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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 21 MAY 2017 11 MaltaToday Survey PN voters 2013 PL voters 2013 Switchers Non-voters New voters PN voters 2008 PL voters 2008 PL PN AD PD Patriots Not voting Don't know No reply 1.9% 82.6% 33.3% 15% 21.7% 6.1% 91% 86.2% 4.9% 31.4% 25% 30.4% 78.8% 1% 0 0 0 5% 0 0 0 1.9% 0.8% 3.9% 5% 0 1.9% 0.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6% 1.5% 0 20% 4.3% 0.8% 1.6% 4.6% 10% 29.4% 30% 39.1% 8.9% 5.4% 4.8% 0.2% 2% 0 4.5% 3.5% 0.7% PL PN Don't know No reply Not voting [PD] AD Patriots Jan-15 Mar-15 Jun-15 Oct-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Sep-16 Nov-16 Mar-17 Apr-30-2017 May-07-2017 May-14-2017 May-21-2017 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Voting intentions since January 2015 PANAMA PAPERS week) will vote PL. AD fares best among this group, registering 5%. The PD also at- tracts 5% of non-voters to the coalition. This suggests that while not attracting a significant number of votes overall, the PD is helping the PN in two strategic catego- ries – namely switchers and non-voters in the 2013 general election. On the other hand, while last week La- bour enjoyed a 10-point lead among new voters, in this survey it is the PN which enjoys a nine point lead. But significantly the percentage of undecided new voters has risen from 33% last week to 39% now. This suggests that winning over undecided new voters may be decisive in the run up to 3 June. Moreover the survey also suggests that Muscat remains more popular than Busut- til in this category, but a number of new voters who prefer Muscat are saying they are undecided on who to vote for. Muscat 4 points more popular than his party The survey also shows Muscat being four points more popular than his party. Busut- til is three points more popular than his party. This indicates that Labour has the com- fort of having a bit 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 gain- ing ground among Labour voters than his own party. In fact while 5.7% of PL vot- ers in 2013 will vote PN, 6.4% of the same cohort trust Busuttil more than Muscat. This also indicates that the PN has space for further growth. Methodology The survey was held between 15-18 May. The results were weighted to reflect the age and gender balance of the population. The survey was stopped when a quota sample of 750 completed questionnaires. The survey has a margin of error of +/-4 points. Present voting intentions of different categories of voters Overall when asked who of the two leaders they trust most, 39.2% chose Busuttil while 43.9% chose Muscat. PHOTO: CHRIS MANGION

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