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10 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 7 MAY 2017 MaltaToday Survey +1pp +1.4pp -0.4pp -0.3pp -2.9pp 4.1pp -2.1pp CHANGE SINCE 30 APRIL 2017 • *PD's vote included in PN vote 0.4% 0.2% 4.7% 15.4% 7.7% AD Patriots Not voting Don't know No reply 37.4% 34.2% PL PN* For which political party would you vote if an election were held tomorrow? 2013 December 2014 March 2014 November 2015 January 2015 September 2016 January 2016 May 2016 October 2017 March Traffic 31.7% Corruption 30.1% Parking 10.6% Cost of living 9.8% Immigration 7.1% Low income 6.2% Panama Papers 4.5% Over-development 4.1% Environment 3.5% Buses 3.1% State of the roads 2.6% Jobs 1.4% Fuel Prices 0.5% Jobs Cost of living Environment Immigration Buses Roads Low income Fuel Prices Traffic 30% 20% 10% 0 Political earthquake: how Muscat changed Maltese concerns CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Muscat 4 points more popular than his party The survey also shows Muscat being 3.6 points more popular than his party. While in the last survey carried out in March Muscat was five points more popular than his party, Busuttil is only one point more popular than his party. This indicates that Labour once again has the comfort of having more space for future growth among that category of electors who prefer Muscat to Busuttil, but who are not committed with regard to voting intentions. But the survey also shows Busuttil making more ground among Labour voters than his own party. This also indi- cates that the PN has space for further growth. Signifi- cantly 5% who voted for Alfred Sant's Labour Party in 2008 prefer Busuttil to Muscat but only 3% declare that they will be voting PN. Among the whole cohort of Labour voters in 2013, 8% trust Busuttil more than Muscat. Only 2.2% of PN voters in 2013 trust Muscat more than Busuttil, a drop of 3 points over last week. This suggests that corruption allegations have undermined Muscat's attraction among PN voters while Busuttil continues making inroads among Labour party voters. What has really boosted Muscat's trust rating in this sur- vey are not any significant inroads among PN voters but a surge in trust among Labour voters; from 74% last week to 79% now. In fact among Labour voters Muscat has re- covered the same level of trust registered in March. On the other hand Busuttil's trust rating among PN voters has only increased by a point. Therefore Muscat's trust boost reflects greater enthusiasm among Labour voters. Muscat remains more popular than his party among switchers. Among this category Muscat is nine points more popular than his party. While 34% intend voting La- bour 43% trust Muscat more than Busuttil. Busuttil is six points more popular than his party among this category of voters. Drop in Labour non-voters Significantly the survey also shows a remarkable drop of Labour voters who now intend to abstain. Only 3% of PL voters in 2013 are keen on not voting compared to 6% last week. The survey also shows that only 2% of PN voters in 2013 are intent on not voting. The survey shows the overall percentage of non-voters has dropped by three points over last week. But the percentage of undecided Labour voters has continued to grow especially among switchers, 32% of whom are now undecided. It is this category, which may hold the key to the next election. Methodology The survey was held between 2 May and 5 May. The re- sults were weighted to reflect the age and gender balance of the population. The survey was stopped when a quota sample of 650 completed questionnaires. The survey has a margin of error of +/-3.8 points. Muscat remains more popular than his party among switchers. Among this category Muscat is nine points more popular than his party