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12 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 27 AUGUST 2017 55% cannot choose betwee JA M E S D E BO N O MORE than a third of PN voters and 55% of those interviewed cannot choose between the candidates on offer for the party leadership. Chris Said enjoys a small five-point lead among PN voters in the last general elec- tion but is as popular as his rival Adrian Delia among the general population. Said in fact emerges stronger among PN voters, older voters and women, while Delia is stronger among Labour voters, males and under-55 year olds. A survey in which 400 people were in- terviewed between Monday and Thurs- day before the first televised debate be- tween the four candidates vying for the PN leadership, has put Nationalist MP Chris Said slightly ahead. The survey shows signs of political fa- tigue among PN voters, 10% of whom replied that they had no preference for any of the candidates on offer and 26% of whom replied 'don't know'. This indicates that 36% of PN voters in the last election could not express a pref- erence between the candidates standing for the post. Among the general popula- tion the percentage of those who could not pick a candidate rises to 55%. Younger people are the least interest- PN leadership News 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Chris Said Adrian Delia Alex Perici Calascione Frank Portelli None No answer * Result only indicative because of small sample of 50 respondents who are paid- up members Nationalist MP and former minister Chris Said enjoys small lead among PN voters, but 'outsider' Adrian Delia has a clear lead with younger voters, those aged 35-54 and among men. MaltaToday's latest survey on the PN leadership shows the tight contest however does not enjoy universal appeal as more than half cannot choose between the four men All PN voters PL voters PN members * Chris Said 18.1% 29.2% 6.1% 35.4% Adrian Delia 18.1% 24.2% 14.9% 29.2% Alex Perici Calascione 3.1% 6% 1.9% 8.3% Frank Portelli 6.1% 4.8% 7.3% 6.3% None 17.5% 9.9% 31.6% 2.1% No Answer 37.1% 25.9% 38.2% 18.7% The survey also shows former Birkirkara FC president Adrian Delia (left) being more popular with men and younger respondents, while Chris Said is more popular with women and over-55 year olds. Pictured right is Alex Perici Calascione