. This suggests that a section of Labour voters is disenchanted by Muscat's performance in government but would still prefer him to Busuttil. Is Labour honouring its meritocracy (taghna lkoll) pledge? Yes Not always No Don't Know Now 36.3 27.1 25.1 11.5 May 46 16.4 20.2 17.4 Diff. -9.7 10.7 4.9 -5.9 According to political allegiance Yes Not always No Don't Know PN voters 2.3 26.4 65.5 5.8 PL voters 67.1 20 7.9 5 Switchers 60.9 17.4 21.7 0 "Do you agree with the new citizenship law through which non EU nationals will be able to acquire Maltese citizenship after paying 650,000?" Yes Only if accompanied by investment No Don't Know Now 25.7 Nov. 26 Diff. -0.3 14.3 49.1 10.9 9.8 53.1 11.1 +4.5 -4.0 -0.2 Malta Taghna Lkoll no more? According to political allegiance PN Diff. since Nov since Nov Yes 6.3 0.4 Only if accompanied by investment 4.6 -0.1 No 87.4 0.3 Don't know 1.7 -0.6 PL Diff. since Nov Switcher Diff. 46.4 0.7 39.1 10 20.7 22.1 10.8 3.9 -6.8 2.2 21.7 39.1 0 5 -9.8 -4.2 The percentage of respondents who believe that Labour is honouring its Malta Tagħna Lkoll electoral pledge has dropped by nearly 10 points since May. In fact only 36% now believe that Labour is honouring its central electoral promise in the appointments made over the past months. On the other hand the percentage of those who believe that Labour is 'not always' honouring its meritocracy pledge has increased by 10 points, while those who believe that Labour is not honouring this pledge entirely has increased by 5 points. Significantly a third of Labour voters and 40% of switchers are not convinced that the new gov- ernment is implementing its promise in full. Only 2% of PN voters think that Labour is honouring its meritocracy pledge while two thirds think that it is disregarding it entirely. Citizenship scheme shot down again The survey shows that despite the removal of the controversial secrecy clause, the new Individual Investor Programme, through which non-EU nationals may acquire citizenship by paying €650,000, remains deeply unpopular. In fact as in last month's survey, only 26% agree with the scheme. But the survey shows a small fourpoint drop in outright opposition to the scheme and a five-point increase among those who would like the €650,000 donation to be accompanied by a more tangible investment in the Maltese economy. While the survey shows no change in opinion among PN voters, opposition to the scheme among PL voters has dropped by 7 points, while opposition among switchers has dropped by 10 points. Despite these changes, 39% of switchers and 22% of Labour voters remain firmly opposed to the scheme. Moreover among Labour voters, respondents who were opposed to the scheme seem to have shifted to a more qualified support and not towards a clear endorsement of the scheme. In fact the percentage of Labour voters supporting the scheme if accompanied by investment has increased by 4 points. Only 5% of PN voters were willing to support the scheme if accompanied by investment. This suggest that the vast majority of PN voters would like the scheme to be entirely scrapped, a position which contrasts with the party's willingness to enter talks with the government aimed at finding a compromise.