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Newspaper post SUNDAY • 13 MARCH 2016 • ISSUE 853 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY €1.40 Newspaper post 16 17 10 11 SUNDAY • 13 MARCH 2016 • ISSUE 853 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY maltatoday YOUR FIRST READ AND FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT Ministers tumble in ratings as public responds to political events JAMES DEBONO THE PN is trailing the PL by just a single percentage point. Joseph Mus- cat leads Busuttil by 4 points, down from 8 points last month and 15 points last year MaltaToday's latest survey shows Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil gaining four valuable trust points as the number of those who trust neither party leader decreased. But in an indication of re-en- trenchment amongst Labour voters, the Prime Minister has retained the same trust level reg- istered in a survey held last month before revelations on companies registered in Panama by Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi and the PM's chief of staff, Keith Schembri. The survey was held among 550 respondents between Monday and Wednesday. While Muscat held his ground among 2008 Labour voters, where he registers the same level of trust, he has lost trust among switchers (respondents who voted PN in 2008 and Labour in 2013). Among this category the percent- age of those who trust him more than Busuttil has decreased from 39% to 23%. But Muscat's trust rat- ing has increased slightly among traditional PL voters. Significantly for the first time Simon Busuttil is more trusted by switchers than Muscat. While 27% of switchers now trust Busuttil, on- ly 23% trust Muscat more. 41% of switchers trust neither of the two leaders. Busuttil registers the highest ever trust rating recorded since he was elected party leader, while Mus- cat's registers his lowest. The PN has consolidated its hold over its 2008 voting base, of whom only 5% (down from 10% last month) would vote PL now and 77% now intend voting PN (up from 72% last month). Busuttil rides high as Muscat holds trust rating after Panamagate Gentrify this! Valletta2018 reaches out to its hosts, the Beltin SUNDAY • 13 MARCH 2016 • ISSUE 853 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY today today • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY today • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY Ministers tumble Busuttil rides high Ministers tumble Busuttil rides high Ministers tumble INTERVIEW Prime Minister Joseph Muscat says his government is keeping 'its head above the water' Simon Busuttil climbs almost 4 points in trust rankings to close the gap to just 3.6 points between the two leaders 33.5% (3.7p) Trust rating March 2016, and difference over last survey in February SURVEY PGS 12-13 37% (-0.3p) The Maltese whizz-kid on Team Sanders How I'm making you 'feel the Bern' 6 14 15 Lots of good, lots of bad, and also some ugly THREE YEARS OF LABOUR Under the shadow of Panamagate