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KURT SANSONE ROBERT Abela is the pre- ferred choice among voters to take on the mantle of Labour Party leader but only just, ac- cording to a MaltaToday sur- vey. Abela emerged just ahead of Labour MEP Miriam Dalli but finding a successor to Joseph Muscat is still over- shadowed by a lot of uncertainty. A whopping 62.6% did not know who to suggest as Muscat's heir with Abela's sup- port hitting the 10% mark, followed by Dalli with 8.5%. Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne and Transport Minister Ian Borg came third and fourth with 6.6% and 4.9% respectively. The survey was held last week and came on the heels of the Prime Minister's declara- tion that he will still be leading the Labour Party into next year's Euro- pean Parliament election. Muscat's statement quelled speculation that he may quit the top job later on this year, making it very clear who is still in charge. Abela, the son of former president George Abela, was elected an MP in the 2017 gen- eral election. This was his first foray into politics as a candi- date. He was given an advisory role within the Office of the Prime Minister. More significantly for a lead- ership race that will be deter- mined by PL members, the survey found that Abela enjoyed the sup- port of 16% of those who voted PL in the last election. Dalli was identified as Muscat's successor by 9.3% of those who voted PL last year, with Fearne placing third, one point behind her. Dalli was elected an MEP in 2014, which was also her first foray into politics as a can- didate. The survey also found that Dalli enjoyed broad appeal, gar- nering the highest sup- port among PN voters in the last elec- tion. Newspaper post 3 maltatoday today today SUNDAY • 4 MARCH 2018 • ISSUE 956 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY YOUR FIRST READ AND CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WHAT TO DO WITH MADAME PRESIDENT? Abela pips Dalli The ambassador for ugliness Going, going... gone? We polled respondents and asked them whether they believed that Joseph Muscat will actually resign the premiership before another general election Saviour Balzan PAGE 21 €1.95 Mar 2018 | Issue 99 www.vida.com.mt THE COMPLETE BRUNCH DIY GRANOLA MIND MUSCLE YOGA TO MAXIMISE YOUR POTENTIAL FIERCE WOMEN 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 FREE with MaltaToday mt survey JOSEPH MUSCAT ADRIAN DELIA NONE +11.7p 52.7% +4.8p 20.2% +6.9p 22.1% Mar 2018 pp change over Feb JOSEPH MUSCAT'S SUCCESSOR PGS 10-11 DON'T KNOW 5.1% -23.2p TRUST BAROMETER PAGE 8 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Marcelline Naudi Why femicide is preventable "People don't wake up one morning and say, 'Oh, I think I'll kill my wife today'. There is a pattern of control and coercion. Often, the most dangerous time is when the 'controller' – in 99% of cases, the man – is about to lose that control" PGS 14-15 Art and feminism The revolution starts on... Wikipedia? Women remain under- represented on government boards and corporations, and Malta's listed companies and PLCs are in the majority boy's clubs PGS 2-3 JAMES DEBONO'S ANALYSIS PAGES 16-17