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33.2% (0.6p) Trust rating September 2016, and difference over last survey in May 40.9% (1.1p) JAMES DEBONO PRIME Minister Joseph Muscat is still leading PN leader Busuttil by 7.7 percentage points in trust rat- ings, showing little change since MaltaToday's last survey in May. Both Muscat and Busuttil failed to make any significant inroads over the summer months despite the PM's dip in trust he endured after Panamagate. Labour is also leading by 2.7 points in voting intentions, gain- ing half a point and the PN losing one point. The PL's advantage falls within the survey's margin of error of +/-4.3 points. While Labour starts with this notable advantage, the survey con- firms a shift in favour of the PN. Only 2% of PN voters in 2013 say they would now vote Labour, 6% of PL voters in 2013 say they would vote PN. The PN also recovered a section of switchers who voted PN in 2008 and PL in 2013, while mak- ing small inroads among more tra- ditional Labour voters. In fact 3% of PL voters in 2008 would now vote PN. But the PN's inroads do not add up sufficiently to overturn Labour's majority. Newspaper post PHOTO CHRIS MANGION 10 YOUR FIRST READ AND FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT SURVEY PAGES 18-19 €1.40 SAVING MANOEL ISLAND Malta's muslims finding all doors closed CONRAD BORG MANCHE NOTTE BIANCA Thousands of people flocked to Valletta yesterday evening as the capital played host to myriad of cultural activities and entertainment during the 11th edition of Notte Bianca Muscat trust lead stable at 8 points AIR MALTA Muscat's Plan B over troubled Alitalia talks FREE WITH MALTATODAY 14-15 6 VALLETTA'S €80,000 MAN Is controversial Mario Philip Azzopardi the State's highest-paid man in the cultural field? July 2016 - Issue 79 www.vida.com.mt EXPLORING MALTA'S COASTLINES Malta's hottest bays TAKE ME TO THE BEACH Summer's fashion must-haves ALARM BELLS may be ring- ing at Air Malta as Prime Min- ister Joseph Muscat appears to be close to pulling the plug on troubled talks with Alitalia, the Italian national airline, for the acquisition of a 49% stake in Malta's airline. MUSCAT has already said he will consider alternatives to Al- italia if talks for the acquisition of a 49% stake in Air Malta are not advantageous. But MaltaToday understands demands from Alitalia to turn Air Malta into a feeder airline for its own routes, is bringing talks nearer to their end. SAY A LITTLE PRAYER PAGE 2 SUNDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2016 • ISSUE 882 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY YOUR FIRST READ AND FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT SUNDAY • SUNDAY • SUNDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2016 • ISSUE 882 2 OCTOBER 2016 • ISSUE 882 2 OCTOBER 2016 • ISSUE 882 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY maltatoday